stevie adams jnr
P a c q u i a o vs B r a d l e y 2 once and for all
s t e v i e a d a ms jn r
The highly anticipated rematch between
Timothy Bradley and Manny Pacquiao is
fast approaching, and both men are desperate to set the record straight following
their unsatisfactory and much-publicised
first encounter in June of 2012.
The bout itself will take place on April
12th at the world famous MGM Grand in
Las Vegas, Nevada, and will be televised
by broadcasting and pay-per-view giants,
HBO.
This fight simply had to happen. The Filipino icon was, in all honesty, a deserved
winner the first time around, but Duane
Ford and C.J. Ross inexplicably awarded
the WBO welterweight title to the American and caused a worldwide stir in the
process. The public were stunned and
words such as; fix, corrupt and cheat,
were frequently used.
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Pacquiao himself believes he won at least
ten rounds that night, whereas Bradley
is adamant that he did indeed deserve
to have his hand raised, despite battling
through most of the fight with two severely
injured ankles.
Since that night at the very same venue,
both men have shared the ring with Mexican legend, Juan Manuel Marquez, albeit
with incredibly different results.
The 35-year-old Pacquiao met his old
rival six months after his dalliance with
‘Desert Storm’, and suffered a stunning
and brutal knockout in the sixth round. He
walked straight into a vicious countering
right hand that immediately rendered him
unconscious. The eight division champion was laid out cold on the canvas for an
alarming amount of time and the arena fell
into a deafening silence (barring the Mexican assemblage, of course).
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