Who won Bradley Jr vs Pacquiao?
Manny Pacquiao beat Timothy Bradley Jr by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 12th April 2014 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
The scorecards were announced as 112-116, 110-118, 112-116 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 loses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Manny Pacquiao made his way to the ring with a record of 55 wins, 5 loses and 2 draws, with 38 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggested Pacquiao had a large advantage in power over Bradley Jr, boosting at 69% knock out percentage over Bradley Jr's 39%.
Timothy Bradley Jr was the younger man by 4 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 less fights, and made his debut in 2004, 9 year and 6 months later than Pacquiao, whose first professional fight was in 1995. He had fought 217 less professional rounds, 287 to Pacquiao's 504.
Bradley Jr vs Pacquiao form
Pacquiao had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Brandon Rios on 24th November 2013 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.
Previous to that, he had been beaten by Juan Manuel Marquez on 8th December 2012 by knockout in the 6th round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Ricky Hatton on 2nd May 2009 by knockout in the 2nd round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.
Before that, he had beat Oscar De La Hoya on 6th December 2008 by technical knockout in the 8th round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.
He had won against Marco Antonio Barrera on 15th November 2003 by technical knockout in the 11th round at Alamodome, San Antonio.
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Pacquiao's last 5 fights had come over a period of 10 years, 4 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 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.
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