Former boxer and experienced trainer Robert Garcia believes Manny Pacquiao will again face Timothy Bradley Jr. and it is for the Filipino icon's swan song, although he is picking the American to win the rubber match.
Pacquiao, who plans to retire after the bout in 2016 to pursue political ambitions, has yet to announce who will be his opponent, with the likes of Bradley and the unbeaten Terence Crawford considered as frontrunners.
A vast majority believes it is Bradley who will be getting the fight and Garcia thinks a third bout between the two is set to take place.
"I'd say he's fighting Timothy Bradley for a third time. That's just my guess. I think Crawford is just too risky to end his career with maybe a loss — even though Bradley has a shot this time of beating him for real," Garcia said, according to Boxingscene.com.
Garcia has trained a number of top contenders and champions including Pacquiao's fellow Filipinos Nonito Donaire Jr. and Brian Villoria.
In their first two fights, it seemed like Pacquiao had the edge over Bradley, although he lost the first bout controversially via split decision and captured a unanimous decision victory in their second meeting.
This time, Garcia believes Bradley has the chance to beat Pacquiao and discussed, "We all saw the first two fights and thought Pacquiao won, but this time with Teddy Atlas...Bradley looked different, Bradley looked motivated."
"He might have that extra push to pull it off. And Pacquiao might not be the same anymore, so this time Bradley has a better chance to pull it off," Garcia added.
Bradley was very impressive in his last fight versus Brandon Rios in which he won via technical knockout (TKO) to defend his World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title.
The fight was the 32-year-old American's first under Atlas. Many believe that Bradley's new trainer has improved him and made him a much aggressive slugger.
