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Bradley searching for 'greatness'

Image: Manny Pacquiao (L) and Timothy Bradley face off ahead of Saturday's fight

Timothy Bradley admits he will have to bring the 'wow' factor on Saturday night when he takes on Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas.

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Timothy Bradley admits he will have to bring the 'wow' factor on Saturday night when he takes on Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas. Bradley could prove one of Pacquaio's most difficult fights in ages as the Filipino legend defends his WBO welterweight title, entering as an unbeaten challenger on his way up in the boxing world. However, even he admits he doesn't do anything spectacularly, winning just 12 of his 28 fights by stoppage. But he knows he will need to impress the judges at the MGM Grand in the early hours of Sunday morning if he is to end Pacquiao's seven-year winning run. "I don't look pretty, I don't look spectacular, I don't have that spark," said the 28-year-old Californian. "I don't do that one thing where everyone says 'wow'. "I know I'm going to have to do it in this fight. You could see some greatness on Saturday. "It's all or nothing. No rounds off. Round by round, I have to win each one." Bradley enters the fight a huge underdog but despite the poor knockout ratio on his resume, the naturally bigger man expects his strength to count. "He's going to respect me, believe it," he added. "As soon as I tag him he's going to respect me. "I've got to stay behind a good jab and I've got to counterpunch the hell out of this guy. I'm going to put it all on the line."

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