Head Movement
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Tim Bradley’s lack of head movement was a real trouble spot for him in the first fight with Manny Pacquiao.
Although he was able to move his feet quite well, it seemed like his head just couldn’t catch up.
Pacquiao may have walked out of the first bout with a loss, but many of his highlights were punches that landed cleanly to Bradley’s head.
I hope that Bradley enters this fight with much more sophisticated defense. He needs to make Pacquiao feel like it’s virtually impossible to touch him, at least effectively.
This seems like a tall order for Bradley, but he actually did much better with head movement when he fought Brandon Rios.
Simple and effective head movement can go a long way in terms of making his opponent miss, while also being able to counter.
