Second win by Bradley over Pacquiao would give American credit with boxing world

World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Timothy Bradley of the United States completed his last training session in Los Angeles on Thursday (Friday, PHL time), before his fight with Manny Pacquiao on April 12 (April 13, PHL time) in Las Vegas.

Bradley believes he never gained the recognition he was due after controversially beating the Filipino southpaw on a split decision when they first met in June 2012, while Pacquiao feels he was robbed with that result.

"I need the credit from the fans, I need the credit from the boxing world, I need the credit from the media beating Manny Pacquiao the first time around and get that. That's what this is about for me. The only thing I'm worried about is just getting in there and taking care of business and winning the fight in real fashion," Bradley (31-0, 12 knockouts) said after the training session.

Bradley's victory over Pacquiao was met by a chorus of boos from the crowd in Las Vegas after the shock split decision was announced, and promoter Bob Arum later described the judges as "The Three Blind Mice."

Judge Jerry Roth (115-113) awarded the fight to Pacquiao while CJ Ross (115-113) and Duane Ford (115-113) gave it to the American, who had been a 5-1 underdog.

The faster and more powerful Pacquiao seemed to be in cruise control for at least nine of the 12 rounds, and Bradley himself made comments immediately afterwards suggesting he had not done enough to win.

"It's all about I have to revisit this chapter because of the dark cloud that keeps looming over my head as I walk down the street. I have to come back and revisit this. I want to do this. I continue to fight the best. That's all I want to do is continue to fight the best because i want to prove to the world I'm one of the best fighters in the world," Bradley said.

After losing the decision to Bradley, Pacquiao was stunned. It was his first defeat since he lost to Erik Morales in Las Vegas in March 2005.

He went on to lose his next fight, a sixth-round knockout at the hands of Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez in December 2012 which prompted retirement talks.

However the Filipino rebounded two months ago with a decisive, unanimous decision victory against American Brandon Rios in Macau, improving his career record to 55-5-2 with 38 knockouts.

"Desert Storm" Bradley won his most recent fight in October, beating Mexico's three-division world champion Marquez on a split decision in Las Vegas after a display that captured the attention of Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach. - Reuters