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April 20, 2024

Manny Pacquiao vows to show Timothy Bradley his ‘killer instinct’

Pacquiao and Bradley Weigh-in

Steve Marcus

Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao, left, looks on as Timothy Bradley Jr. strikes a pose during an official weigh-in at the MGM Grand Garden Arena Friday, June 8, 2012. Pacquiao will defend his WBO welterweight title against the undefeated Bradley at the arena on Saturday.

Manny Pacquiao usually remains polite, but he hasn’t taken kindly to a recent assessment from April 12 foe Timothy Bradley that he’s lost his killer instinct.

Bradley (31-0, 12 knockouts) repeated that thought to Pacquiao’s face in a recent HBO taping, prompting Pacquiao (55-5-2, 38 KOs) to respond to his trainer, Freddie Roach: “Do you believe he said that to me?”

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