LAS VEGASโ Jessie Vargas will fight Tim Bradley at the StubHub Center in Carson on June 27. Vargas believes victory over the former WBO welterweight champion would propel him to a fight with Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao.
โLook good and who knows? I know that beating Bradley will compare me to Manny Pacquiao, will put me in a position to fight Manny Pacquiao in fansโ eyes which is the most important thing. Iโm ready for it. Iโm looking forward to it,โ Vargas told Boxing News. โEverything depends on how I look in this fight, how I perform and that will get me in the big fights. I donโt know how to step back. I have the biggest heart out there and I know how to fight.โ
It is a marked step-up from Vargasโ previous opposition. โFrom what the people say, heโs the toughest guy [Iโve fought]. Weโll just have to see. He definitely is tough. Heโs a great fighter. He was known as a pound-for-pound fighter so Iโm excited to be in the ring with him and getting a victory over Tim Bradley would be huge,โ Jessie said. โHe has great capabilities but I see myself beating him. I know what Iโm about, I know what I have. I just have to look for his weak links and Iโll continue to work hard and come in better shape than he will.โ
He believes the guidance from his trainer, none other than Roy Jones Jnr will see him through. โHaving Roy with me is a great benefit and heโs going to guide me to victory,โ Vargas added. โ[Bradley is] a little awkward from what Iโve seen. A lot of fighters have had a little bit of issues with him, just because heโs a little awkward, he has speed, quick leg movement, heโs quick on his legs, boxes a lot.
โThat night he knows he has to come out and show something. He also knows that Iโm the taller fighter. So heโs going to have to come and fight and weโre ready for it.
โIโm ready for it. I donโt care where you put me. Whether itโs in a club ring, you know what I mean, or the biggest stage in the world. Iโm there to fight.โ
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