Pacquiao-Bradley II: What we learned

Vindication. Hopefully that’s what Manny Pacquiao felt on Saturday when he took back the welterweight belt he lost to Timothy Bradley in June 2012 due to one of the worst decisions the sport of boxing has seen in years. Pacquiao, 35, said prior to Saturday’s championship fight he didn’t feel as if he had much to prove -- after all, he knew who really won that first fight. Even though many of us would tend to agree, here are five other things we...

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Unbeaten Ramirez faces Lorenzo on FNF

Mexican prospect Gilberto Ramirez puts his unbeaten record on the line Friday against veteran Giovanni Lorenzo in the main event of ESPN's "Friday Night Fights." The 10-round super middleweight bout (ESPN2, 9 p.m. ET) headlines a card from the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, on the even of Manny Pacquiao's rematch with Timothy Bradley Jr. Ramirez (27-0, 21 KOs), the 6-foot tall knockout artist, has stopped 77 percent of his opponents. from...

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Pacquiao: 'Freddie has been a father to me'

Two years removed from the most controversial fight of his 19-year professional career, Manny Pacquiao is focused on getting a chance to set the record straight against Timothy Bradley Jr. The rematch, set for April 12 in Las Vegas (HBO PPV), marks the first time the fighters will meet since their June 2012 bout -- won by Bradley via split decision -- which produced some of the most contentious scorecards in modern history. Pacquiao (55-5-2, 38...

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Bradley: 'Pacquiao has lost the fire'

In the two years since his controversial June 2012 victory over Manny Pacquiao, unbeaten welterweight titlist Timothy Bradley Jr. has done nothing but grow as a fighter. Bradley (31-0, 12 KOs), 30, survived a toe-to-toe war with Ruslan Provodnikov in March 2013 before outboxing slick counterpuncher Juan Manuel Marques in October. But the native of Palm Springs, Calif., returns April 12 in Las Vegas (HBO PPV) for a second go-around with Pacquiao. from...

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President Clinton Says About Pacquiao Next Fight

President Clinton says he hopes Manny Pacquiao ‘goes right on up the ladder’ in Philippine politi...

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Roman Martinez (illness) out of fight - Pacquiao Next Fight

From: http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/10737005/roman-martinez-withdraws-bout-raymundo-beltran-due-illness Two-time junior lightweight word titleholder Roman "Rocky" Martinez of Puerto Rico is ill and has withdrawn from his fight on the Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley Jr. undercard next week, Top Rank vice president Carl Moretti told ESPN.com on Saturday night. Martinez (27-2-2, 16 KOs), 30, was due to face Raymundo Beltran (28-6-1,...

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Manny Pacquiao next fight: 'Pacman' the next Muhammad Ali, Bradley rematch compared to De La Hoya fight?

From: http://www.sportsworldnews.com/articles/11442/20140402/manny-pacquiao-next-fight-pacman-the-next-muhammad-ali-bradley-rematch-compared-to-de-la-hoya-fight-video.htm Even if his star has faded just a little in recent years, Manny Pacquiao remains one of boxing's rock stars. He has fought in countless big-money fights, and Top Rank CEO Bob Arum, Pacquiao's promoter, considers the upcoming April 12 bout arguably the most important...

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Manny Pacquiao Next Fight: Would PacMan Split From Bob Arum To Fight Floyd Mayweather Jr.?

From: http://www.ibtimes.com/manny-pacquiao-next-fight-would-pacman-split-bob-arum-fight-floyd-mayweather-jr-1565943 Manny Pacquiao is interested in fighting Floyd Mayweather towards the end of 2014. However, he says he won’t leave Top Rank in order to make a bout happen. “Right now, I don’t have issues,” Pacquiao told the L.A. Times at Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood. “I’m the kind of person that doesn’t look to make changes. Look...

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Bradley: 'I will be hungrier than Pacquiao'

In the two years since his controversial June 2012 victory over Manny Pacquiao, unbeaten welterweight titlist Timothy Bradley Jr. has done nothing but grow as a fighter. Bradley (31-0, 12 KOs), 30, survived a toe-to-toe war with Ruslan Provodnikov in March 2013 before outboxing slick counterpuncher Juan Manuel Marques in October. But the native of Palm Springs, Calif., returns April 12 in Las Vegas (HBO PPV) for a second go-around with Pacquiao. from...

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Pacquiao: 'I intend to prove I'm the best'

Two years removed from the most controversial fight of his 19-year professional career, Manny Pacquiao is focused on getting a chance to set the record straight against Timothy Bradley Jr. The rematch, set for April 12 in Las Vegas (HBO PPV), marks the first time the fighters will meet since their June 2012 bout -- won by Bradley via split decision -- which produced some of the most contentious scorecards in modern history. Pacquiao (55-5-2, 38...

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