Comments Thread For: Roach: Bradley Not Better Than In First Pacquiao Fight

[IMDAZED]

Pacquiao needs to be intelligently aggressive, like he was for most of his 4th Marquez fight. In that fight, he threw off Marquez's counterpunching with feints. Now, Bradley's main approach in the first fight was volume punching and running, so Pacquiao needs a different approach. I expect that Roach will really work with Pacquiao on cutting off the ring. And Pacquiao will probably fight more throughout the round. Pacquiao looked plain lazy in their first fight.

But he wasn't intelligently aggressive against Marquez last time, he was just busier than what we've grown accustomed to in recent years. And that aggression is what led to his demise. Bradley doesn't have the same pop as JMM but he is much more fleet-footed. Really psyched to see battleplans unfold but I think we know what to expect from Manny at this stage of his career.

[ColdBlooded]

But he wasn't intelligently aggressive against Marquez last time, he was just busier than what we've grown accustomed to in recent years. And that aggression is what led to his demise. Bradley doesn't have the same pop as JMM but he is much more fleet-footed. Really psyched to see battleplans unfold but I think we know what to expect from Manny at this stage of his career.

He was. His punch output was actually pretty low. But he was doing more head movement and feinting than he usually does. He threw fewer punches than he did against Bradley, but did a better job setting them up. Still, should be a good fight. I wonder what Bradley will do differently this time.

[IMDAZED]

He was. His punch output was actually pretty low. But he was doing more head movement and feinting than he usually does. He threw fewer punches than he did against Bradley, but did a better job setting them up. Still, should be a good fight. I wonder what Bradley will do differently this time.

Yet he got blasted in the third and again in the sixth. I don't know about intelligent. I think we know how Manny will fight -- it hasn't changed much. He didn't seriously hurt Bradley in the last bout but I feel he has to in this one or lose more convincingly this time.

[The Gambler1981]

Bradley is the same guy, I don't think he is any better or worse really he is what he is.

The question is Manny still what he was when they fought~ that is more more pertinent question. I think he is close enough to deal with Bradley as I think Bradley just does not quite have the right attributes to beat Manny convincingly. Bradley certainly can make Manny look rather average and I am sure he will do that again, now he can win because if he can make Manny look bad enough and Manny can't do what he did in the first fight then Bradley can surely edge it.

Still I expect the fight to go roughly the same as the first

[mathed]

Yeah, Bradley did take damage but Ruslan says Pac should be careful, he says Bradley can punch too.

[jbpanama]

The Main Dif in this Fight will Be Pac's Motivation....

Sparring Sessions No Mas....

Pick Up the Stone, put it in the Sling....,

And Kick A$$....Get Your Brand Back on Track!!!

[jbpanama]

Yeah, Bradley did take damage but Ruslan says Pac should be careful, he says Bradley can punch too.

Brad's SMART, He knows that the Arm Punches Work,

But I've seen Him, get the Spring in his Legs
and,
the Cat Can Whack, but the Arm Punches should Create the TRAP,

Not the Main Event!!!

[The Gambler1981]

Yeah, Bradley did take damage but Ruslan says Pac should be careful, he says Bradley can punch too.

While Ruslan looks bad, chump ESPN level fighters rearranged his face on plenty of occasions. So I don't find that much of a bump to Bradley's power, Ruslan is just a guy who bruises up like that.

[ColdBlooded]

Yet he got blasted in the third and again in the sixth. I don't know about intelligent. I think we know how Manny will fight -- it hasn't changed much. He didn't seriously hurt Bradley in the last bout but I feel he has to in this one or lose more convincingly this time.

This article does a good job of breaking down the fight http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/...-beat-pacquiao

Basically, Pacquiao's success was when he fought intelligently. However, he still made some of the same mistakes he'd made in the past which Marquez exploited. I don't think Pacquiao will seriously hurt Bradley this time. Not unless Bradley's chin has deteriorated. I think Pacquiao's best route to a victory is to outbox Bradley.

[sugarsmosley]

Yeah, Bradley did take damage but Ruslan says Pac should be careful, he says Bradley can punch too.

if paulie landed 400 punches on his azz, im sure it would look the same brother