Timothy Bradley: record, next fight and profile →
Ryan Burton catches the final press conference to the Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley rematch, for the WBO welterweight title as the headline fight of HBO Pay-Per-View card - taking place this Saturday from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Hear from Pacquiao, Bradley Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum, Freddie Roach, Joel Diaz, and more.
MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV-BoxingScene.com caught up with world class trainer Joel Diaz shortly after the press conference for the rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Tim Bradley ended. Diaz's impressive stable of fighters include Omar Figueroa, Diego and Jessie Magadaleno, Diego De La Hoya and Bradley.
According to Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach, he first noticed eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao (55-5-2, 38KOs) displaying in-ring compassion on November 13, 2010 - the night Pacquiao unleashed a vicious twelve round beating on Antonio Margarito at Cowboys Stadium in Texas. Roach says he caught Pacquiao talking to Margarito during the championship rounds of the fight. Pacquiao was trying to find out if Margarito was "okay" from all of the punishment he was taking. Margarito suffered a broken orbital bone in the contest.
MGM Grand, Las Vegas - Top Rank's CEO, Bob Arum, sat down with BoxingScene.com to further explain his anger with the MGM Grand. As previously reported, Arum lashed out at the MGM during the final press conference for the Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley HBO Pay-Per-View rematch, which takes place at the venue on Saturday night. Arum has been furious over the venue's heavy display of promotional items related to the upcoming Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana Showtime Pay-Per-View on May 3rd.
Las Vegas,Nevada --- Superstar Manny Pacquiao and undefeated WBO World Welterweight champion Timothy Bradley pose during the final press conference at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Wednesday for their eagerly-anticipated rematch, Saturday, April 12 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Promoted by Top Rank®, in association with MP Promotions and Tecate, Pacquiao vs. Bradley 2 will take place, Saturday, April 12 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT. --- Photo Credit : Joel Colon.
MGM Grand, Las Vegas - The final press conference for the Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley HBO Pay-Per-View rematch, taking place this Saturday night at the MGM, was moving along at a friendly pace. But, Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum closed the press conference with a huge verbal bang. Arum has been upset with the MGM's promotion of Saturday's rematch. During the week, Arum voiced his anger to several reporters - regarding the venue's heavy display of promotional items related to the upcoming Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana Showtime Pay-Per-View on May 3rd.
Ryan Burton catches up with eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao, and his Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach, as they discuss this coming Saturday's HBO Pay-Per-View rematch with WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. They discuss training camp, thoughts on the first fight with Bradley, issues in the first fight, the scoring of the first, Bradley's complain about socks, and more.
By Cliff Rold - Fifteen years is a long time in life. It’s a hell of a long time in boxing. December 4, 1998 was over fifteen years ago. That was the night a raw power puncher came from behind to win the WBC and lineal Flyweight crown in Thailand. That’s how long Manny Pacquiao has been a part of boxing’s title conversation. This Saturday night, he will attempt to regain the WBO Welterweight belt he lost to Timothy Bradley in 2012. There are reasons to think he will and reasons to think he won’t. Whatever the result, there is no avoiding the inevitable. The last hurrah is close at hand. At 35 years of age, he’s had a style that adds miles to the body. Pacquiao has always been hit less than it looks like; offensive gems that last always have better defense than credited for. He still gets hit more than fighters whose defense stands out first. Of course, this being boxing, the last hurrah doesn’t necessarily mean the end of a career. Too many have continued long past their last hurrah to think that. And we won’t know what really was the last hurrah until the whole story is written. History dictates at least that much. Eventually, all of the great ones stop being great. We watch as the end grown near with a wonder of when that last truly great night will be.
When Timothy Bradley and Manny Pacquiao square off this Saturday night they hope to finally put to rest the controversy that marred their first meeting back in June of 2012. Bradley was awarded an unpopular split decision victory in a fight most observers had Pacquiao winning and now they get a chance to prove once and for all who the better fighter is. The judging in that fight was heavily criticized and if this rematch goes 12 rounds again, the three new appointed judges will be responsible for trying to avoid having what happened two years ago happen again.
Eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao (55-5-2, 38KOs) is still shocked that anyone could have scored against him in the first fight with Timothy Bradley (31-0, 12KOs), which took place in June of 2012 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The HBO Pay-Per-View rematch, for Bradley's WBO welterweight title, is scheduled for this Saturday at the same venue.