By Sean Bastow: Our final retirement in the world of boxing this past week is that of Timothy Bradley. He made his announcement whilst working as a commentator for the Vasyl Lomachenko vs Miguel Marriaga fight this past weekend.
Pacquiao vs. Bradley
Arum expects Pacquiao-Bradley to be between 400K and 500K PPV buys
By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum now seems to be coming to terms with the Manny Pacquiao vs. Tim Bradley III fight not bringing in big numbers on HBO pay-per-view last Saturday night. Arum was initially talking about the Pacquiao vs. Bradley III fight bringing in between 700,000 and 800,000 pay-per-view buys on HBO. Arum is now talking about the fight bringing in 400,000 and 500,000, and he’s not happy with those numbers, according to Dan Rafael. What a disappointment.
If Arum had taken a poll or asked yours truly whether it was a good idea for him to trot out Bradley for yet another fight against Pacquiao, I think the 84-year-old Top Rank promoter would have found out that it was horrible idea.
Mayweather thought Pacquiao-Bradley 3 was a draw
By Jeff Aranow: Floyd Mayweather Jr. reportedly thought last Saturday’s fight between Manny Pacquiao (58-6-2, 38 KOs) and Tim Bradley (33-2-1, 13 KOs) was a draw, according to ESPN. For the record, Pacquiao won the fight by a 116-110 score on all three judges’ scorecards. Pacquiao knocked Bradley down twice in the fight in dropping him in the 7th and 9th rounds.
The knockdown in the 7th round was a controversial one in the minds of some boxing fans, as it looked to some like Pacquiao had partially pushed Bradley, causing him to bend forward touch the canvas with his gloves. In the last three rounds, Pacquiao appeared to be in control over the fight.
Bradley looks improved under Atlas, not enough against Pacquiao
By Godfrey Falcon: Timothy Bradley (33-2-1, 13 KOs) entered the ring last Saturday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada for his second fight under trainer Teddy Atlas. After a sensational performance against Brandon Rios in his prior bout last November, two fights against Manny Pacquiao (58-6-2, 38 KOs), and the typical mental steel he enters the ring with, he had every tool necessary at his disposal to defeat the Filipino phenomenon.
Bradley looked good, and he looked smart, jabbing frequently to keep Manny wary of rushing in and taking advantage of Manny’s mistakes. This Tim Bradley did look like the best Tim Bradley that Manny had ever gone up against, worthy of his inclusion in the Top 10 Pound-for-Pound Boxers of today status. But sadly, and even unexpectedly, it was not enough.
Manny Pacquiao says he’s still retiring
By Dan Ambrose: Manny Pacquiao (58-6-2, 38 KOs) did his job in cementing himself as the better fighter than Tim Bradley (33-2-1, 13 KOs) in their three-fight series in defeating him for the second time last Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pacquiao now holds a 2-1 lead over Bradley in their three-fight series.
Pacquiao vs. Bradley Recap
By Joshua Broom: For 37-year-old icon Manny Pacquiao, if Saturday night truly was goodbye, it was a sweet sendoff indeed. Amid 14,000-plus adoring fans occupying the fabled MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pacquiao (58-6-2 38 KO) simply outclassed game 5-time former World Champion “Desert Storm” Timothy Bradley (33-2-1 13 KO) en route to a 116-110 unanimous decision victory.
Pacquiao decisions Bradley
By Jim Dower: In a dominating performance, Manny Pacquiao (58-6-2, 38 KOs) won an impressive two knockdown 12 round unanimous decision victory over Tim Bradley (33-2-1, 13 KOs) tonight in their fight on HBO PPV from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Fighting each for the third time, Pacquiao knocked Bradley down with big power shots in the 7th and 9th rounds. The final judges’ scores were 116-110, 116-110 and 116-110. With the win, Pacquiao won the WBO International welterweight title.
Bradley hurt Pacquiao with a left hook to the head in the 8th round. However, Pacquiao was able to clinch and move to avoid getting hit with any additional big shots.
Bradley: Pacquiao’s fans will be disappointed on Saturday
By Chris Williams: Tim Bradley (33-1-1, 13 KOs) expects to spoil the party for the Filipino politician Manny Pacquiao on Saturday night for what could be his final fight of his long career. Pacquiao has been talking a lot about wanting to win a seat in the senate in the Philippines, and then convert over to a helper of the people.
However, Bradley wants to give Pacquiao a nice fat loss to send him on his way before he runs for that senate seat in May. Bradley says that there are going to be a lot of upset Pacquiao fans this Saturday night after he beats Pacquiao to give him his seventh defeat of his career in their clash at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Weights: Pacquiao 145.5, Bradley 146.5
By Jim Dower: Manny Pacquiao (57-6-2, 38 KOs) made weight on Friday for his third fight against Tim Bradley (33-1-1, 13 KOs) for this Saturday night on HBO pay-per-view from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum and trainer Freddie Roach have been talking up a fight between Pacquiao and WBC middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez for the past two weeks. They’ve been talking more about Canelo vs. Pacquiao than the Bradley fight. It gives one the impression that Canelo’s name has been used to help attract interest/pay-per-view buys for the Pacquiao-Bradley 3 fight. It’s proven that if boxing fans think a much bigger fight is just over the horizon, they’ll be more interested in paying to see a less than appealing fight like this Saturday’s contest because Pacquiao and Bradley.
Pacquiao weighed in at 145.5 pounds, and looked in great shape if not small for the welterweight division. Bradley, who previously fought at light welterweight, weighed in just a little heavier than Pacquiao at 146.5lbs.
Pacquiao-Bradley 3: Is it insane to fight again?
By Yannis Mihanos: They say doing the same thing and expecting different results is an insane thing. Former eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao (57-6-2, 38 KOs) fighting again for the third time Tim Bradley (33-1-1 13 KOs) seems insane too. Top Rank promoter Bob Arum, who promotes both Pacquiao and Bradley, made this fight happened. Will it serve his marketing purposes? Will it be a box office hit?