Pacquiao v Bradley predictions, betting tips, odds and free bets (Boxing - 9.4.2016)

Saturday, 09 April 2016 16:19
Written by Simon Bettarini

Future Hall of Fame fighter Manny Pacquiao competes in what he says is his final professional fight when he takes on rival Timothy Bradley at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Read here our PACQUIAO v BRADLEY betting preview, with betting tips, predictions, best odds, exclsuive offers and no deposit free bets on the fight!

PACQUIAO vs BRADLEY: BETTING PREVIEW

The two have met before with Pacquiao dominating the first two matchups in spite of a highly-controversial split decision win for Bradley in the first matchup. Pacman outlanded his rival 253-159 in the controversial first fight, landing a whopping 190 of his power shots. Anyway, in the 2nd bout Bradly did suffer a calf injury early on.

Pacquiao (57-6-2, 38KO’s) is coming into this fight after shoulder surgery in a very advanced age of 37. The Filipino has split his last six fights and is coming off a May loss to Floyd Mayweather. He is not explosive as he was few years agp and a knockout is unlikely when you consider that he has not stopped anyone since a 12th-round TKO of Miguel Cotto in 2009.

Timothy Bradley (33-1-1, 13KO’s) has won six of his last eight fights and is coming off a November win over Brandon Ríos. Since the 2nd rematch, "Desert Storm" has switched trainers to Teddy Atlas, who was influencial in his knockout victory over the durable Brandon Rios last time out. Bradley vacated his WBO title in February, when the agreement to face Pacquiao meant that he could not fulfill his obligation to mandatory challenger Sadam Ali.

Pacquiao was noticeably less active in his last fight due to his shoulder. The Filipino averaged 7.2 combinations thrown per round against Mayweather, compared to 11.8 in his previous five fights. On the other side, Bradley does have the reach advantage and is younger than Pacman. The concern with him has always been his lack of punching power.