I'm a big Timothy Bradley fan, but I don't think he'd have a chance in hell to beat Pacquiao (or FMJ). While I think he's right about Mayweather being a tougher fight stylistically, all of Pacs former opponents say the same thing that Mayweathers do - and that is that they all basically thought they had the plan figured out and knew what to do to beat them when they fight.... once they get in the ring with them it's a whole other diminsion. With Floyd it's tactical and frustrating, with Pac it's being completely overwhelmed with fast hard shots that seem to come from nowhere all night long.
As I said, I'm a BIG fan of Bradleys - but I could almost see a fight between him and Pac playing out a bit like the Pac/Clottey fight (although not quite that drastically). I think that Bradley's plan would be to start out defensive and try to make Pac miss, and counter - and then turn it up later and trying to back Pac up. The problem is that Manny never lets up and is like the damn energizer bunny. Pac also seems to get fueled even more when he does get hit with a good shot. I think Bradley gets completely overwhelmed by Pac by round 6, and with no answer to the Pac puzzle he ends up mostly moving and covering up just to try and stay upright and finish the fight.
Personally I think Khan ought to be Bradleys #1 priority, at whatever weight. Period, point blank. Certainly he should fight Amir before he realistically even thinks about fighting Pacquiao or Mayweather. IMO.
As I said, I'm a BIG fan of Bradleys - but I could almost see a fight between him and Pac playing out a bit like the Pac/Clottey fight (although not quite that drastically). I think that Bradley's plan would be to start out defensive and try to make Pac miss, and counter - and then turn it up later and trying to back Pac up. The problem is that Manny never lets up and is like the damn energizer bunny. Pac also seems to get fueled even more when he does get hit with a good shot. I think Bradley gets completely overwhelmed by Pac by round 6, and with no answer to the Pac puzzle he ends up mostly moving and covering up just to try and stay upright and finish the fight.
Personally I think Khan ought to be Bradleys #1 priority, at whatever weight. Period, point blank. Certainly he should fight Amir before he realistically even thinks about fighting Pacquiao or Mayweather. IMO.
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