• Welterweight

Bradley has no fear of Pacquiao

ESPN staff
March 28, 2012
Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley have been on good terms in the build up to the fight © Getty Images
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Timothy Bradley claims he will not be worried by Manny Pacquiao when the pair clash in Las Vegas in June.

Bradley is unbeaten in 29 fights and is viewed as a stern test for Pacquiao who will be putting his WBO welterweight belt on the line.

Pacquiao is vying with Floyd Mayweather Jnr for the pound-for-pound title and is one of the biggest names in boxing.

Bradley is stepping up from light-welterweight, while it is also seen as a leap in class, but he has insisted he will not freeze on the big occasion.

"Manny Pacquiao is the biggest name in boxing, next to Floyd Mayweather," Bradley is quoted as saying on boxingscene.com. "But it's a name. He's a fighter. He's a human being. He has skill; I have skill.

"I'm not in awe when I see Manny Pacquiao. It's another fight to me. Take away all the cameras, all the attention, the media, put us in the ring and it's a fight. It's a fight to me."

Bradley has had some tough battles against the likes of Lamont Peterson and Devon Alexander, which he feels will stand him in good stead in June.

"I know what I'm capable of doing because I have been pushed to that edge, to that limit," Bradley said. "I know what I'm capable of doing. I know that I can compete with this guy. I think that he's going to bring the best out of me.

"[For] Manny Pacquiao, I'm going to have to bring my 'A' game. It's going to come out. It has to come out."

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