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Should boxing fans boycott Pac vs Bradley 3, a rubbermatch nobody wants to see which allegedly serves as Pacquiao's final fight?
The first two fights were perhaps two of Pacquiao's least entertaining fights of his career, virtual snoozefests, where the overwhelming majority of people thought that he beat Bradley with relative ease.
Most may even agree that a 5th fight with Marquez is a far more mouth-watering prospect than a 3rd fight with Bradley? Roach has also admitted on video that Bradley and Crawford are far easier opponents than Khan. But either a Khan, Marquez 5 or even a Crawford fight would be more warmly-received than a 3rd Bradley fight?
As Arum continues his promotional strategy with this 3rd fight, his best interests would be served if Bradley wins and becomes the "successor" to Manny within the Top Rank stable. Many believe that this is what happened the first time they met, with the scorecards being premeditated so as to ensure Bradley would be victorious. As we know, various forms of corruption can surface at any time throughout boxing and all other sports.
Going by historical facts, it's almost a certainty that Bradley will be mollycoddled with victory on the scorecards once again, regardless of his performance, unless Pacquiao manages to KO him. It would serve Arum's best interest very well indeed, and we've already seen that scenario happen the first time around, Bradley loses the fight clearly but wins on the scorecards, sets up the rematch for Pacquiao to win, which sets up the trilogy. "Set up" being the operative term. Time to boycott before we get duped all over again?
The first two fights were perhaps two of Pacquiao's least entertaining fights of his career, virtual snoozefests, where the overwhelming majority of people thought that he beat Bradley with relative ease.
Most may even agree that a 5th fight with Marquez is a far more mouth-watering prospect than a 3rd fight with Bradley? Roach has also admitted on video that Bradley and Crawford are far easier opponents than Khan. But either a Khan, Marquez 5 or even a Crawford fight would be more warmly-received than a 3rd Bradley fight?
As Arum continues his promotional strategy with this 3rd fight, his best interests would be served if Bradley wins and becomes the "successor" to Manny within the Top Rank stable. Many believe that this is what happened the first time they met, with the scorecards being premeditated so as to ensure Bradley would be victorious. As we know, various forms of corruption can surface at any time throughout boxing and all other sports.
Going by historical facts, it's almost a certainty that Bradley will be mollycoddled with victory on the scorecards once again, regardless of his performance, unless Pacquiao manages to KO him. It would serve Arum's best interest very well indeed, and we've already seen that scenario happen the first time around, Bradley loses the fight clearly but wins on the scorecards, sets up the rematch for Pacquiao to win, which sets up the trilogy. "Set up" being the operative term. Time to boycott before we get duped all over again?
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