Timothy Bradley gets more attention already for his June 9 fight with Manny Pacquiao than he has for virtually any other fight in the entire career, and to be expected, because the world’s top 140-pounder is entering into the actual biggest with the big leagues in boxing using this bout.

Asked Timothy Bradley how he’ll attack Pacquiao, and specifically, if he planned to counter-punch often within this fight than he has previously:

“I really do not know. I haven’t experienced the ring with him yet. I seriously do not know just how it’s planning to go. All this is dependent upon how Manny Pacquiao is released after which I’ll make my adjustments inside. I already have a couple of game plans produce. Once i enter into your struggle, I would prevail, I would definitely prevail — land shots on Manny Pacquiao that other fighters didn’t land and acquire from trouble, counter-punch while i must. I am aware Pacquiao wants to come forward and loves to bang also.”

The assessment of Timothy not necessarily as being a pure counter-puncher is very true — it’s not his game, he’s not a Juan Manuel Marquez guy who can really feed from an opponent’s aggression. At least, he’s never been that guy up to now.

But he could certainly do really that on this fight. I can’t think there’s any secret that Timothy Bradley with his fantastic team will probably be ignoring what Marquez has done against Pacquiao and seeking to be effective some of that within their approach for June 9.

Timothy has his or her own strengths, and several of the can be damage to a fighter like Manny Pacquiao. Bradley’s physically strong in the torso, has terrific stamina, moves very well, and understands how to push a fight where he wants it to go. If he needs to do that through the use of his head or else so that it is rough, he’ll accomplish that. Manny’s really not accustomed to those tactics at this point, as the majority of his recent opponents have been guys who were there to get hit all night, either because their face could be the defense (Margarito, Hatton), Pacquiao breaks their spirit (Cotto), or they do not mean to throw back enough (Clottey). And then there was clearly Mosley, who eventually wanted absolutely nothing to do with the battle.

I believe, though, even more than believing in Bradley’s ability, you will find there’s hope he will be a tough challenge. I’ll go ahead and take controversy of Pacquiao-Marquez III as well as the good fight that was included with it on the “dominant” Pacquiao performance against someone who can’t or won’t fight him. Deliver the endless debates in the yawn-and-forget fights.

Each undefeated boxers in the Top Rank stable will face off on Saturday, April 14 on HBO (ten:15 p.m. ET) for the empty WBA lightweight championship at Mandsalay Bay in Nevada.

Rios (29-0-1, 22 KOs), nicknamed “Bam Bam,”‘ could be the former WBA lightweight champ who had been removed of his title when he did not make weight as part of his last combat England’s John Murray. The Oxnard, Calif., fighter won anyway, scoring an eleventh-round technical knockout against Murray at Madison Square Garden past December.

Rios, 25, has won 10 of his previous eleven fights by knockout.

Gamboa (21-0, 16 KOs), is really a former featherweight king who defected from Cuba in 2007 soon after receiving the gold medal in Athens in 2004. He now resides in Miami. He will jump up two weight classes just for this fight.

Gamboa, 30, nicknamed “The Cyclone,” has won eight of his previous eleven by stoppage. His last fight against Daniel Ponce de Leon last September ended on an 8th-round technical decision after Ponce de Leon Gamboa dealt with a gash on his forehaed from an accidental head butt and was struggling to fight on.

Gamboa is identified for his super quickness and explosiveness, whilst Rios is recognized for his punching ability and iron chin.

“Rios and Gamboa are two young and hungry fighters in their prime searching to produce a leap to stardom,” says Todd duBoef, president of Top Rank.

Says Ahmet Öner, president of Arena Box US: “Gamboa has been consistently known as ‘rising Cuban star’ all through his profession. But on April 14, the word ‘rising’ will finally be eradicated. Gamboa will probably be a superstar. He is so special and though he’s been combating at 126 pounds, 135 pounds is where he belongs. He is going to be so considerably more robust boxing at lightweight.”

Kery Davis, senior vp of programming at HBO Boxing Sports, says, “Both of those fighters deserve attention for stepping up and saying ‘let’s do it.’ “