Timothy Bradley is talking up his chances of a possible showdown with P4P king Manny Pacquiao.
However, the undefeated WBC super lightweight champion knows he will first have to get past the winner of the bout between Kendall Holt and Demetrius Hopkins, who meet in Atlantic City this weekend.
Bradley (23-0, 11KOs) will be ringside watching Holt defend his WBO junior welterweight title and is bullish about his future chances.
“I want fights. Lots of fights,” said the 25-year-old. “I have a lot of respect for Holt and Hopkins which is why I’m getting an up-close-and-personal look at both men from a ringside seat.
“I think an even better fight would be for the winner of our fight to defend the title against Manny Pacquiao.”
Bradley’s co-promoter Gary Shaw has also talked up the “Desert Storm’s” prospects of taking on Pacquiao, who underlined his status as the world’s best pound-for-pound fighter with an eight round mauling of Oscar De La Hoya last Saturday.
“Bob Arum and I have discussed making a 140-pound mini tournament to determine the best fighter in the division.
“If Manny wants to go down to 140 pounds, Bob and I think the best opponent would be the legitimate world champion of the division – the winner of a battle between WBC and WBO champions.
“It would be the division’s most meaningful fight Let’s see how Manny does when he takes on someone under 30.”
Bradley captured the WBC super lightweight title in May with a 12-round split decision victory over defending champion Junior Witter before going on to defend the belt against Edner Cherry in September.
