LAS VEGAS, NEVADA — Though it was not in a dominant fashion as what he did in the past, Manny Pacquiao defeated Timothy Bradley on Saturday night via unanimous decision to claim the WBO welterweight title he lost back in 2012.
Pacquiao hunted and peppered the unbeaten Bradley around the MGM Grand Garden ring using jabs and combination. He was very aggressive. Bradley tried to fought back using footwork and counterpunching. Pacquiao was too much for Bradley.
Pacquiao has proven that Bradley's split-decision victory in 2012 was a mistake.
Judges Craig Metcalfe and Michael Pernick score card was 116-112 for Pacquiao, Glenn Trowbridge had it at 118-110 for Pacquiao.
Bradley said after the fight he injured his right calf in the early rounds. Bradley told Pacman after the fight "You won the fight, you deserved the win". "I have no excuses."
Pacquiao landed 35% of his 563 punches, while Bradley connected with just 22% of his 627 punches. While Pacquiao's jab landed 23% against Bradley's 11%, and in power punches Pacquiao landed 148 power punches to Bradley's 109.
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