Perplexing is too tame of a word to describe the decision rendered by the three judges presiding over the Pacquiao-Bradley bout at the MGM Grand Saturday night. With Duane Ford and C.J. Ross scoring the bout 115-113 for Bradley and Jerry Roth ruling it 115-113 for Pacquiao, the judging trio contributed to, perhaps, the worst judging travesty in recent memory. From the … [Read more...]
Who Is Guillermo Rigondeaux?
by Jesse Ian Lardies Fighting Saturday night on his second Manny Pacquiao Pay-Per-View will be one of the most decorated amateur boxers of all-time, Guillermo "El Chacal" Rigondeaux (9-0, 7KOs). He'll be taking on Philadelphia native, 25-year-old Teon "The Technician" Kennedy (17-1-2, 7KOs). Opening as an overwhelming20-to-1 favorite, it seems as though Vegas odds-makers are … [Read more...]
Pacquiao-Bradley: The Only Preview You Need
by Fox Doucette On Saturday night, June 9th, at 9 PM Eastern/6 PM Pacific on HBO PPV, WBO welterweight champion and Boxing Tribune/Fox Sports #2 pound-for-pound fighter in the world Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KOs) takes on WBO junior welterweight champion-in-recess (presumably pending the result of this fight) and Boxing Tribune/Fox Sports #10 P4P Timothy Bradley (28-0, 12 … [Read more...]
Teon Kennedy: Free from Distraction, Focused, and Ready for Rigondeaux
By Gary Purfield Opening the televised portion of Saturday’s big Pacquiao-Bradley PPV card, Teon Kennedy (17-1-2, 7 KO) hopes to complete an up and down journey by winning his first world title. The talented Philadelphia Super Bantamweight was noticed early on his career as someone with the potential to win a world title one day. Known as “The Technician” the early part … [Read more...]
Rigondeaux, Arce, Jones-Bailey Featured on Pacquiao-Bradley Undercard
by Jesse Ian Lardies On June 9th, Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao will return to Las Vegas, Nevada to take on the undefeated Timothy Bradley in a 12 round defense of his WBO welterweight championship of the world. Broadcasting live on HBO PPV, the televised portion of the undercard will begin at 9 p.m EST and 6 p.m. PT. Featured on the undercard will be fan favorite … [Read more...]