Pacquiao vs Bradley the rematch [April 12th]

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Sicc OG
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Honestly...206 didn't get CZAR's sarcasm or else he wouldn't have responded with "your argument"

"So by your logic it doesn't take a genius to see Floyd was on PEDS?"

...then goes on to state the same point of view CZAR disguised with his "sarcasm" wherein both agreed that Floyd didn't use PEDS in his ascension through the weight classes (evidence no KO's).
 
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Sicc OG
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2-0-Sixx said:
That's retarded logic as well since Pac himself isn't a true welterweight and Pac was with Ariza back then in the first fight not no more. Ariza works at the Garcia gym now.
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Didn't I say he would have to "make up" with Ariza meaning reconcile their differences so he can once again obtain those mystery shakes? So what if Pacquiao is not a true welterweight...he was packing a punch that was effecting welterweights...he was walking through and over and eating welterweight punches but he is not a true welter weight? Bradley has a LOW KO ratio...coming up to 147 so why would PAC need to JUICE up for Bradley in the 1st fight...we'll now we currently see where Bradley is at and where Manny is at...headed in opposite directions...Paulie is saying if VADA is involved Manny won't be able to juice up cause that's what he will need to beat Bradley.
 
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Im just mad at the fact that the winner of this fight won't see the winner of Floyd vs Khan/Maidana. It makes the 147 division meaningless. 140 is becoming meaningless, and 154 is becoming meaningless. I think Imma start focusing on 160 on up now cuz at least those fools try to fight eachother. nevermind, they duck eachother too much. This year will make or break for one of these promo companies.
 
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battle619 said:
Im just mad at the fact that the winner of this fight won't see the winner of Floyd vs Khan/Maidana. It makes the 147 division meaningless. 140 is becoming meaningless, and 154 is becoming meaningless. I think Imma start focusing on 160 on up now cuz at least those fools try to fight eachother. nevermind, they duck eachother too much. This year will make or break for one of these promo companies.
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i wonder why.
 
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Sparring with Pacquiao 'dream come true' for Rhodes



ABS-CBNnews.com

MANILA, Philippines – Unbeaten boxing prospect Lydell Rhodes is living the dream after being tapped to be one of the sparring partners of Filipino champ Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao leading up to his April 12 showdown against American Timothy Bradley Jr. in Las Vegas.

The 26-year-old Rhodes has been in General Santos City for almost a week now, and is the first of Pacquiao’s sparring partners to arrive.

“It’s a dream come true,” Rhodes said of his experience. “Really, it’s a great opportunity, and any boxer in the world would love to be in my position. It’s a great opportunity.”

Rhodes said he is expected to be a “Bradley clone” in sparring and is up to the challenge.

“They’re teaching me what to do, what not to do – pretty much what Tim Bradley is gonna do… I’m pretty much gonna be Tim Bradley for a few months,” he said with a smile.

“We’re about the same height, the same build, and we fight a little similar,” he explained. “There are things I do that are a little different, but we’re gonna correct that and make me do exactly like Tim Bradley does.”

While he is there primarily to help Pacquiao prepare, Rhodes also expects to gain a lot of knowledge simply by spending time inside the ring with the Filipino icon.

“Getting in the ring with him, I’m gonna learn a lot from him,” he said. “(I will) pick up a lot of things, and it’s gonna help me as a fighter… It’s gonna help me increase my skills a whole bunch.”

Since it was revealed that he will be a sparring partner for Pacquiao, Rhodes has also noticed an uptick in his popularity.

“It’s getting my name out there,” he said. “As far as everyone in the world, they know who I am now. So many people are following me on social media, just for knowing that I’m Manny’s sparring partner. It’s a blessing.”
 
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Sicc OG
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KENDALL HOLT JOINS PACQUIAO’S STABLE OF SPAR MATES



In addition to Lydell Rhodes, former World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior welterweight champion Kendall Holt is also joining Manny Pacquiao’s stable of sparring partners. Pacquiao’s long time adviser Mike Koncz said that the Filipino ring icon needs competitive spar mates to hone his skills for his second fight with Timothy Bradley on April 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

“He [Holt] has the power and the character to motivate Pacquiao more,” Koncz told The Manila Times in a phone interview. “We brought in Rhodes to spar with Manny and we’re going to add Holt as one of Manny’s sparring partners.”

Holt, 32, had an experience fighting Bradley (31-0 card with 12 knockouts) five years ago that’s why he is considered to be Pacquiao’s sparring partner . Holt knocked out Bradley twice during that fight but the latter still won via unanimous decision.

Holt (28-6 win-loss card with 16 knockouts) would likely join Pacquiao and trainer Freddie Roach in the United States once the training camp in the Wild Card Gym begins on March 1. Rhodes (19-0 record with nine knockouts) now serves as Pacquiao’s sparring partner in General Santos.

Meanwhile, a Pacquiao camp insider informed the Times that Roach would also get former International Boxing Federation junior lightweight champion Steve Forbes to be one of his ward’s sparring partners.

Roach will arrive from Macau today and will begin Pacquiao’s training in General Santos on Monday.
 
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Roach Pleased With Pacquiao's Conditioning in Camp



by Ronnie Nathanielsz

“Trainer of the Year” Freddie Roach buckled down to work with ”Fighter of the Decade” Manny Pacquiao at his training camp in General Santos City on Monday and was pleased about the condition of his prized possession.

Pacquiao’s adviser Michael Koncz told BoxingScene.com/Manila Standard that Roach was “very happy” and that Pacquiao went 13 rounds on the punch-mitts with Roach and may begin sparring on Tuesday with undefeated former Floyd Mayweather Sr protege Lydell Rhodes (19-0, 9 KO’s).

Roach told BoxingScene.com/Manila Standard on his arrival from Macau on Sunday that Miguel Cotto would train at the Pacman Wild Card Gym should Pacquiao decide to hold his training camp in his hometown for four weeks which was the original plan.

Otherwise if Pacquiao decides to leave for the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles earlier, Cotto would join him there.

The celebrated trainer dismissed reports that Cotto would spar with Pacquiao who scored a 12th round TKO over the Puerto Rican in November 2011 pointing out that the former three division champion Cotto has moved up in weight and is now fighting at 160 pounds and will challenge middleweight champion Sergio Martinez of Argentina ar New York’s Madison Square Garden on June 7.

Roach also confirmed a Standard story last week that former world light welterweight champion Kendall Holt who lost his title to Bradley by a unanimous decision despite dropping the undefeated Bradley once in round one and once more in round twelve, would be among Pacquiao’s sparring partners in Los Angeles.

Roach said he plans to train Pacquiao to be more aggressive in his April 12 rematch with Bradley at the MGM Grand Garden Hotel in Las Vegas and indicated while he won’t go looking for a knockout he will take it if he gets an opening.

Pacquiao’s adviser Michael Koncz who arrived with Roach from Macau told us that Pacquiao’s training had been going well and it will “step up a notch now that Freddie is here.”

Koncz said in his mind “nothing short of a knockout will do” to help Pacquiao regain his stature as an elite fighter.
 
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Bradley gears up for Pacquiao rematch

By Bev Llorente, ABS-CBN News North America

INDIO, California – With his April 12 rematch against Filipino boxing legend Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao drawing near, unbeaten American Timothy Bradley Jr. is stepping up his training as he prepares to defend his WBO welterweight belt.

“I’m doing fantastic in the first week of camp,” Bradley said. “I haven’t been to the gym since the (Juan Manuel) Marquez fight, but I feel like I never left. I feel pretty good.”

“The weight is fine, the weight is not an issue at all. I’m not as big as I was when I started with the Marquez fight,” he added.

Bradley feels his upcoming rematch against Pacquiao will convince the boxing world that he is a true champion.

“I fought Manny once before, and I beat him. This time, I have to beat him convincingly enough, where the public and the world of boxing can say that hey, I officially got the win in their eyes and in their book,” Bradley said.

“That’s what this fight is all about for me – about redemption, about getting the credit that I didn’t get in the first fight, and I’m willing to go to hell and back to get it,” he added.

Bradley added that he needed to defeat Juan Manuel Marquez before he faces off with the Pacman, because Marquez was the boxer who knocked out Pacquiao.

He also recalled that fighting the Mexican legend was a “piece of cake.”

“We need each other right now. Pacquiao needs me just as much as I need him, and I think it will be great for our careers, because Pacquiao right now has to rebuild his status as a superstar in boxing,” he said.

The Pacquiao-Bradley rematch will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas in seven weeks’ time.

Top Rank has confirmed that the tickets for the Pacquiao-Bradley rematch are almost sold out.
 
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Timothy Bradley will completely destroy Manny Pacquiao this go round. Bradley actually has a number of ways he can beat Pacquiao, but I hope he goes for the knockout approach. Pacquiao has to pay for taking those roids. I will greatly much appreciate seeing Pacquiao's funeral on April 12th. I have already made bet's with about 10 filipinos, easy money for me. I'm actually gonna watch the fight with some filipinos and record their reactions. I will upload the video on april 13th, I guarantee it will be hilarious, lol.
 
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