I think a lot has changed since Bradley and Pacquiao last fought...Pacquaio has at best declined slightly whereas Bradley has improved immensely. Bradley must surely know that Pac cant knock him out now and must take huge confidence from that fact and also from his own performances in his last 2 fights. Plus Bradley has the heart of a lion and if he says his ankle was bust in the last fight then I for one believe that. I dont think Bradley will knock Pac out but he will win a clear points victory.
Do you really think Top Rank will allow Bradley to lose this? He is arguably their biggest star after Pac and has resigned with them earlier in this month Pac is not resigning with TR. Pac will take a loss before leaving TR, you can bet your house on it.
I wouldn't bet money since it's not enough to win the fight, you've got to "beat" Arum and the judges too.
pacman never landed clean on bradley... so to say bradley can take his punches is stupid... if he stands there toe to toe like he did against ruslan then he will get owned.. say what you want.. pacman looked sensational against rios.. only thing he didn't do was finish him off and that's understandable considering his previous fight...
Pacman hasn't slowed down too much if anything he was being smarter about running into a potential powershot from Rios. Even this more subdued version of Pacman is dangerous. Thing about Bradley is he's become versatile and was good enough to outbox Marquez and counter Pacquiao. Bradley isn't stupid this guy does his homework, tho in the Prov fight he almost did throw that fight away. IF Manny happens to hurt Bradley just once tho, big difference between Manny and Prov is Manny won't need time to load up like Prov does and could be trouble for Timmeh. Still, other than Marquez and Bradley, Pacman doesn't have too much experience against technical fighters and tho he is a magnificent mid-range fighter, he clearly is not good on the inside or outside. Bradley is smaller than Pacman and fights small, making it even more difficult for Pacman to land flush. Only way for Pacman to clearly beat Bradley is to lure him forward, bring out the Bradley from the Prov fight, and Manny would have to fight going back, and it still won't be easy. Manny gets frustrated at times too, but can't afford that this time. Bradley is also gaining power a sneaky left hook like the one he landed on Jmm would be trouble for Pacman or any welter. Its not the speed or power you gotta respect of Bradley its his craftiness and his heart. Pacman, Prov, Jmm, and now Pacman again! Talk about being outgunned. Bradley has my respect.
Pac was for the first time in his career dismantling Marquez. Bradley can't get the KO like Juan did though.
Let's not get carried away now. Pac does not hit like Ruslan and Bradley was tough enough to withstand many of Ruslan's best bombs before he went down. Honestly I doubt Pac would even hurt him up close. Pac has never been a good in fighter. He's a mid-range ambush then jump out fighter.