Pacquiao vs Bradley Face Off Interview

Max Kellerman: "June 9th, MGM Grand, HBO pay-per-view. One of the most sensational fighters of this or any era, the great Manny Pacquiao, puts it all on the line for the first time in a while against a young, undefeated, in-his-prime, hungry challenger, Timothy Bradley. Before they square off in the squared circle, they face off right now. Manny Pacquiao with his trainer Freddie Roach, and Timothy Bradley with his trainer Joel Diaz. Guys, welcome."

Manny Pacquiao: "Thank you."

Timothy Bradley: "Thank you."

Kellerman: "Tim, you have fought not in anonymity, but not as a superstar fighter, going into other guys' backyards, and winning tough fights for not a lot of money to get to this point. What does it mean for you that Manny is giving you this shot?"

Bradley: "It's an honor. It is an honor, you know, that Manny's giving me a shot. I was surprised when they took the fight, honestly. I just wanted to fight. Whether it was Manny Pacquiao or not, I just wanted to fight."

Kellerman: "Manny, it's been a long time since you've fought a really good fighter in the guy's prime."

Pacquiao: "That's right."

Kellerman: "What made you choose Tim Bradley?"

Pacquiao: "Tim Bradley is the kind of fighter that you can not underestimate. He loves to fight toe-to-toe. And that's what the fans want, to give a good fight."

Kellerman: "So he's a real warrior, and you respect that?"

Pacquiao: "Yes, I respect that, and I believe that we can give a good fight, and we can create a lot of action in the ring."

Kellerman: "Speaking of real warriors, it doesn't really get more real as a warrior than Pacquiao."

Bradley: "Right."

Kellerman: "What does it say about him, that he'll take you at this point in his career?"

Bradley: "Well, I mean, you know, he believes in himself, he believes in his abilities. He is number one ……………… in the game, and you know, he didn't get there just by fighting anybody. He fought the best out there."

Kellerman: "He better than Floyd Maywaether?".

Bradley: "Uh...I don't know. We have to see. We'll have to see if that fight ever happens."

Kellerman: "But you're trying to make sure it doesn't happen."

Bradley: "Absolutely. I'm trying to put a ……………………………..."

Kellerman: "Maybe making you a big villain in the boxing game."

Bradley: "Absolutely."

Kellerman: "Freddie, I know you have to play part-matchmaker for Manny. Why take a guy who's never lost, who's incredibly determined, with good all-around skills, in that guy's prime -- why take Tim Bradley now, at this stage in Manny's career?"

Roach: "Well, he wasn't my first choice."

Pacquiao: "His first choice, Floyd."

Roach: "Of course."

Kellerman: "And your next -- but you took a guy who could upset those plans. There are easier fights to take while you're waiting to make a Mayweather fight."

Roach: "Well, what are our options? We're running out of opponents. Mayweather doesn't come to the table. At least this undefeated fighter will risk his"

Kellerman: "But do you have your confidence shaken at all? Or at least do you think, 'There's something a little bit different here'?"

Roach: "He doesn't …………………………….., because I don't have to fight him. ……….., I know the ability of my fighter, though. I have confidence in my fighter, and I'm very ……………………….., because his work ethic is the best. Thing is, I think Manny Pacquiao wins a lot of fights because he's better-prepared than others."

Kellerman: "And how do you feel about Tim's?"

Diaz: "I don't think there's anybody that trains as hard as this guy."

Roach: "Manny will train harder than him and that's why we'll win."

Diaz: "I don't think so."

Kellerman: "What's funny about that to you?"

Bradley: "They don't know, man. They really don't know."

Kellerman: "What don't they know about you? When you say they don't know, what don't they know?"

Bradley: "They don't know where I come from. They don't know my background. I train extremely hard. Extremely hard. That's the reason why I'm one of the best fighters in the world."

Pacquiao: "For me, if I have an opponent, I don't want them to disappoint. That's his job, train hard. Our job is to train hard also."

Kellerman: "Tim, after the Abregu fight, I interviewed you in the ring, and at the end you started calling guys out. But the number one name was Manny Pacquiao. You said, come break down this wall.

Bradley: "Right."

Kellerman: "And standing there all ripped up after a fight, you do look like a wall.

Bradley: "Right."

Kellerman: "What did you mean by that?"

Bradley: "I feel that I can take him. I feel that I can beat Pacquiao. I feel deep inside, man, that I can beat this guy."

Kellerman: "But why are you a wall? What do you mean break down this wall?"

Bradley: "I mean 28 guys have tried, and 28 has failed."

Bradley: "Manny Pacquiao, great fighter, man, but he can't break me, man."

Kellerman: "So they run into you, they run into a wall."

Bradley: "He cannot break me down, man."

Kellerman: "How do you break down the wall, Freddie?"

Roach: "To break that wall down is not going to be easy, of course. Because it's a very strong wall, it's young. But we will break it down, and we will get him out of there in the late rounds."

Kellerman: "Part of what brought Tim Bradley to this point, is not just how fast he is, or how hard he hits, because Tim, I've seen faster and harder-hitting fighters."

Bradley: "Right."

Kellerman: "Not even how skillful he is. He's not Pernell Whitaker or Floyd Mayweather or someone like that. But it's that level of determination that's different from ordinary fighters, even from good fighters. When he says 'come break down this wall' -- part of that's physical. Look at the way he's put together and everything. But it's really that will to win and that refusal to give up on himself. Do you mean you can break his will, or do you just have to break him down physically? Seems to me if you're saying Manny can break his will, you're saying anyone can be broken."

Roach: "Anyone can be broken, yes."

Kellerman: "Can you be broken?"

Bradley: "No."

Roach: "We'll see."

Bradley: "No."

Roach: "We'll see."

Bradley: "We definitely gonna see. No."

Kellerman: "Where does that come from? Where does that come from do you think, Joel, in him? That iron will?"

Diaz: "Where? From his heart. He has a big heart. He doesn't stop. He just kicks in that extra boost after the sixth round, and he gets stronger in the later rounds. If you want to take him out, you gotta take him out when he's not even warmed up, and that's in the early rounds."

Kellerman: "Does that mean that early on you gotta take it easy, because you don't wanna get caught cold?"

Diaz: "We always do that."

Kellerman: "Tim, I can always tell when it gets to a boiling point with you, because up here it starts to move, 'cause you're grinding your teeth. And you seem to do that every time someone talks about your determination or how hard you're working, like you stake your whole existence on that. What does that mean to you?"

Bradley: "Man, I just, man I feel like going to work right now. I just get ……………., you know. This is the biggest moment of my career. I have to win this fight. I'm not gonna take no for an answer. So constantly thinking about what I'm gonna do when I get back home."

Kellerman: "We've seen you box carefully."

Bradley: "Right."

Kellerman: "We've seen you brawl."

Bradley: "Right."

Kellerman: "We've seen you use your head. We've seen you do a lot of things in there. What style are you bringing for this fight?"

Bradley: "A little bit of everything. A little bit of everything. I'm gonna need it, because Manny is a warrior. He's a warrior. He's a champion, a great champion."

Bradley: "He's number one …………………… guy in the game. And he's gonna fight, man. He's gonna fight till the end."

Kellerman: "You worried about the head at all, Freddie?"

Roach: "Sure. I don't think he's a dirty fighter or anything like that. It's just his style. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. But we'll definitely be ready for that. …………………………………………………………………………............................

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Kellerman: "Joel, I see a danger in that. Orthodox fighter against a southpaw. A guy who you said, you're gonna start carefully, because the only way you think he's gonna get stopped is if he gets caught cold. If Manny's up a couple rounds, couple points, and it's early in the fight, and there's an accidental clash of heads, and Manny gets cut, and they stop the fight, you can lose on a technical decision. Have you thought about that?"

Diaz: "I've thought about everything. I've thought about everything since the day they told us the fight was on. We just have to put up a good strategy, and I know that's why in the early rounds, we have to be very careful."

Kellerman: "You have any thoughts about that, Freddie?"

Roach: "Yeah, you know, I've seen Timothy fight many times, on TV and live. I know what he's about. I know his style. Will he adapt for Manny Pacquiao, will he change some things? I'm sure they will. Same as I'm gonna watch …………….. and come up with a strategy, and we're gonna change a little bit also. The thing is, when it comes down to it, when they start hitting each other, they both start landing, ……………...........................

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Kellerman: "Which is?"

Roach: "Explosive fighters. He's just gonna go toe-to-toe. That's why I like this fight so much. It's not an easy fight, but ……………………….., this is one of the best fights we could ever. So we'll see how good his chin really is."

Kellerman: "What do you see standing right here when you look at Manny Pacquiao?"

Pacquiao: "Handsome."

Bradley: "I like Manny. Honestly, I honestly do, I like Manny a lot. He's very humble, he's very respectful person. In and outside of the ring, I think he's a great role model. That's what I see when I'm looking at him."

Kellerman: "He's also about to make you a very rich man."

Bradley: "Well, of course, of course. But you know, that's not the key thing in this, man. They key thing is being number one in my book. Beating Manny Pacquiao would just be the beginning of my career."

Kellerman: "Manny, what do you see when you look at Tim Bradley?"

Pacquiao: "... Handsome."

Kellerman: "Freddie, I imagine, if I'm you, when you look at this guy, you're thinking, 'This isn't like everyone else we've fought. There's something a little -- maybe this fight was not the greatest idea in the world.' What are you thinking when you look at Tim Bradley right now?"

Roach: "He's another opponent for us to get ready for, and he's undefeated. I think he's got three world titles under his belt. He's a quality opponent. He comes to fight. He gives the fans what they want. And him and Manny Pacquiao together is gonna be ………………………., I feel. I think it's a time for Manny to really look impressive, especially after the last fight with Marquez."

Kellerman: "Prediction on the fight, Joel?"

Diaz: "Freddie said the other day that all fights should end in a knockout. If we can, we're gonna make his wish come true. But if we catch him, we'll end it up in a knockout, we'll put him away. At the end of the day, we just have to do a little more than Marquez did that night to come out victorious."

Kellerman: "Freddie, prediction on the fight."

Roach: "It's a great fight, it's gonna be action-packed, and I don't see it going the distance."

Kellerman: "Tim, we've seen fighters enter the ring with Pacquiao with a plan. And after four or five rounds of that speed and that power and that skill, they really stop trying to win. What's it gonna be like in the fourth, fifth round -- even early, as Joel said, you can get caught cold, and he hits you with something, and anyone gets hit right, their legs can buckle and the whole thing. How do you respond to that moment?"

Bradley: Bite down on my mouthpiece, grab hold of my balls, hey, let's go. Let's go to work. Bring it. Bring it on. I wanna feel what it feels like to be in a fight with the best ……………………………… fighter in the game. I wanna feel his punching power, I wanna feel his speed, I wanna feel what everyone opponent has ever faced. I wanna feel that pain."

Kellerman: "You wanna feel the pain."

Bradley: "I wanna feel the pain."

Kellerman: "Why?"

Bradley: "This is what I worked for my whole life."

Kellerman: "If you find that that punching power is real, and that speed is phenomenal, what about that?"

Bradley: "Bring it. Bring it on. I'm up for the challenge. Bring it on."

Kellerman: "So at some point you guys are gonna be toe-to-toe in this fight."

Bradley: Oh yeah. I'm gonna have to be. I'm gonna have to be. I'm gonna have to be. You know?"

Kellerman: "Why?"

Bradley: "In order to beat the champion, you gotta take chances in the ring. You gotta take chances, alright? Like I said, I'm here to win. I'm not here to just lay down for a paycheck. I'm here to win. Period. So if I gotta fight toe-to-toe with Manny Pacquiao, then so be it."

Kellerman: "Do you think you're gonna knock him out?"

Bradley: "I don't know."

Kellerman: "Do you expect to get a decision against one of the two most marketable fighters in the world?"

Bradley: "I gotta hurt him, man. I gotta hurt him. Some way, somehow, I gotta hurt him."

Kellerman: "Tim, anything you wanna tell Manny while we're sitting here? Any parting thoughts?"

Bradley: "Not really, man."

Kellerman: "Manny, anything you wanna tell Tim?"

Pacquiao: "This fight, give the fans what they want. And you know, I pray for you, and God bless you."

Bradley: "Thank you."

Kellerman: "June 9th, guys. Thank you very much."

Both: "Thank you."

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