Timothy Bradley is not afraid of facing Manny Pacquiao – Boxing News
Refuting rumours suggesting he is afraid of the Filipino pride Manny Pacquiao, Timothy Bradley asserted that he will not at all be bothered by Pacquiao’s presence in the ring because it will be just another fight for him. Timothy Bradley will be facing Manny
Pacquiao on June 9 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Bradley, who currently is an unbeaten fighter after entering the ring 29 times, will take on Pacquiao for his WBO welterweight title. If all goes well for Bradley, he will not only have the honour of defeating the pound-for-pound king but he will also win
the WBO welterweight title.
In his recent media interaction, Bradley iterated, “Manny Pacquiao is the biggest name in boxing, next to Floyd Mayweather. But it's a name. He's a fighter. He's a human being. He has skill; I have skill. I'm not in awe when I see Manny Pacquiao. It's another
fight to me. Take away all the cameras, all the attention, the media, put us in the ring and it's a fight. It's a fight to me.”
Bradley also said that unlike what most people are suggesting, he would make sure he does not freeze on the big day. It should be noted here that this is Bradley’s first ever mega-fight, which is of course a pressurizing factor for him. On the other hand,
Manny has fought several top-notch fighters to date so he will probably be at peace.
Bradley further added, “know what I'm capable of doing because I have been pushed to that edge, to that limit. I know what I'm capable of doing. I know that I can compete with this guy. I think that he's going to bring the best out of me. "[For] Manny Pacquiao,
I'm going to have to bring my 'A' game. It's going to come out. It has to come out.”
In his previous interview, Bradley said that he has been watching Pacquiao’s fights with Marquez to check out Pacquiao’s skills. He added that to a certain extent he knows how to take down Pacquiao and what to expect from him.
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