Tiniyak ni two-division world champion Timothy Bradley ng United States na masisira ang diskarte ng kababayan niyang si Chris Algieri kapag hindi ito gumalaw nang mabilis sa atake ni WBO welterweight titlist Manny Pacquiao sa Nobyembre 22 sa Macau, China.
Sa panayam ni Jenna Jay ng “On The Ropes” Boxing Show sa US, iginiit ni Bradley na may posibilidad na lumikha ng malaking upset sa professional boxing si Algieri sa pagtalo kay Pacquiao na tulad ng kanyang ginawa sa unang paghamon sa Pinoy boxer.
“They’re not giving him a chance because they don’t know who Chris Algieri is. He had the great match against (Ruslan) Provodnikov and then he had another good match against Emmanuel Taylor and he looked good there,” paliwanag ni Bradley. “The fans don’t really know too much about Algieri and he doesn’t have that big name or that hype, so they’re not giving him a chance.”
Ikinumpara ni Bradley ang estilo ni Algieri kay dating IBF welterweight champion Paul Malignaggi na isa ring Amerikano.
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“Algieri is what I call a pure boxer, almost like a Paulie Malignaggi in the sense that he uses his movement and he’s long, tall and rangy and he knows how to use his movement,” giit ni Bradley. “A lot of fans don’t really realize that Algieri is not used to losing, the guy was a kickboxing champion, world champion kickboxer, 20-0. This guy is not used to losing.”
Sa pagwawagi kay Provodnikov, idiniin ni Bradley na ipinakita ni Algieri na kaya nitong mag-adjust sa estilo ng kalaban.
“Algieri showed in the Ruslan fight that he can make adjustments. He stood there and he got hit, got dropped, got back up and then he figured it out, ‘Ok I gotta move on this guy.’ He did that and he ended up winning the fight against Ruslan Provodnikov.,” ani Bradley. “This guy can definitely make adjustments, he definitely has a height and reach advantage going for him in this fight.”
Ipinayo ng dating WBO welterweight champion kay Algieri na kumilos nang mabilis dahil kung hindi ay sisirain siya ni Pacquiao.
“We all know that movement frustrates Manny Pacquiao. If he stands there, he’s gonna get obliterated,” sambit ni Bradley. “If he moves on Manny Pacquiao and makes Pacquiao pick up his feet and chase him around, then he has a better chance of winning the fight.”
Nangako si Bradley na muling magiging kampeong pandaigdig at makababangon sa pagkatalo kay Pacquiao na umagaw sa kanyang WBO 147 pounds title.
“I need that title back. I’m gonna get it back sooner or later. These guys don’t want to fight me, they’ll vacate it or leave the game and I’ll have the opportunity to fight for it again or I’ll fight a champion for it, it doesn’t really matter,” dagdag ni Bradley. “A lot of people didn’t expect me to fight Manny Pacquiao the way I fought him but I did. I fought him hard and I stayed true to what I said I was gonna do, I took it to him. At the end he ended up winning the fight — that’s all good — but the fans definitely appreciated how I came out and how I was aggressive and how I brought it to Manny Pacquiao, same thing going in this fight.”
