Bob Arum says Bradley wins if Pacquiao fights the way he did vs Marquez

Pacquiao vs Bradley -> It remains to be seen just how stiff of a challenge undefeated Timothy Bradley will be to Manny Pacquiao when they meet inside of the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday night.

The latest foe in Pacquiao’s long line of pay-per-view attractions, Bradley is a fighter who is in his prime, young, strong, full of confidence, and not without some boxing ability. So impressed by Bradley is Top Rank promoter Bob Arum, that he is looking at the contest as nearly a 50/50 type of match.

“I think it’s an even fight,” Arum would tell me from the main lobby of the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Tuesday afternoon moments before Bradley’s grand arrival. “If Manny performs the same way that he did in the [Juan Manuel] Marquez fight, Bradley will beat him.”

Arum’s reference was to Pacquiao’s recent struggle with Mexico City’s Marquez last November, a bout in which he was fortunate to win after getting off to a slow start. Pacquiao’s effort in that fight, his third with Marquez, makes the Bradley meeting all the...

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