As much as I admire the Filipino icon, I have my doubts that he'll beat Bradley this time around.
I don't really know what it is exactly. I guess it's more of a "intuition" of sorts. Pacquiao isn't getting any younger or faster, meanwhile Bradley seems to have improved with his new change in scenery. And yeah, I know it was just Rios but I still see slight improvements. Plus the fact that he's actually happy with Teddy, that can make a huge difference in his confidence.
Another thing to consider is the fact that this is Pacquiao's last outing, meanwhile Bradley still has many years left on his contract (or so I believe). And he's already shown that he's willing to essentially remain with Top Rank to the very end of his career. Top Rank and Mr. Arum will no longer benefit from Pacquiao revenue-wise meanwhile Bradley remains hungry and determined for big fights. So if the fight is close, you can bet Bradley will take a split nod.
But I don't really believe a shady win is needed at this point. Bradley is talented and I believe he will pull it off.
I honestly got no idea what is going to happen...
I favor bradley because he is getting a third chance, manny can't be that motivated for a guy he clearly beat twice already, bradley will be extremely focused, manny will have been off for a year, and isn't getting any younger ..
I wouldn't be shocked if bradley wins this
Well, I guess you can't really say you've made it until someone copies your username on a boxing forum. He even got the OG name and everything. And he made a post about him (you) not wiping after taking shits. LOL.
lmaooo I did get see that post and I cracked up
There was also another post where he pretended to be me changing my mind about Mayweather's knee high boots lol
I think that was the intention. He wanted an alt that didn't raise any red flags.
Well, I guess you can't really say you've made it until someone copies your username on a boxing forum. He even got the OG name and everything. And he made a post about him (you) not wiping after taking shits. LOL.
Are there two of you? WTF?
That guy chose one of the least interesting posters to mimic.
I think that was the intention. He wanted an alt that didn't raise any red flags.
lmfao I'm just noticing the poll question
I guess there had to be a place to put these things now that you can't edit thread tags
Are there two of you? WTF?
That guy chose one of the least interesting posters to mimic.
Manny by KO
I thought Manny would win the first 2, he is the better fighter, but as others have said and I agree, 2016 Manny is not the same as before.Bradley is on the downside too, but I do think he has more left at this point.
Leaning Bradley because he knows what to expect, he survived 24 rounds even though he got injured both times.
Bradley would be wise to come out strong, it is his only chance, if Manny get ahead on the cards, he can coast to victory (he will get the benefit of the cards, because of the first fight).
Bradley +200
Manny has not fought in 2016 yet, so how do you know he isn't the same? That comment is off based until after April 9th. He made the so called best fighter in boxing, look ordinary. His defense and counter punching continues to improve. He is still very fast and very strong. His ring IQ is still growing as well. If you have been keeping up with his camp thus far, you'd know how sharp he is looking.
The only thing that matters in this match is if Bradley clearly wins, Bradley seems excited to keep fighting, i think he wants it more than Pacman, i really hope he wins
give bradley maybe 70% odds of winning
paq has just fallen off at a faster rate since they first met
paqcauio might be out to prove something but im not sure what it would be. At this point getting clobbered so everyone could see how past it he was against floyd would actually be the best thing for his legacy. ironically.
It's tough to say because who knows how motivated pac is. If he's the same guy that beat the **** out of Algerie, then no. Bradley is not winning. It will be competitive but pad is still better.
Pac has been posting live training sessions on his Facebook, and he doesn't look much worse than he did in training for Mayweather. I'm sticking with Pac over Bradley, but you never know I guess.
Am i the only one who felt bradley won the first fight?
I had him up in the 2nd until he went away from his original gameplan, got over confident going for the ko, and ending up losing on the cards.
Bradley will out box manny again, winning a ud descision....only because he will have sympathy for a washed up foe and not ko him.
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I thought Manny would win the first 2, he is the better fighter, but as others have said and I agree, 2016 Manny is not the same as before.
Bradley is on the downside too, but I do think he has more left at this point.
Leaning Bradley because he knows what to expect, he survived 24 rounds even though he got injured both times.
Bradley would be wise to come out strong, it is his only chance, if Manny get ahead on the cards, he can coast to victory (he will get the benefit of the cards, because of the first fight).
Bradley +200
I mean historically speaking, he'll never be better than Pac. But 2016 version of Pac is just a shell. An uninspired shell at that. He no longer fights with the passion and fire of his prime years, which is no surprise. He's no longer hungry and willing to die in there. That Pac is long gone. The last time you saw a hungry Pac - he got put to sleep.
Bradley is a good fighter. Pac is a boxing legend. But that legend has passed and at this point, I'm willing to bet that Bradley is good enough to beat Pac convincingly.
I am struggling to understand why you are being condescending to those who believe that Pac at 37 is just a past-prime fighter barely clinging on to the sport he use to dominate.
I know you mean better as in right now better, now in the ATG list. But that's what i'm saying, Bradley is not better even now.
The last paragraph: Because fans are fickle, or pretend to be fickle. They want to believe that Pac is done, they want to convince themselves that he was once great, but no longer is, to explain his loss to Mayweather. But he will clearly beat Bradley in the rubber match, that's my prediction.
Lol he is not better, he just got a slob of a fighter in Rios. I predicted this would happen. Pac would lose to Mayweather, Bradley looks impressive against Rios: Fans claim Bradley will be better than Pacquiao :lol1:
I mean historically speaking, he'll never be better than Pac. But 2016 version of Pac is just a shell. An uninspired shell at that. He no longer fights with the passion and fire of his prime years, which is no surprise. He's no longer hungry and willing to die in there. That Pac is long gone. The last time you saw a hungry Pac - he got put to sleep.
Bradley is a good fighter. Pac is a boxing legend. But that legend has passed and at this point, I'm willing to bet that Bradley is good enough to beat Pac convincingly.
I am struggling to understand why you are being condescending to those who believe that Pac at 37 is just a past-prime fighter barely clinging on to the sport he use to dominate.
I think at this point Bradley is just a bit better than Pac due to Pac's regression.
I mean it's not a shocker if a guy who is 37 loses to a guy with some skill and is still in his prime.
I don't think Bradley can hurt Pac so it'll be nice to see that Pac will retire in relatively safe form and won't be on the receiving end of a brutal beatdown like so many washed up fighters endure.
Lol he is not better, he just got a slob of a fighter in Rios. I predicted this would happen. Pac would lose to Mayweather, Bradley looks impressive against Rios: Fans claim Bradley will be better than Pacquiao :lol1:
Yeah, he got KO'd in 6. You and others claimed he was dominating the fight and got hit with a "lucky punch". Now it was a war?
He's had 3 successful fights since then, lost to floyd, and took no serious damage in any of those fights. He hasn't really showed any ill effects from the KO.
Are you saying you can't be clearly winning a fight if it is a war? Lol! Pac got knocked down hard before the KO, he took some punishment but was definitely ahead at the point of the stoppage. He didn't look as good after that fight as he did before it, though I'd still pick him to win over any other welterweight now.