Pacquiao, Bradley seek to erase doubts

Boxing- Both men will make $6 million from the fight, according to official documents filed with the Nevada State Athletic Commission.

Vegas- Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley go into their welterweight world title rematch early this morning in Las Vegas aiming to lay the ghost of their polarizing first contest.

“I’ve got to knock him out, that’s what I have to do,” Bradley said on Friday at a raucous weigh-in on a stage at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

California’s “Desert Storm” Bradley seized the World Boxing Organization belt from the Philippine icon with a narrow split decision that many believed the American didn’t deserve in June 2012.

Although Pacquiao took the defeat in stride, he suffered a brutal knockout loss to Juan Manuel Marquez in his next fight, and is out to prove his subsequent lopsided decision over Brandon Rios marked the start of another illustrious chapter in his storied career.

Conversely, another defeat to Bradley would see fresh calls for the 35-year-old Pacquiao to quit the sport.Pacquiao weighed in at 145 pounds (65.77 kg), to the cheers of an adoring crowd.

Bradley, who has twice defended the title he snatched from Pacquiao, tipped the scale at 145.5 pounds.

Pacquiao brings a record of 55-5 with two drawn and 38 knockouts to the bout. Bradley boasts a record of 31-0 with 12 knockouts.