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The October 12 pay-per-view headliner between Timothy Bradley and Juan Manuel Marquez–which takes place at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas–seemed like a natural pairing, a matchup of two fighters who claimed wins over Manny Pacquiao at separate points in 2012.
Yet there are many who question why they chose each other over what would conceivably be a far more lucrative return bout with Pacquiao – for Bradley, a rematch, while a fifth encounter for Marquez.
Buzz for a Bradley-Pacquiao sequel never really gained momentum, largely due to its own promoter–Bob Arum–playing down such an affair at the time. The claim back then was that an immediate rematch would raise further su****ion over an already questionable verdict, in which Bradley scored a major upset via a widely unpopular split decision last June in Las Vegas. [Click Here To Read More]
Yet there are many who question why they chose each other over what would conceivably be a far more lucrative return bout with Pacquiao – for Bradley, a rematch, while a fifth encounter for Marquez.
Buzz for a Bradley-Pacquiao sequel never really gained momentum, largely due to its own promoter–Bob Arum–playing down such an affair at the time. The claim back then was that an immediate rematch would raise further su****ion over an already questionable verdict, in which Bradley scored a major upset via a widely unpopular split decision last June in Las Vegas. [Click Here To Read More]
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