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by David P. Greisman - You wouldn’t think that a Manny Pacquiao fight would need any help building buzz. Nor would you think that a Pacquiao fight against an undefeated, highly talented top titleholder in Timothy Bradley would be in such need.
Yet here we are, less than three weeks out from that bout, and only now is the conversation beginning to turn to Pacquiao-Bradley.
That’s because the talk for the past few weeks first has been Floyd Mayweather’s fight with Miguel Cotto, which has now come and gone; then turned to Lamont Peterson’s positive test for synthetic testosterone and the cancellation of his rematch with Amir Khan; and now Andre Berto’s positive test for nandrolone and the potential consequences on his June rematch with Victor Ortiz.
You’ll forgive the presently pressing news for taking precedent over the consequently coming.
Nevertheless, the conversation about Pacquiao-Bradley has begun, even if it started just with spare words around a round table May 12 for HBO’s “Face Off” segment, and now with the May 19 premiere episode of “24/7: Road to Pacquiao-Bradley.” [Click Here To Read More]
Yet here we are, less than three weeks out from that bout, and only now is the conversation beginning to turn to Pacquiao-Bradley.
That’s because the talk for the past few weeks first has been Floyd Mayweather’s fight with Miguel Cotto, which has now come and gone; then turned to Lamont Peterson’s positive test for synthetic testosterone and the cancellation of his rematch with Amir Khan; and now Andre Berto’s positive test for nandrolone and the potential consequences on his June rematch with Victor Ortiz.
You’ll forgive the presently pressing news for taking precedent over the consequently coming.
Nevertheless, the conversation about Pacquiao-Bradley has begun, even if it started just with spare words around a round table May 12 for HBO’s “Face Off” segment, and now with the May 19 premiere episode of “24/7: Road to Pacquiao-Bradley.” [Click Here To Read More]
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