WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley explains why he took a pass on a Manny Pacquiao rematch and selected former four division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez as his next opponent. The fight is scheduled to take place on October 12th at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. HBO Pay-Per-View will carry the fight.
Question: Bradley – Why did you choose Marquez as your next opponent instead of a rematch with Pacquiao?
Bradley: I have always been more interested in looking for new challenges than in doing what has been expected. Though I was offered a rematch with Manny Pacquiao in Macau, the opportunity to fight another legend of my era — Juan Manuel Márquez — had far more appeal to me for several reasons.
Márquez is a boxing legend and a Méxican icon. He is coming off a career-best victory over his professional nemesis Manny Pacquiao. I am coming off my two career-best victories — over Pacquiao and Ruslan Provodnikov. It just made sense for me to fight Márquez next. Bradley vs. Márquez — a battle between the only two fighters to have beaten Manny Pacquiao in the past seven years. It got me excited as a fighter and as a fan. It was a no-brainer for me.
Challenges are what I am all about. They invigorate me. And the chance to fight Márquez in front of his legion of loyal Hispanic fans? Heck, I’m riding that wave. I live for a fight like this. He wants to make history by being the first Méxican fighter to win five world titles in five different weight divisions. Chávez, Morales and Barrera never did that. I know he wants to make history. But I want to make my own history and beating Márquez and denying him of his ultimate goal, in the boxing capital of the world, will do just that.
If Manny Pacquiao can beat Brandon Rios in November than maybe we can have our rematch after that fight. But timing is everything and the time for Bradley vs. Márquez is NOW. I choose the battles I want to fight and I want to fight Márquez. This is my time.
24/7 Bradley/Marquez debuts Sat., Sept. 28 on HBO immediately after World Championship Boxing tripleheader.
Bradley vs. Marquez welterweight title fight takes place Sat., Oct. 12 live on HBO Pay-Per-View beginning at 9:00pm ET/6:00pm PT.
Source:http://www.boxingscene.com/bradley-why-he-passed-on-pacquiao-picked-marquez--69705
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Bradley vs Marquez|| Juan Manuel Predict Timothy might not fighting”
Marquez believes Bradley may not really want the fight, which is why he’s taking such a hard line on his drug testing demands.
Juan Manuel Marquez says he’s happy to use USADA for extra drug testing, but believes Timothy Bradley is showing fear ahead of their October 12 HBO pay-per-view main event. Bradley has threatened to pull out of the fight if USADA or VADA aren’t in charge of testing. Promoter Bob Arum wants to pay the Nevada commission to collect the samples, which will then go to a WADA lab.
In short, it’s a mess that will likely be resolved, and if it’s not, there are issues all over the place. Marquez is spicing it up, though, saying that Bradley is showing his fear of the fight:
“Bradley is just reflecting the fear that he is feeling. I would like to do the examinations with USADA, but I am not going to fall into this game. He is the one who needs this fight. The most important victory of my career – I already achieved it [against Pacquiao], but [Bradley] is becoming arrogant. We are ready to get tested. He wants to do it with VADA….I prefer to do it with USADA. I have never tested positive. I do not know why Bradley is [talking the way he is],” Marquez said.
At this point, we’re just over two months from fight night and nobody has done any serious drug testing at all. Arum says he wants Nevada to do the testing — even paying extra for that to happen — because VADA and USADA don’t have any authority to hand out punishments, but it certainly seems to me that this could be worked around. With either organization, one would think that a contract could be signed with the commission, where they would handle the testing, and punishments would be handed out by the commission in the case of a failed test.
I think there’s definitely at least some conflict of interest in the commission handling the collection; I’m not calling Nevada dishonest or saying this would happen, but any state commission is also in a way a promoter, as the event is going to bring money into their state and their venue.
Anyway, this is quite the ordeal so far. There seems at least an outside shot that this fight will actually get
Source: http://www.badlefthook.com/2013/8/3/4585386/bradley-vs-marquez-juan-manuel-marquez-says-bradley-showing-fear-in
Sscrapped, which would suck, since it’s a good one.
Juan Manuel Marquez says he’s happy to use USADA for extra drug testing, but believes Timothy Bradley is showing fear ahead of their October 12 HBO pay-per-view main event. Bradley has threatened to pull out of the fight if USADA or VADA aren’t in charge of testing. Promoter Bob Arum wants to pay the Nevada commission to collect the samples, which will then go to a WADA lab.
In short, it’s a mess that will likely be resolved, and if it’s not, there are issues all over the place. Marquez is spicing it up, though, saying that Bradley is showing his fear of the fight:
“Bradley is just reflecting the fear that he is feeling. I would like to do the examinations with USADA, but I am not going to fall into this game. He is the one who needs this fight. The most important victory of my career – I already achieved it [against Pacquiao], but [Bradley] is becoming arrogant. We are ready to get tested. He wants to do it with VADA….I prefer to do it with USADA. I have never tested positive. I do not know why Bradley is [talking the way he is],” Marquez said.
At this point, we’re just over two months from fight night and nobody has done any serious drug testing at all. Arum says he wants Nevada to do the testing — even paying extra for that to happen — because VADA and USADA don’t have any authority to hand out punishments, but it certainly seems to me that this could be worked around. With either organization, one would think that a contract could be signed with the commission, where they would handle the testing, and punishments would be handed out by the commission in the case of a failed test.
I think there’s definitely at least some conflict of interest in the commission handling the collection; I’m not calling Nevada dishonest or saying this would happen, but any state commission is also in a way a promoter, as the event is going to bring money into their state and their venue.
Anyway, this is quite the ordeal so far. There seems at least an outside shot that this fight will actually get
Source: http://www.badlefthook.com/2013/8/3/4585386/bradley-vs-marquez-juan-manuel-marquez-says-bradley-showing-fear-in
Sscrapped, which would suck, since it’s a good one.
“Bradley vs. Marquez PPV undercard announced:”
It’s just 25 days until undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley, Jr. and four-division world champion and Méxican icon Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Márquez, both coming off Fight of the Year performances, collide in a battle for Bradley’s world title. The only two fighters to have defeated Fighter of the Decade Manny Pacquiao in the past seven years, Bradley vs. Márquez will take place Saturday, October 12, at the Thomas & Mack Center, on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. It will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View, beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT.
The undercard includes #1 contender Orlando Cruz (20-2-1, 10 KOs), boxing’s first openly gay fighter, against former two-time featherweight champion Orlando “Siri” Salido (39-12-2, 27 KOs) for the vacant WBO featherweight title, two-time Ukrainian Olympic gold medalist Vasyl “The Great” Lomachenko making his professional debut in a 10-round featherweight bout against WBO #7 rated Jose Luis Ramirez (24-2-2, 15 KOs), and undefeated World Boxing Council (WBC) Americas light heavyweight champion “Irish” Seanie Monaghan (18-0, 11 KOs) risking his title, undefeated record and top-10 rating against Anthony Caputo-Smith (14-1, 10 KOs).
Source:http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/bradley-vs-marquez-ppv-undercard-announced-226602
The undercard includes #1 contender Orlando Cruz (20-2-1, 10 KOs), boxing’s first openly gay fighter, against former two-time featherweight champion Orlando “Siri” Salido (39-12-2, 27 KOs) for the vacant WBO featherweight title, two-time Ukrainian Olympic gold medalist Vasyl “The Great” Lomachenko making his professional debut in a 10-round featherweight bout against WBO #7 rated Jose Luis Ramirez (24-2-2, 15 KOs), and undefeated World Boxing Council (WBC) Americas light heavyweight champion “Irish” Seanie Monaghan (18-0, 11 KOs) risking his title, undefeated record and top-10 rating against Anthony Caputo-Smith (14-1, 10 KOs).
Source:http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/bradley-vs-marquez-ppv-undercard-announced-226602
Salido vs. Cruz Heading To Bradley-Marquez Undercard
The proposed vacant title fight between Orlando Salido and Orlando Cruz is heading to Las Vegas, according to sources from both camps.
Final bout agreements have yet to make its way to Top Rank as this goes to print. Once confirmed, the bout will presumably land as the chief supporting bout to the October 12 pay-per-view headlined by a welterweight title fight between unbeaten Tim Bradley and future Hall-of-Fame entrant Juan Manuel Marquez.
“It will be October 12 underneath Bradley vs Marquez in Las Vegas,” informed Tuto Zabala, who promotes Cruz. “We are signing the contracts today.”
Cruz (20-2-1, 10KO) has won four straight but hasn’t fought since March, when he stopped Aalan Martinez in six rounds. The Puerto Rican southpaw made headlines last October, announcing his sexual orientation which made him the first openly gay active boxer.
The news preceded a fight later that month on Telemundo, which has hosted each of his last four wins. Cruz had a chance to add to his current streak, but his handlers chose to forego a previously planned
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stay-busy fight in June, instead immediately entering negotiations with Salido.
Final bout agreements have yet to make its way to Top Rank as this goes to print. Once confirmed, the bout will presumably land as the chief supporting bout to the October 12 pay-per-view headlined by a welterweight title fight between unbeaten Tim Bradley and future Hall-of-Fame entrant Juan Manuel Marquez.
“It will be October 12 underneath Bradley vs Marquez in Las Vegas,” informed Tuto Zabala, who promotes Cruz. “We are signing the contracts today.”
Cruz (20-2-1, 10KO) has won four straight but hasn’t fought since March, when he stopped Aalan Martinez in six rounds. The Puerto Rican southpaw made headlines last October, announcing his sexual orientation which made him the first openly gay active boxer.
The news preceded a fight later that month on Telemundo, which has hosted each of his last four wins. Cruz had a chance to add to his current streak, but his handlers chose to forego a previously planned
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stay-busy fight in June, instead immediately entering negotiations with Salido.
Juan Manuel Marquez refuses to vacate WBO title, Alvarado vs Provodnikov still interim bout
August 17, 2013 – Juan Manuel Marquez has informed the WBO that he has no intention of vacating his light-welterweight title, even though the legendary Mexican has not defended it in 18 months and has no immediate plans to. The four-weight world champion is set to challenge Timothy Bradley’s WBO welterweight title on October 12th over in Las Vegas. Should Marquez (55(40)-6-1) win that bout he will become the first Mexican to win world titles in 5 different weight classes. The former lightweight king captured a record breaking title at 140 lbs when he scored a lopsided points win over Serhiy Fedchenko to capture the ‘interim’ version of their crown.
There has not been a legitimate champion with the WBO since Timothy Bradley operated at the weight, although they were hoping to make Mike Alvarado’s clash with Ruslan Provodnikov on October 29th a full title clash, apparently not. “I have the fight on October 12 and after that fight I would decide on which title I plan to keep. If I win the welterweight title, then someone else could fight for the super lightweight belt. But first I must talk to the WBO to find the best solution. I will not vacate the title because I earned it in the ring,” stated Marquez. It is not clear if the Mexican will ever drop back down to weight as he will surely set-up a fifth instalment with nemesis Manny Pacquiao regardless of the Bradley result, but also if the money is right. News of the champions stance must be incredibly frustrating for Alvarado who won the interim title versus Brandon Rios earlier this year and is set to defend it versus Provodnikov in a sure.
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fight of the year candidate.
There has not been a legitimate champion with the WBO since Timothy Bradley operated at the weight, although they were hoping to make Mike Alvarado’s clash with Ruslan Provodnikov on October 29th a full title clash, apparently not. “I have the fight on October 12 and after that fight I would decide on which title I plan to keep. If I win the welterweight title, then someone else could fight for the super lightweight belt. But first I must talk to the WBO to find the best solution. I will not vacate the title because I earned it in the ring,” stated Marquez. It is not clear if the Mexican will ever drop back down to weight as he will surely set-up a fifth instalment with nemesis Manny Pacquiao regardless of the Bradley result, but also if the money is right. News of the champions stance must be incredibly frustrating for Alvarado who won the interim title versus Brandon Rios earlier this year and is set to defend it versus Provodnikov in a sure.
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fight of the year candidate.
Bradley vs Marquez 24/7 starts Saturday September 28
Tim Bradley:
“He is not gonna win and I told him that personal.”
“I am not afraid of anyone!”
Juan Marquez:
“If I want to be the best, I need to win the best.”
“I have 20 years in my career and I feel very happy because I continue this sport.”
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Bradley vs Marquez: Tim Bradley’s trainer says Bob Arum wants Marquez to win
Timothy Bradley’s trainer thinks that they’ll be fighting all the odds, including promoter Bob Arum not wanting him to beat Juan Manuel Marquez on October 12.
Joel Diaz doesn’t think that Bob Arum wants Timothy Bradley to beat Juan Manuel Marquez on October 12, when the two fighters clash for Bradley’s WBO welterweight title in Las Vegas, live on HBO pay-per-view. In fact, Diaz is sure that Arum would prefer Bradley to lose, because Marquez is a bigger draw, and Bradley has never gotten his due in the industry.
From Chris Robinson at Hustleboss.com:
“Tim Bradley has always worked his way up the hard way,” Diaz told me recently. “Nobody’s ever given him love in the business of boxing. Every single one of his fights, they want to take him out; they want to put him out of the business, one way or another. But he keeps winning. That’s one thing that we have in mind. For a fact, I know that his promoter would rather have Marquez win than Bradley win. And we know that.”
Asked why he feels that way, Diaz had no problem sharing his opinion.
“Marquez is a big name, he’s a big draw,” said Diaz. “Bradley, as you can see, he doesn’t draw much. He doesn’t have a big draw in boxing. But he keeps winning, he keeps fighting. He’s a four-time world champion. As a business person, I’m sure that Bob Arum would rather have Marquez win than Bradley win. Because there [are] bigger fights out there and bigger opponents. We have that in mind and we work against all those adversities.”
Bradley (30-0, 12 KO) is the underdog against Marquez (55-6-1, 40 KO), the bigger star coming off of a career-defining win over Manny Pacquiao. Bradley also beat Pacquiao last year, but it was slightly less definitive to say the least.
Do you think Arum is actively rooting against Bradley in this fight? On the one hand, Marquez is the bigger star, but he’s also 40 years old as of yesterday, and he’s not even committing himself to fighting past this outing. Bradley, who turns 30 next week, has a lot more future ahead of him. A convincing win over Marquez would push him toward undeniable territory. Maybe not a big draw, but a lot more money to make over a longer time for the promoter, and money is the name of the game.
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