From the moment he officially signed on to face Manny Pacquiao, there has been an unwavering sense of confidence coming from the camp of Timothy Bradley. An unbeaten titleholder in the junior welterweight class, Bradley will be moving up in weight to challenge Pacquiao for his WBO welterweight crown inside of the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 9th.
The training camp for junior welterweight champion Timothy Bradley is starting to heat up. On June 9th, Bradley moves up to the welterweight division when he challenges WBO champion and Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao inside of the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Speaking to Bradley’s trainer Joel Diaz at length recently, I was able to get some insight on how things are shaping up at their Palm Springs, California headquarters.
Tim Bradley recently visited with us on The Boxing Lab, BoxingScene.com's official audio show. The undefeated WBO junior welterweight champion said that part of the reason why he is an underdog is because a lot of the general public doesn't really know much about him. He went on to say that he is a very confident fighter and the fans will see that when he sets foot in the ring.
If ever there was a man who has studied Manny Pacquiao from top to bottom, it very well may be respected Mexican trainer Nacho Beristain. Between May of 2004 and November of last year, Beristain led his prized pupil Juan Manuel Marquez into battle with Pacquiao on three separate occasions, with all of the contests being extremely competitive. And despite an overall 0-2-1 tally against Pacquiao, there are those who feel Marquez is well within reason for his belief that he won every bout.
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Philippine boxing icon Manny Pacquiao began training yesterday for his June world title defence against US challenger Timothy Bradley, saying he has God in his corner.
Undefeated WBO junior welterweight champion Tim Bradley is in the early stages of his training camp for his June 9th showdown with Manny Pacquiao. The fight takes place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV. In his most recent appearance on The Boxing Lab, BoxingScene.com's official audio show, Bradley told us that his camp has started off very strong.
Pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao demonstrated incredible hand speed and amazing power Tuesday during a workout at his MP Towers Gym which sits on the old L&M Gym site where he trained as a young aspiring boxer in the mid 90’s.
This weekend, junior welterweight hopeful Mauricio Herrera will find himself in a definite dogfight as he challenges unbeaten Mike Alvarado in a ten-round bout inside of the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada. The matchup serves as part of a split-site HBO pay per view event and Herrera will likely have his hands full with the all-out style of Alvarado, who hails from Denver, Colorado.
We welcomed Tim Bradley to the most recent edition of The Boxing Lab, BoxingScene.com's official audio show. You can hear the entire interview by clicking http://tobtr.com/s/2997117. Bradley faces WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao on June 9th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.