Bradley needs to stop saying that Pac has lost the fire and hasn't got his killer instinct anymore. Even if he really believes it, there's no benefit in saying it out loud because it's only going to take credit away from the win if he gets it or make the defeat look even worse if he loses. A name like Pacquaio's is huge on any resume, so he really shouldn't be playing it down.
I think its a good way to mentally break a fighter down. He knows for a fact that deep down Pac is doubting himself. How can he not doubt himself! Its just mind games.
what are his options? sign with golden boy and be on the "B" side? as much as i don't care for arum or top rank....it's the better place for him to be because he's pretty much top dog there. when the time comes...he'll have more negotiating power, especially when he beats pac convincingly this time.
We'll see. The problem is, with his style, Bradley won't have a longevity career, so I don't expect he has too long before we start seeing the pending decline. if he were with GBP, at least he'd get a Mayweather bout which would earn him a stack of retirement loot.
Well Bradley lost the first fight 8-4 or maybe even 9-3. Bradley better watch out or he might get knocked out this time. I don't buy into this idea that Manny lost his killer instinct. For a few years he was just cruising to wide UD's, so there was no reason he should try to go for the KO in the later rounds and make himself susceptible to getting caught/knocked out. That's essentially what happened in the JMM4 fight. He wanted to remove any doubt from the fans of the 3 previous matches and he went for the kill in the 6th round and it looked like he was probably 1 or 2 rounds away from getting him. But than Marquez landed that picture perfect shot and that's all she wrote. As far as the Rios fight, I give Pacman a pass for not KO'ing him since he was coming off a devastating KO loss and hadn't fought in 1 year. He still beat the life out of RIos.
I sorta think that Bradley is saying that to Pac because he WANTS Pac to come at him aggressively. He could be trying to make Pac feel he has something to prove, and maybe Bradleys game plan is gonna focus on making an aggressive Pacquiao miss while looking for counters? Maybe he sees this recklessness as his weakness and wants to try and exploit that? Who knows...baiting one of the greatest offensive fighters of the modern age to be aggressive seems foolish, so he must have some reason to do that?!
Jesus... Why do people think Bradley is suddenly going to change and beat Pac now? Pac is going to dominate him even more than he did the first time. He will knock him out late.
I can see Bradley winning not more than 3 rounds in this fight... It'll be more lopsided than the first..
Gawd you guys are so stupid... Bradley said that because he wants to pressure Pacquiao into coming out swinging and getting careless, making mistakes while looking for the knockout like he did when Marquez put him to sleep, thus making the fight that much easier for him. He attacked the pride and fighting spirit of Pacquiao for maximum effect, and it just might have worked out considering how uncomfortable, confused and pissed Pac acted throughout the faceoff-thing. Idiots...