Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao vs. Timothy Ray Bradley, Jr. III

I agreed with Manny when he said if Bradley plans to use the Marquez style like Atlas and them are saying then they are going to need to figure out another gameplan- and fast.

 

Pacquiao is close to shot. Dude's been in 65 professional fights, is 37 years old, is an offensive fighter, been in numerous wars, has taken huge punches from much bigger men, and was brutally KO'd at the late stage of his career. When you throw in the shoulder surgery, long lay off, and reports of him looking bad during sparring, the timing is perfect for Bradley to win decisively.

THAT SAID... I am still going for a Pacquiao KO.

:yep

 

I think Pac did steal rounds with his "flashy" speed but if you paid close attention in those flurries not all of them landed clean.

 

Yeah this is the intrigue for me. It'll be a revealing fight even if it isn't so exciting, although I wouldn't be surprised, particularly if Pacquiao really does feel certain this is to be his swansong.

It'll be good to see if there's any truth whatsoever to Bradley's Atlas rebirth. The Rios fight proved absolutely nothing to me. But Tim does look to have an enthusiasm and focus that was lacking for a while (Chaves & Vargas). He seems almost reverent of Teddy. It's a bit weird.

With Pac there's all sorts of factors to consider, with his other commitments, inactivity, whether Floyd made him look worse than he was, or his shoulder really was an issue, retirement...

Lots of variables with not enough basis to really assess them on, until they fight :bbb

I'm guessing rumours of Manny's demise have been greatly exaggerated.

 

It partly depends on which Bradley shows up imo.

If its the one from the Rios fight, Bradley should win and win easily. If its the one from Pacquiao II, Bradley probably loses.

 

The fight's a 50/50 fight in my eyes, but I'm taking Bradley by close but clear decision. Pacquiao's athleticism looks to have taken a small hit since their last encounter and under Atlas I think Bradley will be disciplined about his boxing the entire fight and have a good gameplan going into the fight.

 

The poll stats are looking close to a 50/50, interesting.

 

the obvious is pac by decision. but i wouldnt be surprised bradley stops pac

 

I still haven't made my mind up just yet. I'm leaning towards Pac but Bradley might surprise alot of people come Saturday.

 

:happy

 

Manny by UD. Bradley's defense is still sloppy, his win over Rios doesn't change that.

 

I would put Bradley over Michael Spinks.