Here's a look at what The Boxing Tribune staff thinks will happen this Saturday in Las Vegas: Paul Magno: I've been bothering people and raising eyebrows since 2010, saying that Tim Bradley would beat Manny Pacquiao. Now that the time has come to prove my acumen, I'm re-thinking my long-standing prediction. Bradley is young, hungry, and athletic. He's also the first … [Read more...]
Timothy Bradley Has Reached the Big Time, and He’ll Be Around for a While
by Tim Harrison Timothy Bradley (28-0, 12 KOs) is largely unknown outside of hardcore boxing circles. In the promotion for Saturday night’s WBO welterweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden arena in Las Vegas, Bradley has done something that none of Pacquiao’s recent opponents have done. He’s provided an interesting foil for the quiet, soft-spoken Pacquiao. And the list … [Read more...]
Pacquiao vs. Bradley: A Promotion High on Faith, Little Else
by Tim Harrison Saturday night’s Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley pay-per-view extravaganza is right around the corner, and rather than being the hotly-anticipated blockbuster event that we’re used to seeing, the beating drums in the lead up to this fight have never reached the deafening roar we have grown accustomed to. For the past few years a Manny Pacquiao fight … [Read more...]