By Yuri Tarantin
On the 12th of April at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao will face WBO welterweight king Timothy Bradley. Last year, Provodnikov lost a close twelve round decision to Bradley in a "Fight of The Year" battle. Provodnikov, who like Pacquiao is trained by Freddie Roach, was actually in the running to face the Filipino superstar.
According to Provodnikov, if Pacquiao is not aggressive in the rematch - then we could very well see a repeat of the first battle, from June 2012, where Bradley won a controversial twelve round decision.
"I think that if Pacquiao will not be aggressive, then we will see the same exact thing that we saw in their first fight. That being said, Pacquiao has a slight advantage to win. On the other hand, if the fight remains close then Bradley has a good chance to win," Provodnikov said.
Yuri Tarantin covers boxing for Allboxing.ru