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Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley III

Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley III, was a professional boxing match for the WBO International welterweight title. It was held on the April 9th, 2016 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The bout was on HBO PPV.[1] Pacquiao claimed that the 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]

Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley III
DateApril 9, 2016
VenueMGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the linevacant WBO International welterweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer Manny Pacquiao 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 32
Height 5 ft 5+1⁄2 in (166 cm) 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight 145+1⁄2 lb (66 kg) 146+1⁄2 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)

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.

National Anthem Singers

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Referee and judges

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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

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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

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Judge Fighter  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10 11 12 Total[6]
Burt Clements Pacquiao 10 9 10 10 9 10 10 9 10 10 10 9 116
Bradley 9 10 9 9 10 9 8 10 8 9 9 10 110
Dave Moretti Pacquiao 9 10 9 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 9 10 116
Bradley 10 9 10 9 9 9 8 10 8 9 10 9 110
Steve Weisfeld Pacquiao 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 10 10 9 10 116
Bradley 9 10 10 9 9 9 8 10 8 9 10 9 110

Fight card

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Weight Class vs. Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight   Manny Pacquiao def.   Timothy Bradley UD 12 — WBO International & Lineal Welterweight titles
Super Middleweight   Gilberto Ramírez def.   Arthur Abraham (c) UD 12 — WBO Super Middleweight title
Featherweight   Oscar Valdez def.   Evgeny Gradovich TKO 4/10 2:14 WBO NABO Featherweight title
Super Lightweight   Jose Ramírez def.   Manuel Perez UD 10 — WBC Continental Americas Super Lightweight title
Welterweight   Egidijus Kavaliauskas def.   Deniz Ilbay UD 8 —
Light Heavyweight   Oleksandr Gvozdyk def.   Nadjib Mohammedi KO 2/10 2:06 WBC NABF Light Heavyweight title
Welterweight   Konstantin Ponomarev def.   Brad Solomon SD 10 — WBC NABF Welterweight title
Super Middleweight   Leon Bauer def.   Ilshat Khusnulgatin UD 6 —
Lightweight   Devin Haney def.   Rafael Vazquez UD 4 —

International broadcasting

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

References

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  1. ^ "Pacquiao vs Bradley 3 a done deal – Arum - The Manila Times Online". The Manila Times. 30 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Manny Pacquiao: last fight will be April 9". Desert Sun. 20 January 2016.
  3. ^ "'Legacy' belt awaits winner of Pacquiao-Bradley bout". The Philippine STAR.
  4. ^ "Pacquiao vs Bradley 3 2016 Replay Online - FD Movies". Archived from the original on 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
  5. ^ "Manny Pacquiao v Timothy Bradley III – as it happened". The Guardian. 10 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Look it over! Pacquiao-Bradley 3 Final Scorecard". 10 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Lo Mejor del Boxeo Eventos".
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