WBC-WBO junior welter champ gives Pacquiao the edge vs Hatton

MANILA, Philippines – Word Boxing Council and World Boxing Organization 140-lb king Timothy “Desert Storm" Bradley, one of the bettors to the Manny Pacquiao sweepstakes, gives the Filipino superstar the advantage against Ricky Hatton.

Bradley, fresh from adding the WBO light welter belt to his waist after his unanimous decision win over Kendall Holt, said Pacquiao’s speed and counter-punches could thwart he move-forward style of Hatton.

“I think it’s a very interesting and entertaining fight. I would say it’s a pick ‘em up fight," he said in an interview with www.eastsideboxing.com.

“The way to beat Pacquiao – you’ve got to put pressure on him and out-work him. The thing that worries me about Ricky Hatton is he sometimes tends to leap in with shots. I think if he does that, Pacquiao will use his speed and counter him. Even though Hatton’s the bigger guy, I think Pacquiao’s movement and counter-punches will make him (Hatton) wild," Bradley noted.

But then again, the 25-year-old Bradley warned that Hatton can still pull it off with his aggressiveness and constant pressure - if done right.

“Hatton cannot be counted out, though," he said.

Bradley, after disposing of Holt, had expressed his desire to take on the bigger fish in the division, whoever would prevail in the May 2 Pacquiao-Hatton fight in Las Vegas.

However, Pacquiao is more likely to set a date with the marquee fighters in his own league, such as comebacking pound for pound superstar Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach has said that Mayweather is on their radar while Juan Manuel Marquez and even Shane Mosley are also possible opponents for the "Pac Man." –GMANews.TV

SOURCE: http://www.gmanews.tv/story/156280/WBC-WBO-junior-welter-champ-gives-Pacquiao-the-edge-vs-Hatton