Bradley to show no mercy in rematch against Pacquiao
Timothy Bradley Jr. will throw out the word compassion when he steps inside the ring on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) when he defends his World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight crown against former champion Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The 30-year-old Bradley (31-0 with 12 knockouts) won the 147-pound belt over Pacquiao (55-5-2 with 38 KOs) in a highly-debatable split decision in their first meeting on June 9, 2012. He then made two successful title defenses against Ruslan Provodnikov (23-2 with 16 KOs) and co-Pacquiao conqueror Juan Manuel Marquez (55-7-1 with 40 KOs) in 2013. Bradley, in a RingTV interview, said he also wants to prove that his victory over Pacquiao more than two years ago is no fluke after WBO’s five-member panel found out that the eight-division world champion was the true winner of the match following a review of the video of the bout. He will put that controversial match behind him and will again be all business this ...