Pacquiao aims to put on a show against Bradley
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June 1, 2012, Friday
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FILIPINO fight king Manny Pacquiao wants to deliver something special against Timothy Bradley on June 9, to erase the taste of his narrow victory over Juan Manuel Marquez in November.
"It's really important because, of course, everybody knows my last fight was very close," Pacquiao said of the need if not for a knockout, at least for a fan-pleasing show.
Pacquiao edged Marquez by majority decision on November 12, stretching his victory streak to 15 fights but leaving his Mexican foe shouting robbery.
Adding more controversy to an already-heated rivalry, two judges handed Pacquiao the 12-round victory by margins of 116-112 and 115-113 while the third scored the fight a 114-114 draw.
In Marquez, Pacquiao had been taking on a familiar opponent, having beaten the Mexican in 2004 and 2008.
In Bradley, Pacquiao says he'll be facing a younger, "hungry" fighter, who has said this high-profile bout for Pacquiao's World Boxing Organization welterweight belt is the start of a new phase in his career.
"This is like my first fight all over again," said Bradley, the WBO light welterweight champion who boasts a record of 28-0 with 12 knockouts. In order to beat the champion you've got to take it to the champion," Bradley said last week. "We are setting out to win this fight and not sit around and look pretty. I am going to take it to Pacquiao."
Roach said that could be just what's needed to draw the best from Pacquiao.
"I think the way Bradley is going to come forward and force a fight, we're going to see a great Pacquiao," Roach said. "Bradley's a tough guy, very resilient. But being a tough guy doesn't win fights."
Pacquiao promised he isn't underestimating the 28-year-old Bradley.
"He's a hungry fighter," Pacquiao said, although he made light of the age difference, saying that having built a record of 54-3-2 with 38 knockouts at the age of 33, he feels much younger. "I'm still thinking I am 25, 26 years old," he laughed.
"It's really important because, of course, everybody knows my last fight was very close," Pacquiao said of the need if not for a knockout, at least for a fan-pleasing show.
Pacquiao edged Marquez by majority decision on November 12, stretching his victory streak to 15 fights but leaving his Mexican foe shouting robbery.
Adding more controversy to an already-heated rivalry, two judges handed Pacquiao the 12-round victory by margins of 116-112 and 115-113 while the third scored the fight a 114-114 draw.
In Marquez, Pacquiao had been taking on a familiar opponent, having beaten the Mexican in 2004 and 2008.
In Bradley, Pacquiao says he'll be facing a younger, "hungry" fighter, who has said this high-profile bout for Pacquiao's World Boxing Organization welterweight belt is the start of a new phase in his career.
"This is like my first fight all over again," said Bradley, the WBO light welterweight champion who boasts a record of 28-0 with 12 knockouts. In order to beat the champion you've got to take it to the champion," Bradley said last week. "We are setting out to win this fight and not sit around and look pretty. I am going to take it to Pacquiao."
Roach said that could be just what's needed to draw the best from Pacquiao.
"I think the way Bradley is going to come forward and force a fight, we're going to see a great Pacquiao," Roach said. "Bradley's a tough guy, very resilient. But being a tough guy doesn't win fights."
Pacquiao promised he isn't underestimating the 28-year-old Bradley.
"He's a hungry fighter," Pacquiao said, although he made light of the age difference, saying that having built a record of 54-3-2 with 38 knockouts at the age of 33, he feels much younger. "I'm still thinking I am 25, 26 years old," he laughed.
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