A boxing analyst for the sports website "Bleacher Report" said the fact that Saranggani Rep. and boxing icon Manny Pacquiao has not lost a fight since 2005 is one of the five main reasons to watch his fight against Timothy Bradley in the United States on June 9 (June 10 in the Philippines).
In his sports column on June 8, Mick Akers said there were several reasons why the fight between eight-division champ Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KOs) and the undefeated Bradley (28-0, 12 KOs) was "must-see TV."
Aside from Pacquiao not having lost a boxing fight for seven years, Akers said the other four main reasons to view the the fight are:
(1) to see how the new, more "religious" Pacquiao would fight in the boxing ring;
(2) mega boxing fights are becoming less frequent;
(3) the June 9 fight in Las Vegas could be one of Pacquiao's last, and
(4) It is possible that Pacquiao would be handing over the torch to Bradley.
"If Timothy Bradley is able to pull off the upset over Manny Pacquiao, we could see the emergence of a new superstar in the sport of boxing," Akers said.
"Beating one of the two most polarizing figures in boxing will undoubtedly send Bradley's star into a whole new dimension and give the boxing world a new face to carry on the throne once Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. are no longer lacing up their gloves," Akers added.
Source: GMA NewsLabels: Sports
