Nangako si five-time world champion Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley na hindi niya aatrasan si eight division world champion Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao sa kanilang WBO welterweight title bout sa Abril 9 sa MGM Grand Garden Arena sa Las Vegas, Nevada.
Sa panayam ng Fightnews.com, ipinagmalaki ni Bradley na magiging kakaiba ang sagupaang ito kaysa sa kanilang unang dalawang laban.
“It’s no different in this fight. I will be ready for every single thing Manny Pacquiao does. This is about legacy,” pangako ni Bradley na ipinagmalaki ang pagwawagi niya via 9th round TKO sa minsang tinalo rin sa puntos ni Pacquiao na si dating world champion Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios noong nakaraang Nobyembre.
“When I got inside with Rios, I wasn’t affected by it. I didn’t change my game plan. It doesn’t matter to me if Rios was out of shape. He was ready. That’s what he said. It wouldn’t had made a difference what Rios showed up,” giit ng Amerikano sabay pagmamalaki sa trainer niyang si Teddy Atlas. “Teddy is a guru of boxing, that is all he knows.
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Fourty five years in the game, he’s in total control. He has his way and I’m going to follow his way because I experienced it against Rios. You saw the results.”
Aminado si Bradley na pinag-aralan nilang mabuti ang video tapes ng mga laban nila ni Pacquiao sa paniniwalang hindi magbabago ang istilo ng dating pound-for-pound king.
“We have already had a mini-camp, Teddy and I. It was a two day camp. We looked at film and went over strategy and we worked on the strategy. I’ll start my camp February 15,” diin ni Bradley. “Teddy will get me ready. My team will get me ready for everything we will be seeing April 9. He (Pacquiao) won’t change, he’ll be the same.”
Nasorpresa rin si Bradley kung bakit siya ang pinili ni Pacquiao sa kabila ng maraming nakahilerang umaasam na makaharap ang Pinoy boxer.
“I can tell you this. It wont be like a Floyd (Mayweather) fight. We’re not going to run or get spooked, that’s not our style,” ani Bradley. “I was very surprised that he picked me. I didn’t expect to have a third fight. I thought it was gonna go 1 and 1, I’m always willing to fight the best but Manny Pacquiao is on my mind.”
Iginiit din ng Amerikano na may mga problema siyang personal sa ikalawang laban kay Pacquiao kaya natalo sa puntos.
“In the last fight I had a different mind set. I think that is what affected me in that fight. I was out there being something that I wasn’t instead of staying true to myself,” sabi ni Bradley. “Now I am the back-then, calm Bradley.
Very smart, very experienced fighter. I have been in the ring with him for 24 rounds.”
“I am different. This fight is not about Pacquiao, it’s about me being the best that I can be. If I limit those mistakes, those mortal sins, I should win the fight with no game plan. I just have to be on point,” dagdag ni Bradley. “I’m not running from Pacquiao and I’ll do what I want.” (Gilbert Espeña)
