Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach is bringing in two unbeaten fighters as sparring partners for eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao, as the Filpino star begins to step-up preparations for his third fight against Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley on April 9 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
What do MANNY 'Pacman' PACQUIAO and TIMOTHY 'Desert Storm BRADLEY JR., have in common with Cam Newton? Fortunately, for boxing, nothing. We all saw Sunday’s Super Bowl. If we didn’t, we need to make sure next year to get the key to the cave in which we were locked.
Recognizing the importance of further enhancing his career legacy (and the payday that comes with such a decision), Timothy Bradley has agreed to vacate his World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title in favor of a third showdown with longtime friendly rival Manny Pacquiao.
Eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao (57-6-2, 38KOs) is expected to have his final career fight on April 9th, when he faces Timothy Bradley (33-1-1, 13KOs) for a third time at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
The TV images from boxing last Saturday night were of a glassy-eyed Jean Pascal and a worried Freddie Roach. It was the end of the sixth round of the light heavyweight title fight between Pascal and Sergey Kovalev in Montreal, Pascal’s hometown. They had fought before. Kovalev had destroyed Pascal. Pascal wanted another shot and hired the seven-time trainer of the year to guide him through the firestorm this time.
Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach is scheduled to work the corner of Frankie Gomez this Friday at the Fantasy Springs Casino. By the following week he'll be on his way to the Philippines to work with his best known client, eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao, who faces Tim Bradley for the third time on April 9th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
LOS ANGELES - WBC, Ring Magazine and Lineal Middleweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) will make his first title defense of 2016 against former two-time world champion and resurgent contender Amir "King Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) on May 7, Cinco De Mayo weekend, in a match-up of two of the biggest stars in boxing. The event will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View®.
Johnathon Banks, trainer former heavyweight king Wladimir Klitschko, is giving Timothy Bradley a very good shot to score a knockout victory over Manny Pacquiao on April 9th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Nacho Beristain, trainer of former four division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez, says the upcoming trilogy between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley will be more of the same.
Don Chargin’s nickname is “War a Week,” a well-earned label from his heydays of matchmaking in Los Angeles at the Olympic Auditorium. That was bestowed upon him by no less than the last person to create any semblance of original radio sports programming, Jim Healy.