As Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley Jr. look to bring closure to their long-running in-ring rivalry, their third and final encounter will feature a sprinkling of familiar faces.
Do you really think this is Pacquiao’s last fight? As a trainer, would you say Pacquiao has more quality fights in him? Is Pacquiao the best fighter you have ever trained? If not, who are the others?
Timothy Bradley realizes Manny Pacquiao is 37 and hasn’t scored a knockout in more than six years. Bradley (33-1-1, 13 KOs, 1 NC) still doesn’t expect a lesser version of Pacquiao to show up April 9 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas than the first two times they fought.
Eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao has not scored a knockout inside distance since scoring a twelfth round stoppage of Miguel Cotto, a catch-weight of 145, in the fall of 2009.
Germany’s youngest professional boxer Leon Bauer (7-0, 6 KOs) makes his American debut on April 9 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The 17 year-old super middleweight talent will be fighting on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao’s third and final fight with Timothy Bradley, which also features countryman ‘King’ Arthur Abraham's WBO World title defence against Gilberto Ramirez.
While a 24/7 reality series isn't in store for their April 9 rubber match, Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley Jr. will be the subject of a 30-minute "Legacy On the Line: From Pacquiao To Bradley" special ahead of their April 9 HBO Pay-Per-View headliner. The segment will debut Saturday, March 26 (12:00 a.m. ET), immediately following the conclusion of an HBO-televised doubleheader topped by Andre Ward and Sullivan Barrera in a 12-round matchup of unbeaten light heavyweights.
Boxing writers tend to look toward the event they are covering differently than you might think. Lousy fight? That’s O.K., as long as the people fighting, or the people promoting, or the people training, are good talkers. Great reading does not come from bland descriptions of left hooks and fancy footwork. Nor does it come from rehashing ticket prices and statistics.
Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley says he has a "big game plan" to defeat eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao when they clash for the third time at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 9.
Abel Sanchez, trainer of such fighters as Gennady Golovkin, Sullivan Barrera and others, does not see Teddy Atlas as being a big difference maker in the upcoming trilogy bout between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley.
The controversy over Manny Pacquiao's statements with respect to gay people is still continuing to play out. Several weeks ago, Pacquiao turned the internet upside down when he said gay people were 'worse than animals.'