If in fact the rubber match with Timothy Bradley Jr. was the final fight in the historic career of Manny Pacquiao, then he goes out with a whimper in relation to his once lofty box office appeal.
Batman will always capture the Joker. Freddy and Jason will always be back. Manny Pacquiao will always beat Timothy Bradley. It doesn’t matter how many times they fight. Bradley could replace Teddy Atlas with the ghosts of Eddie Futch, Jack Blackburn, and Ray Arcel. Pacquiao is just better than him.
Fernando Vargas - MANNY Pacquiao scored an emphatic victory over American Tim Bradley in Las Vegas, sealing his 21-year professional career with a polished performance in what he insists was his farewell to boxing.
by David P. Greisman - Timothy Bradley is a very good fighter. He is a two-division world titleholder who won belts at junior welterweight and welterweight. He has beaten two other very good fighters, Devon Alexander and Lamont Peterson, and defeated two great ones, with a close but deserving decision over Juan...
Manny Pacquiao crowned his 21-year professional career with an emphatic victory over Tim Bradley here on Saturday, delivering a vintage performance before saying a farewell to boxing.
The average punches per round - in the trilogy Pacquiao 10/37 Bradley 8/25. Second Fight: Pacquiao 17/47 Bradley 12/52. First Fight: Pacquiao 21/63 Bradley 13/70.
Pacquiao insists Saturday’s bout -- the 66th of his career -- will be his final fight before he concentrates on his political career in the Philippines, where he is seeking election to the Senate next month.
Pacquiao insists Saturday’s bout -- the 66th of his career -- will be his final fight before he concentrates on his political career in the Philippines, where he is seeking election to the Senate next month.
The judges’ scorecards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena told the story of Pacquiao’s dominance, with the 37-year-old eight-division world champion winning by identical margins of 116-110 on all three cards.
Pacquiao, fighting for the first time since his defeat to Floyd Mayweather last year in the “Fight of the Century”, knocked down Bradley twice on his way to a comfortable unanimous decision.