Timothy Bradley: record, next fight and profile →
Promoter Bob Arum on Sunday called for an investigation into the controversial split-decision verdict that saw Timothy Bradley deal superstar Manny Pacquiao his first defeat since 2005.
By David P. Greisman - For weeks, we believed him. We watched Timothy Bradley as he trained, listened when he spoke, saw him assembled into the miniature musculature of a welterweight Adonis. We heard the words of a man raised to be tough, driven and unrelenting, a man ready not just to face the biggest fight of his career, but also to win it. He was a different opponent for Manny Pacquiao, whose accomplishments had astonished, whose recent run had propelled him to preeminence, but whose entry in history had exited into revisionist hindsight. Bradley, unlike Pacquiao’s past four years of foes, was undefeated, young and in his prime. He’d neither be weight drained nor disadvantaged in size, not left lumbering and lost against the onslaught. Only Juan Manuel Marquez had truly troubled Manny Pacquiao, had shown that there were limitations, had twice come closer than anyone to beating him since Pacquiao had evolved into this vicious dervish. Bradley wasn’t Marquez, but he was different than the rest, and so we believed him, not necessarily that he would beat Pacquiao, but that he could. And so we respected both the hubris and the humor of Bradley approaching this biggest
Entering the MGM Grand’s media center in Las Vegas on Saturday night, trainer Freddie Roach seemed to be a little out of sorts. Moments earlier, Roach’s start fighter, Manny Pacquiao, had gone twelve hard rounds with Palm Springs, California’s Timothy Bradley. The fight was an interesting one to study and while Bradley’s grit and fortitude were on display, it was the skills of Pacquiao that appeared to carry the day.
Ryan Burton catches the post-fight press conference to Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley. Hear from Pacquiao, Bradley, trainer Freddie Roach, Promoter Bob Arum, and more.
Really CJ Ross (115-113) and Duane Ford (115-113)? Manny Pacquiao outlanded Timothy Bradley 253-159 in total punches and had a 190-108 edge in power shots landed. Manny outlanded Bradley in 10 of 12 rounds.
The crowd fell into silence for seconds, some wept unabashedly as they stared quietly at a giant screen in a Manila public park after Manny Pacquiao lost his WBO welterweight crown on a controversial split decision on Saturday.
MGM Grand, Las Vegas - Welterweight Manny Pacquiao entered his post-fight press conference in good spirits despite losing a highly controversial split decision to Tim Bradley. The congressman was obviously bothered by the loss but feels confident that he will win the rematch. November 10th is reserved at the MGM for the second meeting between the two Top Rank promoted fighters.
MGM Grand, Las Vegas - Boxers usually look devastated in defeat but Manny Pacquiao smiled and turned his mind to quick, brutal revenge after being stunned by a controversial split decision loss to Timothy Bradley in their WBO welterweight showdown on Saturday.
MGM Grand, Las Vegas - Former champion Amir Khan (26-2, 18KOs) is more than ready to face WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (29-0, 12KOs) at the end of the year. On Saturday night at the MGM Grand, Bradley won a controversial twelve round split decision over Manny Pacquiao, recognized as one of the top two pound-for-pound fighters in the sport.
By Rick Reeno MGM Grand, Las Vegas - The crowded arena, and most of the writers on press row, were shocked when Timothy Bradley (29-0, 12KOs) was awarded a close twelve round split decision over Manny Pacquiao (54-4-2, 38KOs) to capture the WBO welterweight title. The scores were 115-113 for Pacquiao, and two cards of 115-113 for Bradley. Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum, who promotes both boxers, was very upset with the scoring of the fight. He felt Pacquiao was the clear winner by a wide margin. Arum stated to reporters that even Bradley's manager, Cameron Dunkin, had scored the fight for Pacquiao by an eight to four ratio [116-112]. Dunkin erupted with fury when he was informed of the circulating reports that claimed he scored the fight in favor of Pacquiao. "I never said anything like that. It's total bullsh*t. The guy called me Cameron f***king Diaz [at the final press conference]. The guy is a f***ing idiot. For him to say that I said [Pacquiao] won eight to four is the most ridiculous thing. Why he would say that I have no idea. He asked me how I had it and I said 'I had it close.' [Top Rank matchmaker] Brad Goodman sat with me and I had my guy winning the last five rounds. I had it seven to five for my guy," Dunkin told BoxingScene.com.