Pacquiao vs. Bradley: Previewing Undercard and Main Event

The Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley fight card will give boxing fans their second straight entertaining pay-per-view. Although it won't have the star power that Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Miguel Cotto's fight card provided, it certainly has a chance to be exciting.

Here are the specifics on the event:

Where: MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas

When: June 9, 8 p.m. ET

TV: HBO PPV

Besides the main event—which I think is going to be a lot more competitive than people think—there are two other fights of interest.

Jorge Arce vs. Jesus Rojas - Super Bantamweights

If you're not familiar with Arce then let me be the one to tell you: He turns every fight into a brawl with relentless pressure and a seemingly endless supply of energy. He barrels forward, head-first and wings power-punches throughout. He is 60-6 with 46 KOs and he's a big-time bleeder.

Rojas is 18-1, and he's coming off a draw against Jose Luis Araiza. Araiza represented the toughest competition Rojas had faced in his brief career. Rojas is 18-1-1 with 13 KOs and Arce will be a big challenge for him.

This one should have some fireworks—and oh yeah, blood.

Mike Jones vs. Randall Bailey - Welterweights

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Mike Jones...who?

Mike Jones...who?

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No this isn't the rapper, this is the 6'0", undefeated welterweight. Jones is just beginning to step up the level of his competition and this could be a good test for him.

Jones is 29 years old and 26-0 in his career. Bailey is a veteran of 49 fights and he is a brawler. He is a KO artist with 36 of his 42 wins coming in that fashion. After all, his nickname is the Knockout King.

Jones is eight years younger and he'll also have a three-inch height advantage. However, Bailey has that tremendous power and that can be the great equalizer. If Jones loses this fight, the rest of his career as a top notch contender at 147 pounds will be in serious question.

The Main Event

Timothy Bradley has a chance to defeat Manny Pacquiao. He is a rugged, undefeated (28-0) counter-puncher with a solid chin. Many people point to his lack of KOs (12 KOs) and question his power. Though I acknowledge he doesn't have one-punch KO power, he is an accurate puncher who can wear an opponent down.

Manny will come straight forward and Bradley has to be prepared for the onslaught. If he withstands the early charge without wilting, he has passed the first crucial test. This is much easier said than done, though.

Bradley needs to get the fight on the inside where he does his best work. I think he's physically stronger than Pacquiao, but Manny's a little quicker. Bradley needs a brawl to have a chance at upsetting Pacquiao.

Either way, the fight will be hard fought and competitive. Bradley is hungry, proud and skilled; that combination does not make for an easy opponent.

Also on the card - Guilmero Rigondeux (9-0, 7 KO's) vs. Teon Kennedy (17-1-2, 7 KO's) 
Super Bantamweight

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