So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2012, Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley on June 9 on HBO pay-per-view. Previously: the stakes of Pacquiao-Bradley; getting to know Bradley; the undercard, previewed. Next: keys to the fight, part II. Mind. Matter. How do Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley stack up in those categories? In the first of two parts, we compare their physical attributes.(The Caye[Caulker]s to the fight.)
Size. Once upon a time, the question for every Pacquiao fight was, "How will he handle facing a bigger man?" Now, twice in a row, the old weight-climber has chosen opponents from beneath his welterweight division, first Juan Manuel Marquez and now Bradley. Marquez passed the "size" test, matching Pacquiao's strength and adapting better in his second voyage to 147 than in his first against Floyd Mayweather. Bradley's in much the same place: Like Marquez, he wasn't impressive in his fir...
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