MANILA, Philippines –
Undefeated American Timothy Bradley vowed to give Russian fighter Ruslan
Provodnikov a lesson in boxing when he defends his World Boxing Organization
(WBO) welterweight title on March 16 in Carson, California.
Bradley was reacting to
the comments made by Provodnikov’s trainer, Freddie Roach, who said the
American star will run "like Forrest Gump" during their title fight.
"I've heard Bradley
say he's going to take the fight to Ruslan. He said the same thing before his
fight with Manny (Pacquiao). And when he feels Ruslan's power, like when he
felt Manny's, it's going to be a remake of Forrest Gump," Roach said in a
RingTV report.
Speaking with Luis
Sandoval of Boxing Scene, Bradley said: "This is boxing, Freddie. All
right? This ain't MMA (mixed martial arts). This is boxing."
"There's a
difference between being a runner, sprinter. They run. I don't run. I box.
That's what I do. It's called the sweet science, it’s called boxing,"
Bradley added. "That's what people need to realize, that this is
boxing."
Bradley cited legendary
fighters including Muhammad Ali and Pernell Whitaker, as well as reigning
pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr., as some of the best in the "hit
and don't get hit sport."
"A lot of people
can't deal with that. Ruslan Provodnikov ain't gonna be able to deal with
that," he said. "So guess what we're going to do? We're going to
outbox him."
Although Bradley
defeated Roach’s top fighter, Pacquiao, in their June 2012 fight, the
Hall-of-Fame trainer remains unimpressed with the American.
"When Manny was
preparing to defend his title against Bradley last spring, I said any of
Manny's sparring partners could beat Bradley. Ruslan will prove that on March
16," Roach said.
Bradley will be making
the first defense of the WBO championship that he won from Pacquiao.
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