Undefeated Bradley set to shock Pacquiao

Pacquiao vs Bradley -- Timothy Bradley’s obsession with Manny Pacquiao didn’t begin when their fight this Saturday at the MGM Grand was announced last January. It began nearly four years ago, when Bradley was a virtual unknown and Pacquiao was beginning to establish himself as one of the best boxers on the planet.

“For the last four years, I have been studying this guy, looking at this guy,” Bradley said. “I have admired this guy.”

The admiration was for Pacquiao’s skill and tenacity. These are traits Bradley sees in himself and plans to display before a packed crowd and pay-per-view audience when he challenges Pacquiao for the WBO welterweight title. A two-time champion at 140 pounds, Bradley has moved up to 147 and is the latest threat to Pacquiao’s reign as the sport’s best boxer next to Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Unbeaten in 28 fights with 12 knockouts, the native of Palm Springs, Calif., doesn’t know defeat and doesn’t expect to experience it Saturday night.
“I’m ready to shock the world,” he said during yesterday’s press conference at the MGM. “I’m ready to do whatever it takes to win this fight. I’m ready.”


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