The Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley fight is just about official. Pacquiao's team has agreed to all of the terms, and now Bradley's side just has to do the same and sign off on everything.
Pacquiao vs. Bradley will be held on June 9th, in Las Vegas. The bout will be for Pacquiao's WBO welterweight title, which means Bradley will be moving up to welterweight for the fight. At this time, there does not appear to be a contracted catch-weight for the bout, and considering that both Pacquiao and Bradley are promoted by Top Rank, Bradley signing off on this fight shouldn't be much of a concern, and everything looks to be settled.
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That means that we'll see Pacquiao vs. Bradley in June, about a month after we see Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto.
Obviously fans wanted to see Mayweather vs. Pacquiao first and foremost, and anything besides that is a disappointment. At the end of the day though, both men are facing top...
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