Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley III

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Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley III
PacquiaoBradley3.png
DateApril 9, 2016
Venue MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the linevacant WBO International welterweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer Flag of the Philippines.svg Manny Pacquiao Flag of the United States.svg Timothy Bradley
Nickname Pac-Man Desert Storm
Hometown Sarangani Province, Philippines Palm Springs, California, U.S.
Pre-fight record 57–6–2 (38 KO) 33–1–1 (13 KO)
Age 37 years, 3 months 32 years, 7 months
Height5 ft 5+12 in (166 cm) 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight145+12 lb (66 kg)146+12 lb (66 kg)
Style Southpaw Orthodox
Recognition The Ring No. 7 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
8-division world champion
The Ring No. 9 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
2-division world champion
Result
Pacquiao wins via 12-round unanimous decision (116-110, 116-110, 116-110)

Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley III, was a professional boxing match for the WBO International welterweight title. It was held on April 9th, 2016 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The bout was on HBO PPV. [1] Pacquiao claimed this fight would be his last professional bout, however, he has fought six times since. [2] The winner of the bout was awarded a Special WBO commemorative title belt, which billed the "Legacy Belt". [3]

Contents

Pacquiao knocked Bradley down twice and outpointed him throughout the fight, winning by unanimous decision after all three judges scored the bout in his favor, 116-110. [4] According to CompuBox, Pacquiao landed 28% [122/439] of his punches thrown and 46% of his power punches thrown [92/201], in comparison to Bradley's 33% [99/302] of punches landed and 40% [87/218] of power punches landed.

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Referee and judges

The MGM Grand Garden Arena, site of "PacBrad III" LasVegas-MGMgrand.jpg
The MGM Grand Garden Arena, site of "PacBrad III"

Tony Weeks served as the referee in the ring whilst the judges who scored the bout (and ultimately decided its outcome) were Burt Clements (Las Vegas), Dave Moretti (Las Vegas) and Steve Weisfeld (New Jersey).

Fight Recap

Pacquiao began the fight as the "aggressor", though Bradley dodged most of Pacquiao's major shots during the opening rounds. By midway through the fight, both fighters had traded blows, with Rounds 5-8 being very even. Pacquiao knocked Bradley down twice over the fight, in Rounds 7 and 9, ultimately helping Pacquiao secure his 58th professional win and the rights to the "Legacy Belt." [5]

Official Scorecards

JudgeFighter 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112Total [6]
Burt ClementsPacquiao10910109101091010109116
Bradley9109910981089910110
Dave MorettiPacquiao91091010101091010910116
Bradley1091099981089109110
Steve WeisfeldPacquiao10991010101091010910116
Bradley9101099981089109110

Fight card

Weight Classvs.MethodRoundTimeNotes
Welterweight Flag of the Philippines.svg Manny Pacquiao def. Flag of the United States.svg Timothy Bradley UD12WBO International & Lineal Welterweight titles
Super Middleweight Flag of Mexico.svg Gilberto Ramírez def. Flag of Germany.svg Arthur Abraham (c)UD12WBO Super Middleweight title
Featherweight Flag of Mexico.svg Oscar Valdez def. Flag of Russia.svg Evgeny Gradovich TKO4/102:14WBO NABO Featherweight title
Super Lightweight Flag of the United States.svg Jose Ramírez def. Flag of the United States.svg Manuel Perez UD10WBC Continental Americas Super Lightweight title
Welterweight Flag of Lithuania.svg Egidijus Kavaliauskas def. Flag of Germany.svg Deniz IlbayUD8
Light Heavyweight Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksandr Gvozdyk def. Flag of France.svg Nadjib Mohammedi KO2/102:06WBC NABF Light Heavyweight title
Welterweight Flag of Russia.svg Konstantin Ponomarev def. Flag of the United States.svg Brad Solomon SD10WBC NABF Welterweight title
Super Middleweight Flag of Germany.svg Leon Bauerdef. Flag of Russia.svg Ilshat KhusnulgatinUD6
Lightweight Flag of the United States.svg Devin Haney def. Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Rafael VazquezUD4

International broadcasting

CountryBroadcaster
Free-to-air Cable Pay-per-view
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Main Event
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Canal Indigo (Vidéotron)
SaskTel PPV
Shaw PPV
Sportsnet PPV (Rogers)
Vu! (Bell)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Sat.1
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia tvOne
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand SKY Arena
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama RPC-TV [7]
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines GMA Network Solar Sports Solar All Access
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Channel 7
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Premier Sports
Flag of the United States.svg  United States HBO PPV
Preceded by Manny Pacquiao's bouts
April 9, 2016
Succeeded by
Preceded by Timothy Bradley's bouts
April 9, 2016
Retired

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