Almost two years (June 9, 2014) since they first met in the boxing ring of MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA when People’s Champ Manny Pacquiao lost his WBO welterweight belt to Timothy Bradley Jr. This year April 12 (April 13 Philippine Time), Pacquiao and Bradley Jr. will be meeting again on the same venue for a rematch that will dictate who will be bringing home the belt and the title.
Last 2012, Bradley Jr. won the title due to split decision where as Judges Duane Ford and C. J. Ross scored the fight 115–113 in favor of Bradley Jr., while Jerry Roth scored the fight 115–113 in favor of Pacquiao. It became a controversial split decision that gain negative reactions from the viewers and also boxing analysts who saw the fight at the MGM Arena and also those who watch it on TV live via pay-per-view and also via delayed telecast. It was also Pacquiao’s immediate defeat coming from 7 straight winnings.
Now as Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley Jr. face each other once again at the MGM Arena to show who is worthy of the belt and the title. Analysts predicts that if Pacquiao will take the fight seriously he will knock out Bradley Jr at the earliest of 7th or 8th round. Others sees it that the fight will last until the 12th round making it a possible unanimous decision or worse to split decision and might still favor to the People’s Champ.
Meanwhile, several analysts sees the possibility that Bradley Jr will take the fight seriously to defend his title and it will be an advantage for him because MGM Arena was always a venue for most of his fight along with his longer reach and age.
So what do you think who will be the winner on this rematch? Will it be Manny Pacquiao or Timothy Bradley Jr.? Let’s watch it live and keep posted here as another boxing history unveils straight from the MGM Arena.
