Pacquiao vs Bradley Jr

Who won Pacquiao vs Bradley Jr?

Manny Pacquiao beat Timothy Bradley Jr by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, April 9th, 2016, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 116-110, 116-110, 116-110 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).

Pacquiao vs Bradley Jr stats

Back in April 2016, Manny Pacquiao stepped into the ring with a record of 57 wins, 6 losses, and 2  draws, 38 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Timothy Bradley Jr made his way to the ring with a record of 33 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Pacquiao had a large advantage in power over Bradley Jr, boasting a 67% knockout percentage compared to Bradley Jr's 39%.

Manny Pacquiao was the older man by 5 years, at 38 years old.

Bradley Jr had a height advantage of 1 inch over Pacquiao. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Manny Pacquiao fought out of the southpaw stance, while Timothy Bradley Jr was an orthodox fighter.

Pacquiao was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 30 more fights, and made his debut in 1995, 9 years and 6 months earlier than Bradley Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 214 more professional rounds, totaling 501 compared to Bradley Jr's 287.

Pacquiao vs Bradley Jr form

Manny Pacquiao had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Floyd Mayweather Jr on May 2, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight, WBA Super World Welterweight, WBO World Welterweight and The Ring Junior Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Chris Algieri on November 23, 2014, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Timothy Bradley Jr on April 12, 2014, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had won against 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.

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.

Bradley Jr had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Brandon Rios on November 7, 2015, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Jessie Vargas on June 27, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Diego Gabriel Chaves on December 13, 2014, by split draw in their 12 round contest at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Manny Pacquiao on April 12, 2014, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Ruslan Provodnikov on March 16, 2013, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Home Depot Center, Carson.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Timothy Bradley Jr had been fighting more than Manny Pacquiao.

Going into this contest, Manny Pacquiao had last fought 11 months and 7 days ago, while Timothy Bradley Jr's last outing had been 5 months and 2 days ago.

Pacquiao's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

Bradley Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 57 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.4 rounds on average.

What time did Pacquiao vs Bradley Jr 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 Pacquiao vs Bradley Jr?

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