As long as Bradley keeps that chummy, chummy **** to a minimum. And for God's sake, no fist bumps during the ****ing match!!
Why is it that Tim Bradley, Manny Pacquiao, Antonio Margarito, Juan Manuel Marquez, Devon Alexander, and a couple of others go on the faceoff with their trainers??? I really don't give a **** what the fighter's trainer has to say. Trainers are the men behind the music but the fighters are the ones who are in question when it's all said and done. The trainer doesn't have to worry about getting hit. Please limit the faceoffs the the fighters only. I think it's weak as hell when the fighter's trainer has to hold his hand when it's time to faceoff. I see intensity in the eyes of both fighters and I think this should be a pretty good match up. Manny is easing his way in. He's testing an undefeated fighter who can box. What intrigues me about this match is the mobility and athleticism of Bradley and how Pacquiao handles it. Of course Manny Pacquiao is a spectacular athelete himself, but he's not the most coordinated fighter. He has 2 left feet and 2 left hands. Bradley is very coordinated and he is far capable of outboxing Manny Pacquaio. Anyone who knows about boxing knows that Pacquiao is prone to losing via a boxing clinic. Timing, distance, and intelligence is Manny's cryptonite. Pacquiao is heading in the right direction this time out. I can criticize him for his choice but I must say that it is a step in a different direction for him. After the guys like Margarito, Clottey, and a few other stationary targets, the mobility and boxing technique of Timothy Bradley is a breath of fresh air. The only other thing I need if for Bob Arum to stop trying to be the greediest man in boxing and work with other companies for Pacquiao fights. Matching Chavez with Andy Lee represents hope for me as a boxing fan. If Bob Arum stopped acting like TR is the end all be all of boxing, I'd be a heavy supporter of his brand. I don't like the lies from him. He talks down on other fighters and other companies just so he can be a greedy fat pig. Before Bradley signed with TR, Uncle Bob was dragging Bradley's name through the mud. He said that Martinez wasn't a PPV fighter right after Chavez beat Zbik on Boxing After Dark. Like what the hell??? Bob Arum needs to give the people what they want. He had the nerve to say who cares about what the fans think when he matched Bradley with Casamayor. That's how he builds a fight? He builds it by putting a fighter in there who is there to be beaten and knocked out. That doesn't erase what Bob said about Bradley a while back, and it doesn't constitute Bradley fighting his way up to the top. Bradley wanted to duck Amir Khan? If he did, he landed within the ranks of the right company. Whatever though. Overall I think I mught indulge in this fight and I think that the undercard is much better than the undercard from last Saturday's PPV. I can admit that. Mike Jones and Randall Bailey is interesting to me because Jones needs to get exposed if he's a poser.
Bradley is going to surprise a lot of people, I think. I don't believe he will get the win. But, I think he will win about 5 clear rds, if it goes the distance. I expect this to be competitive.
You know he would have been criticized ten times as much for fighting a stupid fight, going for the KO, and getting knocked the **** out. Fighters shouldn't be discouraged from winning decisions due to corruption.
Pacquiao is not joking and Bradley may not know what he's really takin about when he says that he wants to feel the power, the speed and the pain? :nut I understand his self-confidence as an undefeated fighter and having heard the good chances people give him but this is unreasonable.
If I was Bradley I'd of looked Pacquaio in the eyes and told him that I haven't come this far to fail on the big stage. Winning is all I know how to do, it's the habbit of a life time, and he needs to understand (I'd then shoot a look at Roach) Both of you need to understand that this is what I was born to do, and I'm not losing, not now, not ever. BOOM Stick that up your arse Roach.
I'm offficially picking Bradley to win. He's exactly the type of A level talent who can do it. I think Tim will fight a smart fight. I know he has studied the Jmm and Mosley fights. He'll make Pac come to him, try to counter and jump in once in a while, fighting a varied fight. And most importatnly, Tim has that Evander Holyfield type attitude. You have to ko him to beat him. And maybe Pac will. Yeah, call me crazy but i expect Tim to win.