Timothy Bradley: record, next fight and profile →
Manny Pacquiao did eleven rounds on the punch-mitts Friday and strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza said he “did very well, looked fit and looked sharp.” Ariza quoted trainer Freddie Roach as telling him Pacquiao’s recent sparring “was his best so far.”
Late last year, well-respected trainer and cut man Miguel Diaz took on the challenge of trying to find a way to defeat unbeaten junior welterweight champion Timothy Bradley. Fighting on the undercard of the third Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez encounter on November 12th inside of the MGM Grand, Diaz was working the corner of faded former champion and Cuban southpaw Joel Casamayor, who he had briefly been training in Las Vegas ahead of the bout.
WBO junior welterweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (54-6-1, 39 KOs) is fully focused on returning to the ring on July 14th at Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
While inside of the MGM Grand on Saturday night during the ‘Ring Kings’ pay-per-view event headlined by Floyd Mayweather’s excellent bout with Miguel Cotto, I spotted a familiar face in attendance I otherwise would not have expected. Leading undefeated lightweight prospect Omar Figueroa into the ring for the untelevised portion of the card was trainer Joel Diaz, known best for his work with undefeated junior welterweight champion Timothy Bradley.
Fight fans eager for a unique inside look at the June 9th HBO Pay-Per-View® welterweight world championship showdown between international icon Manny Pacquiao and fast-rising star Timothy Bradley Jr. should mark their calendars to catch an all-new edition of "Face Off," starring the prizefighters. “Face Off With Max Kellerman: Pacquiao/Bradley” debuts Saturday, May 12 at 12:30 a.m. ET/PT on HBO.
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum who was at the Wild Card Gym on Monday to watch pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao on his first day of workouts since arriving from Manila over the weekend said “he was fine but a little jet-lagged.”
In the lead-up to the HBO Pay-Per-View® telecast on June 9 in Las Vegas when world welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao meets undefeated challenger Timothy Bradley Jr., CNN will present four consecutive weeks of original 24/7 PACQUIAO/BRADLEY programming, beginning Saturday, May 19 (12 midnight ET/PT) with 24/7: ROAD TO PACQUIAO/BRADLEY, an all-new 30-minute documentary special that focuses on the fighters’ personal stories.
Manny Pacquiao has become a more disciplined boxer and a happier person since he replaced his gambling and nightclubbing habits with increased Bible study and family time. The Filipino southpaw has changed his ways after narrowly retaining his WBO welterweight title against Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez in Las Vegas last November, says Freddie Roach, Pacquiao’s trainer.
HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. – Boxing’s Commander-In Chief, Congressman MANNY “Pacman” PACQUIAO, began his U.S. training camp today at Hall of Fame-elect trainer World-Famous FREDDIE ROACH’s Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, Calif. Pacquiao is in his final five weeks of intense workouts as he prepares for his world title defense against undefeated junior welterweight champion TIMOTHY “Desert Storm” BRADLEY.
Hollywood, Ca. --- "OPENING DAY" --- Superstar Manny Pacquiao opens his US training camp at the Wildcard Boxing Club Monday in preparation for his upcoming World Welterweight title mega-fight against undefeated Jr. Welterweight champion Timothy "The Desert Storm" Bradley Jr.. Promoted by Top Rank, in association with MP Promotions, Tecate, AT&T and MGM Grand, Pacquiao vs Bradley will take place, Saturday, June 9 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, live on HBO Pay Per View. Photos by Chris Farina/Top Rank.