Manny Pacquiao will be gunning for a knockout in his rematch with Timothy Bradley to avoid a controversial decision like the one in their first encounter when Tim Bradley was given a controversial win.
"Our objective is to knock Bradley out in the early rounds during the fight to avoid another controversial decision," Pacquiao's assistant coach and trainer Buboy Fernandez told the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
Fernandez said Team Pacquiao is figuring out a way to cut Bradley inside the ring when Pacquiao and Bradley meet again this April in "Pacquiao Vs Bradley 2".
"He (Bradley) loves to run. He doesn't want to engage as what we saw during their first encounter. We keep on reviewing tapes of his fights with Pacquiao and Ruslan Provodnikov to be able to devise a strategy," Fernandez said.
Pacquiao himself vowed to restore his killer instinct and to be more aggressive against Bradley in their upcoming second ring date.
"The Knockout will come. It will come" said Pacman in Filipino in an interview with ABS-CBN.
Fernandez arrived in the training camp late last week to supervise the training of Pacquiao while waiting for the arrival of trainer Freddie Roach scheduled next week.
During a mitts session, Pacquiao accidentally hit Fernandez's jaw with a left upper cut which interrupted the mitts session for a while.
"My knees trembled and I saw some twinkling starts. What happened today will serve as a warning to Bradley," Fernandez said.
Fernandez asked a member of the Team Pacquiao to take his place for a few minutes while he recovered.
Fernandez said he was amazed that Pacquiao managed to retain about 80 percent of his power, speed and stamina almost three months after the Brandon Rios fight.
"His power, speed and stamina are still there. It's visible and I could feel it today," Fernandez said.
What do you think? Is Pacquiao ready to redeem himself from the Bradley loss? Or Will Tim Bradley beat Pacquiao and once and for all claim that he is superior to "Pacman"? Sound off in the comments below!