There has been an unusual amount of bravado coming from Timothy Bradley ahead of his June 9th challenge of Manny Pacquiao?s WBO welterweight crown.
Going up against the deadly Filipino southpaw inside of the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Bradley comes across as anything but your typical underdog, preaching how Pacquiao is going to be the ?next to learn? and even going as to call it just another fight.
True enough, Bradley is a solid fighter and one the most well-rounded champions in the sport, yet all of his talk means nothing to Pacquiao?s trainer Freddie Roach. Known for a little verbal warfare of his own, the often-smug Roach recently opened up from the Wild Card Boxing Club in Los Angeles, California, and again gave his thoughts on Bradley?s capabilities as a fighter.
?He?s a solid fighter,? Roach would tell the Koncrete Jungle. ?He doesn?t hit hard, he?s not fast, he doesn?t have great speed. He?s consistent, he?s in great shape, he works hard. There?s nothing he does special in my mind.?
Asked if there was anything at all that he needed to be concerned with in the 28-year old Bradley, Roach was dismissive.
?I?m not worried about this fight at all,? Freddie would claim.
To listen to the rest of Roach?s bold proclamations, including why he feels Pacquiao will score a knockout, the sparring thus far in camp, his thoughts on Bradley possibly using his head intentionally, please visit Video: ‘Pacquiao KO’s Bradley like he did Hatton’ says Freddie Roach
