Adamantium cuttin' thru the BadAss: Pacquiao vs Bradley 3, April 9th

[Newzz]

..i did buy bradley-pac 2 whichwas a very solid card form top to bottom but i have no interest in this...well ill be waiting to hear what that undercard is like

Gilberto Ramirez vs Arthur Abraham
Ike Ibeabuchi vs Andy Ruiz

Those are both being discussed thus far @patscorpio

 

[TheNig]

Gilbert Ramirez vs Arthur Abraham thus far

Watching Abraham move his feet like he's walking in quicksand is always a treat.

 

[Newzz]

Manny Pacquiao to fight Timothy Bradley Jr. on April 9, Bob Arum says

Manny Pacquiao will return to the ring April 9 to meet welterweight champion Timothy Bradley Jr. for a third time, the fighters’ promoter, Bob Arum, said Wednesday.

And although Pacquiao is seeking election to the Philippine Senate, he and Arum have agreed not to market this as his final bout.

Pacquiao has repeatedly said he’s hopeful to return with an impressive performance and then work to talk unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. out of retirement for a rematch.

Pacquiao (57-6-2, 38 knockouts) has been sidelined since his May 2 unanimous-decision loss to Mayweather Jr. in their record-selling, long-awaited bout in which Pacquiao reaggravated a shoulder injury suffered in training.

On his Facebook page this week, Pacquiao, 37, declared the surgically repaired shoulder “100 percent” in a Q and A with fans.

Pacquiao has appeared to have his way with Bradley in both their June 2012 and April 2014 meetings, although judges C.J. Ross and Duane Ford scored the 2012 bout for Bradley in what was considered a dubious decision.

Yet, the 32-year-old Bradley (33-1-1, 13 KOs) was impressive on Nov. 7, successfully defending his World Boxing Organization welterweight belt with a ninth-round technical knockout of Brandon Rios in Las Vegas.

“We haven’t seen this fight already, because this is a new Bradley,” Arum said.

“I don’t know that Manny has to prove anything other than he’s better than the current Bradley and his new coach. The Bradley who beat Rios was better than the Bradley I’ve seen of the last five years. Can that Bradley beat Manny Pacquiao? I don’t know, but I think it’s a close fight and he’s still coming off an injury.”

The Rios fight marked Bradley's first with trainer Teddy Atlas, the former Mike Tyson cornerman and current ESPN analyst who coaxed a masterful boxing performance from Bradley after the champion was hit too often in fights preceding it.

Atlas and Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach will certainly engage in verbal warfare preceding this bout.

Arum said the Pacquiao-Bradley deal has been verbally agreed upon by both fighters, and that contracts are being sent, with news conferences scheduled in Los Angeles and New York in January. Pacquiao is expected to begin training at Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood by Feb. 1, Arum said.

Pacquiao was expected to announce whether he’d choose Bradley, junior-welterweight champion Terence Crawford or former 140-pound champion Amir Khan earlier this month, but then told Arum he needed more time.

“We have the deals … Manny approved it … and now the paperwork is being prepared,” Arum said.

“I’m not going to advertise it as his last fight. It could be his last fight. But I’m not going to put myself in position where he changes his mind and goes on to fight in November, and then everyone says I’m a huckster. If it’s his last fight, it’s his last fight and it can be relevant as such after …. I’m not certain it is.

“Mayweather is retired, so I take him as his word. I could say, ‘B.S., he’s retired,’ but how do I know that? He’s retired? OK, he’s retired.”

Arum said Crawford, who he promotes, and Khan, handled by Arum’s adversary Al Haymon, were rejected by cable and satellite distributors for not being “that well known yet.”

“They didn’t feel Khan would do anything,” Arum said. “[Khan] has a spotty record, hasn’t done great ratings. Why would we feel he’d do well on pay-per-view?”

Arum said he's seeking to place a super-middleweight title fight between his unbeaten challenger Gilberto Ramirez and Arthur Abraham on the Pacquiao-Bradley undercard, along with a possible heavyweight bout between Ike Ibeabuchi and Andy Ruiz. He said Crawford will fight on HBO twice between now and July and then be available for a possible Pacquiao pay-per-view card later in 2016.

Crawford is being pointed toward a Feb. 27 title defense against Riverside’s Mauricio Herrera on HBO, with gifted Puerto Rican lightweight Felix Verdejo on the Madison Square Garden card, Arum said



.Manny Pacquiao to fight Timothy Bradley Jr. on April 9, Bob Arum says




So, HBO turned down Crawford and Khan vs Pacquiao and preferred for it to be Bradley is what Arum wants us to believe?

 

[Big Boss]

 

[TheNig]

Ike Ibeabuchi and Andy Ruiz.

Is this supposed to be his comeback fight or is he fighting a tuneup in January?

So, HBO turned down Crawford and Khan vs Pacquiao and preferred for it to be Bradley is what Arum wants us to believe?

"I believe him yo. I don't know why, but I do"

 

[Black_Jesus]

Since when does a Champion (who also just so happens to be the biggest name/payday at Junior Welterweight) have to start calling out challengers?


That makes 0 sense.

Broner has not fought a top 5(maybe even top 10) fighter at 140.. he is NOBODY to be chasing.. theres a reason why he's ranked below Mattyssee and Ruslan, and TMT fighters, coaches and Floyd been shytting on him..

 

[LinusCaldwell]

Why Pac stay fighting the same carousel of fighters these last years?

 

[Tide Run This]

This breh is delusional

 

[Newzz]

Broner has not fought a top 5(maybe even top 10) fighter at 140.. he is NOBODY to be chasing.. theres a reason why he's ranked below Mattyssee and Ruslan, and TMT fighters, coaches and Floyd been shytting on him..

You didn't answer the question


Since when does a Champion, who also happens to be the biggest name & presents the biggest pay in the division, have to start calling out challengers for a chance to fight for a title and to get their biggest pay day?



If shyt was sweet with #AboutBillions, tons of 140lbers would be knocking down the door trying to get that belt, money up off of him, and his name on their resume



Needless to say, we aint had no visitors




#AboutBillions



:aboutbillions:

 

[malbaker86]

straight stream status

 

[Tide Run This]

“We haven’t seen this fight already, because this is a new Bradley,” Arum said.

 

[Newzz]

Why Pac stay fighting the same carousel of fighters these last years?

nikka getting up to Jason Vorhees, Freddy Kruger, and Michael Myers level when it comes to sequels and trilogys

 

[patscorpio]

the only thing i will say is this is still a better "final" fight than floyd fighting bum ass berto lol..wont be surprised if quality wise its better too

 

[Jello Biafra]

Manny Pacquiao to fight Tim Bradley for a third time, rubber-match set for April 9th in Las Vegas


Pacquiao and Bradley will fight for a third time in April, writes James Slater

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SUPERSTAR Manny Pacquiao certainly took his time in announcing his next opponent, set for April of 2016 in what could well be the welterweight’s final bout.

A short list of possible foes included Terence Crawford, Amir Khan, Tim Bradley and, most recently added to the list of maybes, Adrien Broner. But finally, we have conformation from Pac-Man’s promoter Bob Arum who the April 9th fight will be against: Tim Bradley, who Pacquiao has twice met before.

“It’s a done deal and it’s going to be a third fight against Tim Bradley. We took a lot of consideration knowing Bradley has improved a lot as a fighter since the last time they’ve met in 2014,” Arum told The Manila Times today (local time). “Bradley is happy about it of course and that’s really a competitive fight for Manny. The report about Adrien Broner fighting Pacquiao is untrue.”

So, the rubber-match will go ahead at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Bradley shocked the boxing world back in June of 2012, when he won a hugely controversial split decision over the pound-for-pound king. Subjected to death threats and a whole array of insults after the tarnished victory, Bradley – who had barely a handful of experts on his side who were in agreement with the contentious decision that went his way – was desperate for a rematch to prove he was a worthy winner.

The return, also contesting the WBO welterweight title, came in April of 2014. This time, Pacquiao won a commanding 12-round unanimous decision; righting a very big wrong in the opinion of most.

Now, with Bradley defending the WBO title, the final instalment in this particular rivalry will play out in the exact same arena the other two fights were staged.

Pacquiao, who has not fought since losing “The Fight of The Century” to Floyd Mayweather in May 2015, will no doubt start out as a significant favourite to beat Bradley for a second time.

Bradley is never a fighter to underestimate, however. Last fighting in November, in his first bout with new trainer Teddy Atlas, Bradley was in total command against a weight drained Brandon Rios.

Pacquiao recently turned 37 and he holds a 57-6-2(38) record. Bradley is 32 and his record reads 33-1-1(13).

Interestingly, Arum closed by telling The Manila Times that the third Bradley fight will NOT be Pacquiao’s last fight. “It won’t be promoted that way,” the Top Rank boss stated.



Manny Pacquiao to fight Tim Bradley for a third time, rubber-match set for April 9th in Las Vegas -

Nobody wants to watch that bullshyt.
Just out of spite I am boycotting everything to do with this fight including this thread.

 

[Tide Run This]

Arum trying to build up Crawford to give him that November/December Pacquiao rub. Arum got Crawford on that Roman Reigns year long buildup