[SJS20]

If you were Tim Bradley how would you fight Pacquaio?

 

[DrMo]

A combination of staying outside range, using lateral movement to fustrate Pac & working hard on the inside, roughing up Pac (who isnt good on the inside imo) & using his superior strength to maul & try to wear him down.

If Timmy stays in range & tries to slug with Manny then he'll take a beating. I cant see him winning enough rounds to get a decision but he has all the tools to make it a very tough fight.

 

[Bajingo]

He can't fight for long periods going backwards, Manny's legs aren't what they were a couple of years ago but Bradley's not elusive enough to avoid eating the straight left all night. He's got to mix it up on the inside and stop Pacquiao from getting effective punches off. Also the cuts could come into play, there's a real chance their heads will be clashing a lot and we saw in the first Morales fight how much the cut bothered him. I honestly feel Bradley is just the right fighter to give Pac all sorts of trouble right now and I'm picking him (tentatively) to win. I think he's slipped enough that a very good but possibly not great all-rounder like Bradley can beat him.

His adaptability could also be key, if things aren't working on the inside he could try and establish his jab or use a lot of movement and counters to frustrate him.

 

[AnthonyW]

My assessment taken from your thread, I believe.

Good to have you here @SJS20 :good

http://checkhookboxing.com/showthread.php?93-Bradley-v-Pacquiao-What-you-think-he-has-to-do.

 

[SJS20]

Thankyou buddy, and you! I was wondering where most of the decent posters went!

 

[AnthonyW]

I'll still show my face in there to troll a bit. But going to restrict the majority of my actual boxing discussions to in here. :good

 

[Hook!]

Tim needs to ensure that his punches are not too wide and sloppy

 

[Teeto]

Tim Bradley is a good ring general, I think that to beat Manny he would need to focus less on the strength side of his game however, and more on doubling up his jab and putting combos behind it every time. If he just falls in behind the jab and looks to smother and put the body shots in at close range, he's going to be peppered to death with horrible punches from Manny.

 

[Macca L20]

The most important thing for Bradley early on is to frustrate Manny and make him miss. Don't under any circumstance come out all guns blazing
and get caught with something big.