Pacquiao vs. Bradley: Complete Break Down for a Pac-Man Victory

There are plenty of reasons why Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2 38 KOs) is favored over Timothy Bradley (28-0 12 KOs) and as long as Pac-Man takes advantage, he’ll be just fine.

What are these advantages?

Experience

Bradley may be undefeated, but he has less than half of the experience Pacquaio holds.

The 33-year-old can use this in his favor early on. Bradley has never faced a fighter like Pac-Man before, and admits to having a strategy where he’ll have to feel him out early on:

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I will know in the first round if I am going to win the fight. I will know if it’s going to be an easy or a difficult fight. I want to test his speed, his power. It only takes me two rounds to figure guys out.

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Manny needs to come out aggressive and force Desert Storm on his heels to set the tone for the rest of the bout.

The longer the match goes, the better odds Bradley has of pulling the upset. Pacquaio needs to come out aggressive early to ensure he builds up a big lead.

Power Punch

With 38 knockouts, Pacquiao has the sort of left hook that can be devastating to an opponent. While I don’t anticipate a KO, Bradley and his counter-heavy technique will be susceptible to the big hit. If Pac-Man can catch Desert Storm asleep at the wheel, the payoff is going to be tremendous.

Confidence

Bradley doesn’t know what he’s getting into. There has never been a bigger moment in his entire career. His legacy will forever be altered with a win.

This is just another fight for Pacquiao and he is only concerned with notching the win and moving on. All of the pressure is on Bradley.

When you are tight, you don’t move as swiftly. When you are thinking too much, the outcome is generally not a good one.

Pacquiao holds multiple key advantages over Bradley and as long as he becomes aggressive early and takes advantage of all of the pressure placed on Desert Storm’s shoulders, he’ll notch his 55^th win rather easily.

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