Timothy Bradley Calls Out Manny Pacquiao

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I was wondering when Timothy Bradley would shed the nice guy routine and start naming names. Well it seems I have my answer, the evidence is clear from a conference call with Ring Magazine:

“Manny Pacquiao is the best fighter supposedly … whatever,” he said Thursday on a conference call, which included Campbell. “He’s the poster kid. He’s not fighting the best in the division, though. He’s fighting bigger fighters who are cutting weight and chopping them up because they’re weakened coming down in weight.”

Let me start by saying its about time. I was starting to think Bradley didn't know Pacquaio was in his division. Bradley is rated number one in the Ring Magazine rankings at junior welterweight. Manny Pacquaio is the Ring champion.

Now Bradley does have enough on his plate right now with Nate Campbell. The "Galaxy Warrior" is no slouch, and if he takes him lightly, he can lose this fight. However should he get by Nate Campbell, he really needs to ramp up his Pacquiao campaign.

Not that he has a real chance to land a Pacquaio fight, but Pacquaio is the champ. You can't be the number one rated challenger and act like the champ doesn't exist. Once he settles his business with Campbell, he needs to start calling out Pacquaio like it's nobody's business. That's what a challenger does.

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