Pacquiao, angat kay Matthysse -- Bradley
MAGKAIBA ang pananaw ang mga dating kampeong pandaigdig na kapwa Amerikanong sina Timothy Bradley at Wrinky Wright sa tyansa ni eight-division world titlist Manny Pacquiao laban kay WBA welterweight Lucas Matthysse sa Hulyo 15 sa Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Para kay Bradley na tinalo sa kontrobersiyal na 12-round split decision si Pacquiao sa Las Vegas, Nevada noong Hunyo 9, 2012 pero natalo nang dalawang beses kay Pacquiao bago magretiro, lamang sa laban ang Pinoy boxer.
“I think it’s a great fight. I think the speed, the power (of Pacquiao) is going to give Matthysse problems. But Matthysse got that punch, that one knockout punch, that right hand,” sabi ni Bradley sa ESPN. ”So he will have his opportunities but I just think Pacquiao might have too much experience and still be able to out maneuver the younger guy. Yeah he’s (Pacquiao) tough, you’ve got to take it to him in spots. I think Matthysse will have his opportunities if he can get to him but I think Pacquiao is going to move.”
Kapag nanalo si Pacquiao, naniniwala si Bradley na malaki ang potensiyal na harapin nito ang pound-for-pound boxer No. 2 na si Vasily Lomachenco ng Ukraine.
“That’s a great fight. Who wouldn’t want to see that? Who wouldn’t want to tune in to see Pacquiao vs Lomachenko go at it? That’s a great fight but I don’t think Lomachenko will go up to 147lbs to face him.”
Sa panayam naman ni Robert Brown ng On the Ropes Boxing Radio, naniniwala si dating undisputed middleweight champion Winky Wright na malaki ang pagkakataon ni Matthysse na talunin si Pacquiao.
“First of all, I don’t think Manny Pacquiao should have lost to Jeff Horn, I think that was a bad decision. It is what it is. Anybody who has a good punch has a chance, that’s why they call it a puncher’s chance,” diin ni Wright.
“If Pacquiao still has the good legs and can move in and out like he does, it’s going to be hard for anybody to beat him,” dagdag ni Wright. “If he stays there and just tries to catch Matthysse with a big punch, Matthysse has a good punch and could end it.”