Who won Bradley Jr vs Pacquiao?
Manny Pacquiao beat Timothy Bradley Jr by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, April 12th, 2014, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 118-110, 116-112 in favor of winner Manny Pacquiao.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).
This contest was for the WBO welterweight championship of the world.
Bradley Jr vs Pacquiao stats
Back in April 2014, Timothy Bradley Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 31 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Manny Pacquiao made his way to the ring with a record of 55 wins, 5 losses and 2 draws, with 38 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Pacquiao had a large advantage in power over Bradley Jr, boasting a 69% knockout percentage compared to Bradley Jr's 39%.
Timothy Bradley Jr was the younger man by 5 years, at 31 years old.
Bradley Jr had a height advantage of 1 inch over Pacquiao. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Timothy Bradley Jr fought out of the orthodox stance, while Manny Pacquiao was a southpaw.
Bradley Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 31 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2004, 9 years and 6 months later than Pacquiao, whose first professional fight was in 1995. He had fought 214 fewer professional rounds, totaling 287 compared to Pacquiao's 501.
Bradley Jr vs Pacquiao form
Pacquiao had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Brandon Rios on November 24, 2013, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.
Prior to that, he had been beaten by Juan Manuel Marquez on December 8, 2012, by knockout in the 6th round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Miguel Cotto on November 14, 2009, by knockout in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
Before that, he had beaten Ricky Hatton on May 2, 2009, by knockout in the 2nd round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.
He had won against Oscar De La Hoya on December 6, 2008, by technical knockout in the 8th round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.
Activity check
Bradley Jr's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 5 months, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 2 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.
Pacquiao's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.
What time did Bradley Jr vs Pacquiao start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:00 PM EST / 3:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.
What were the odds on Bradley Jr vs Pacquiao?
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