Timothy Bradley: “At the end of the night, I’m gonna be victorious over Pacquiao once again, and I'm gonna say, ‘I TOLD YOU SO.’”

During the 208th edition of “On The Ropes” I had a chance to speak with WBO welterweight champion, Timothy Bradley, to discuss his highly anticipated rematch with Manny Pacquiao. Bradley talks about the road to getting this rematch and what he expects to happen this time around. Tim also talks about the contract for the fight, and signing an extension with Top Rank as part of it. Additionally Bradley talks about whether or not he has to get a knock out to get a win, and if he thinks he can end the career of Pacquiao with a victory. Here is what Timothy Bradley had to say in part 1 of his interview.

JENNA J:

Tim, you now have officially signed a deal to fight Manny Pacquiao in a rematch, how do you feel about having the opportunity to fight him again?

TIMOTHY BRADLEY:

It feels great, I get an opportunity to regain whatever happened in the first fight, you know all the controversy and everything that went on during the first fight. I’m getting another opportunity, another crack at Pacquiao to get the credit that I deserve and beating another legend in the sport.

I’m excited about it, it’s been 2 years since the last fight we had and I feel like I’m definitely in the better position, I got more experience now than I did then. I feel like I’m definitely a complete fighter now.

JENNA:

Were negotiations hard for this rematch? You’re getting paid six million dollars, a million more than the last fight. Was it hard to come to a deal?

BRADLEY:

Yeah the negotiation was definitely hard, I had to really look at every different aspect of the game and what I can do, what’s best for me, what’s best for my family. I really had to just separate myself from boxing and just say, what’s best for my family?

I put a lot of thought into it, I was playing hardball, but we came up with a deal that Pacquiao had offered me and I said, “Well, it’s either take this deal and get another shot at him, or don’t take this deal and don’t get another shot at him ever again.”

I don’t think I would be able to rest my mind without getting in the ring with Pacquiao again. I don’t think I would be able to rest my mind at all, I could be on my deathbed and this is one thing I that want to be able to definitely get over and move past. Whether I win or lose, I just need to get this fight out of the way.

JENNA:

Tim, when I last spoke with you it was 2 weeks after you beat Marquez, and you were talking about trying to get the Pacquiao fight. Going into this rematch, how important is it for you to not just win, but win so decisively that there is no question?

BRADLEY:

That right there is the key, I have to win decisively, almost like the Marquez fight. There was no doubt in my mind that no matter how close the judges had it, I just felt that I won the fight by a landslide. I gotta do the same in this fight.

It’s not gonna be easy, there’s really nothing that’s easy, especially when you’re at the top of boxing, boxing is a hard game, but anything I put my mind to, anything that I want, I get. I’m willing to die for it. With that being said, it’s gonna be another night at the office and it’s gonna be another night where the whole world is gonna doubt me. At the end of the night, I’m gonna be victorious once again, and I’m gonna say, “I told you so.”

JENNA:

When I spoke to you last about having the rematch, you thought the fight was gonna take place in Asia. You said you couldn’t go to Asia and expect a decision. The fight will be taking place in Vegas, do you feel better about the fight now that it’s in the United States, and do you feel you have to knock Pacquiao out to really get the victory?

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