Year of birth: 29.08.1983
Height:168 cm
Weight: 63 kg
Timothy Ray Bradley Jr is a North American professional boxer. He was born on August 29, 1983 in Palm Springs, California. World welterweight champion up to 63 kg (140 lbs) according to the versions of the professional boxing organization (WBC) 2008-2011 and the world boxing organization (WBO) 2009-2011, to this day the best on the planet in the weight up to 66 kg (147 lbs) WBO 2012.
Timothy Bradley - amateur
2000 - Silver in the National Athletic League (PAL).
2001 - winner of the competition for the title of champion of the United States of America; National Athletic League (PAL) winner.
2002 - silver medalist in the competition among nations in France; silver medalist at the American classic boxing; sixth place in the United States Championship.
2003 - second in the Golden Gloves competition; third place in the championship of the United States of America; bronze medalist in the National Athletic League (PAL); silver medalist in the Titan Games competition.
2004 - in a competition giving the right to compete at the Olympics, he could not defeat Vanes Martirosyan.
Promotion in professional activity
Held fights - 31, won - 30, by knockout - 12, lost - 0, draw - 0, did not take place - 1.
In 2004, Timothy Bradley tries himself as a professional, competing in the welterweight division (up to 66 kg). In 2005, he won the WBC youth champion title, becoming the best on points in a fight with Francisco Ricona, in 2006 he confirmed the honorary title by defeating Rafael Ortiz. In the same year, Bradley was already participating in the second middleweight division (up to 76 kg), where in a difficult fight with Jaime Rangel (Colombia) in the middle of the meeting, Timothy cut his eyebrow, the fight was stopped, while Bradley became the best.
In 2007, a duel with Manuel Garniki was organized. In the second round, Timothy holds a left hook, Manuel could not resist and falls to the carpet, defending himself from subsequent attacks, but the referee gets up and continues the fight. No matter how hard Timothy tried, he did not manage to “prescribe” a knockout to the opponent. At the end of the fight, the decision of the arbiters, the victory was awarded to the American.
The fight in the first middleweight (up to 69 kg) with Junior Witter (Great Britain) in the spring of 2008 could have been lost for Timothy, due to the fact that the opinions of the arbitrators were different, but still the scales shifted towards Timothy. The judges took into account the fact that, despite almost equal fight Witter was sent to the mat in the middle of the meeting, but got up and finished the fight.
Bradley never had simple fights, there was, and such when Timothy himself was in a situation where his hand touched the floor of the ring. It was in 2009 in a meeting with Kendell Holt, but, despite the almost lost fight, Timothy managed to find a reserve of strength in himself that helped not only equalize the situation, but also become the best, while combining championship belts WBO and WBC.
Return and participation in competitions with a weight of up to 66 kg
In the summer of 2012, Timothy meets with Manny Pacquiao. The competition is held on an equal footing, but by the ninth round, Manny began to get very tired, and Timothy outnumbered his opponent in the number of punches. Despite Timothy's clear victory, to his surprise, the judges' view was not unanimous. In the end, Bradley emerges victorious.
In March 2013, Bradley "sorted things out" with Russian boxer Ruslan Provodnikov. At the beginning of the meeting, the advantage was on the side of Ruslan, while he managed to deliver a crushing blow to Bradley. With incredible efforts, Timothy managed to bring the fight to an end. The judges' opinions were controversial, and as a result, Timothy won. At the end of the fight, doctors diagnosed Bradley with a concussion, and he was immediately admitted to the hospital.
He had 12 title fights. won 11 victories and suffered one defeat.
During his career, he won 11 world champions and lost only twice to Manny Pacquiao.
Timothy Bradley's Amateur Career
2000 Won silver in National Athletic League (PAL) Championship (147 lbs) lost in final to Anthony Thompson.
2001 Won gold at the US National Championships (147 lbs).
2001 Won gold in the National Athletic League (PAL) Championship (147 lbs) in final defeating James Parison.
2002 Won silver at Tournament of Nations in France (147 lbs) lost in final to Javier Noel.
2002 Won silver at the American Boxing Classics Tournament (147 pounds)
2002 Reached the quarterfinals of the US Championships (147 pounds), lost to Jean McPherson.
2003 Won Silver at the Golden Gloves National Championships (147 lbs) in final lost to Andre Berto.
2003 Won bronze at the US Championships (152 lbs) lost in the semi-final to Andre Berto.
2003 Won bronze at the National Athletic League (PAL) Championship, (152 lbs), lost to Ed Joseph.
2003 Participated in the Titan Games tournament (152 pounds) lost in the second fight to Alfredo Angulo.
2004 Took part in qualifying tournament on Olympic Games(152 pounds), lost to Vanes Martirosyan.
Timothy Bradley Professional Career
Welterweight
He made his debut in August 2004 in the welterweight category. On September 23, 2005, in the eighth fight in the professional ring, he defeated the Mexican Francisco Ricon on points, and won the WBC youth world title. February 2, 2006 defended the title in a fight with Rafael Ortiz. In March, he defended the title with undefeated compatriot Eli Addison (8-0).
Return to welterweight
Battle results
| The battle | Record | date | Rival | battlefield | Result | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | (33 1 1) | 7 November 2015 | () (33 2 1) | Las Vegas, Thomas & Mack center, USA | Victory TKO 9 (12), |
Timothy Bradley wins in the 9th round by technical knockout. | |
| 35 | 32-1-1, 1NC | June 27, 2015 | Jesse Vargas (26-0-0) | Los Angeles, California, USA | U.D. (12) | Won vacant interim welterweight world title. 115-112, 116-112, 117-111. | |
| 34 | 31-1-1, 1NC | December 13th | Diego Chavez (23-2-0) | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | SD (12) | 115-113, 112-116, 114-114. | |
| 33 | 31-1, 1NC | 12th of April | Manny Pacquiao (55-5-2) | Las Vegas, Nevada, US | U.D. (12) | 112-116, 110-118, 112-116. Lost WBO welterweight title. | |
| 32 | 31-0, 1NC | October 12 | Juan Manuel Marquez (55-6-1) | MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, US | SD (12) | 115-113, 116-112, 113-115. Defended WBO welterweight title. | |
| 31 | 30-0, 1NC | March 16 | Ruslan Provodnikov (22-1-0) | Home Deepo Center, Carson, California, USA | U.D. (12) | 115-112, 114-113, 114-113. Defended WBO welterweight title. Bradley knocked down in the 12th round. | |
| 30 | 29-0, 1NC | the 9th of June | Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2) | MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, US | SD (12) | 115-113, 115-113, 113-115. Won WBO welterweight title. | |
| 29 | 28-0, 1NC | November 12 | Joel Casamayor (38-5-1) | MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, US | TKO 8(12), 2:59 | Defended WBO junior welterweight title. Casamayor penalized in round 4, knockdowns in rounds 5, 6, 8. | |
| 28 | 27-0, 1NC | January 29 | Devon Alexander (21-0-0) | Pontiac (Michigan), USA | TD 10(12), 3:00 | 97-93, 96-95, 98-93. Defended WBO and WBC junior welterweight titles. | |
| 27 | 26-0, 1NC | July 17th | Luis Abregou (29-0-0) | Rancho Mirage, California, US | U.D. (12) | 118-110, 117-111, 116-112. | |
| 26 | 25-0, 1NC | 12 December | Lamont Peterson (27-0-0) | Rancho Mirage, California, US | U.D. (12) | 118-109, 119-108, 120-107. Defended WBO junior welterweight title. Peterson knocked down in round 3. | |
| 25 | 24-0, 1NC | August 1 | Nate Campbell (33-5-1) | Rancho Mirage, California, US | NC 3 (12), 3:00 | Defended WBO junior welterweight title. | |
| 24 | 24-0 | April, 4 | Kendall Holt (25-2-0) | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | U.D. (12) | 115-111, 114-112, 115-111. Won WBO title, defended WBC junior welterweight title. | |
| 23 | 23-0 | September 13 | Edner Cherry (24-5-2) | Biloxi, Mississippi, US | U.D. (12) | 118-109, 117-110, 119-109. Defended WBC junior welterweight title. | |
| 22 | 22-0 | May 10 | Junior Witter (36-1-2) | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK | SD (12) | 112-115, 114-113, 115-113. Won WBC junior welterweight title (the first world title in Bradley's career). | |
| 21 | 21-0 | July 27 | Miguel Vasquez (18-1-0) | Crown California, USA | U.D. (10) | 100-90, 99-91, 98-92. Defended WBC junior welterweight title. | |
| 20 | 20-0 | June 1st | Donald Camarena (18-3-0) | Santa Aines, US | U.D. (10) | 99-91, 99-91, 100-90. | |
| 19 | 19-0 | April 13, 2007 | Nasser Athumani (20-3-1) | Ontario (California), USA | TKO 5 (10), 1:35 | ||
| 18 | 18-0 | February 2, 2007 | Manuel Garnica (23-6) | Santa Aines, USA | U.D. (8) | 80-69, 79-70, 78-71. Defended WBC junior welterweight title. Garnika was knocked down in the 2nd round and 2 times in a knockdown in the 4th round. | |
| 17 | 17-0 | December 1, 2006 | Jaime Rangel (30-9-1) | Santa Aines, USA | TD 8(8), 1:31 | 79-73, 79-73, 79-73. Rangel was unable to continue the fight due to the cut. | |
| 16 | 16-0 | October 16, 2006 | Alfonso Sanchez (20-5-1) | Ontario (California), USA | KO 1(8), 2:44 | Sanchez was knocked down twice. | |
| 15 | 15-0 | August 18, 2006 | Martin Ramirez (6-16-1) | Crown, California, USA | RTD 5(8), 3:00 | ||
| 14 | 14-0 | June 23, 2006 | Arturo Urena (17-12-1) | Ontario (California), USA | TKO 3 (10), 00:27 | Defended youth title |
The other day, the ex-world champion in the first welterweight and welterweight categories, 33-year-old black American boxer Timothy Bradley, announced the end of his performances in the ring. His last official fight was the third duel against the living legend of the ring - Filipino Manny Pacquiao, which took place in April last year and in which Bradley, who bore the ring nickname "Desert Storm", was defeated by unanimous decision.
Modest amateur career
Timothy Ray Bradley Jr. was born on August 29, 1983 in the small sunny town of Palm Springs, California. The boxer lives there to this day. The future world champion started boxing at the age of 10, and the track record of his official fights in the amateur ring was 140 fights. Bradley did not reach great heights in amateurs. He became the winner in 2001 youth championship United States and the National Police Athletic League, and also won prizes at other national level tournaments, including the US Senior Championships and the prestigious Golden Gloves tournament. Timothy had a chance to test himself in those days in the international arena, speaking at several tournaments in France, Germany and Tahiti. However, he did not have a chance to take part in major international competitions, since he failed to become the first number in the national team. Bradley still waited for the national selection for the 2004 Olympics in Athens, but performed unsuccessfully. After that, Timothy decided that he had nothing more to do in the amateur ring. Before becoming professional fighter, he had to work as a dishwasher and a waiter.
Start in the professional ring
Bradley did not delay the transition to pro boxing for a long time, making his debut in a new field in the same 2004, a few days before his 21st birthday. At first, he boxed in the welterweight division, managing to win the WBC world title among youth in this division already in his 9th pro fight, just a year after starting his pro career. But a little later he decided to go down to the first welterweight, where he also acquired exactly the same title. The promotion company Thompson Boxing Promotions, with which Timothy signed a contract after turning pro, could not quickly bring him to high positions in world boxing, as it was (and still is) a modest California "stable" of the local level. However, its owner and president, Ken Thompson, slowly but surely and quite competently promoted Bradley in the rankings of the leading boxing organizations.
Voyage to Britain for the world title
At first, there were no well-known and venerable rivals among Timothy's opposition at all, since even those of them who were already at the gathering would cost his promoter too much. Therefore, Thompson signed little-known local boxers to his ward. Nevertheless, already three years after the start of performances in the pros, Bradley reached the championship lines. First, in July 2007, he very confidently defeated future world champion - inconvenient Mexican spoiler Miguel Vazquez - on points. And in next fight for the first time in his professional career, he performed not only outside his own country, but also outside the state of California. Thus, Timothy immediately turned from a local spill prospect to the WBC light welterweight world champion. To win the first world title in his career, Bradley had to go to select him on the territory of his opponent - the current British champion at that time, Junior Witter. The latter was known as a very agile, slippery and technical fighter, who at the same time could hit hard. The duel turned out to be competitive, but still young and hungry for victories, Timothy looked that evening on May 10, 2008 more speedy, active and assertive. In addition, he also managed to knock down Witter with his trademark sweeping, but very fast and sharp right cross in the 6th round. As a result, a split decision victory with a score of 115-113, 114-113 and 112-115, and with it the world title went to Bradley.
Champion history in light welterweight
After that, Bradley returned home and began to churn out world title defenses. In addition, he also managed to unify world titles by adding a similar WBO “strap” to the won WBC belt. Timothy's victims in these battles were compatriots Edner Cherry, Kendall Holt, Lamont Peterson and Devon Alexander (the last three in different time were holders of world titles), as well as the famous Cuban world champion Joel Casamayor. Another defense - against another compatriot and ex-world champion Nate Campbell - was declared invalid. During the light welterweight championship (from 2008 to 2012), Bradley changed promoters. The famous American boxing bigwig Bob Arum simply stole Timothy from his former promoters Ken Thompson and Gary Shaw in 2011, promising a significant increase in fees for fights, as well as the opportunity to fight with star-level opposition, including his other ward, the famous Manny Pacquiao.
Some members of the boxing community then scolded Bradley. However, as they say, the fish is looking for where it is deeper, and the man - where it is better. Moreover, as it turned out, the subsequent development of a boxing career brought Timothy both significant fights and very decent fees.
shameful victory
Already in the second fight under the patronage of Bob Arum, Bradley was given the opportunity to become a world champion in the second weight for him, having fought against Pacquiao. Thus, Arum kept his promises to Timothy, and even more ... After the end of the fight between Bradley and Pacman, which took place on June 9, 2012 and ended with Timothy's split decision, a real scandal erupted in the boxing world. Many experts, journalists and ordinary boxing fans openly accused Bob Arum of the fact that, in reality, the confident winner Pacquiao fight was robbed by a judge's decision. Naturally, nothing was proved, but there was an opinion that in this way the old cunning promoter opened the way for the continuation of the confrontation between his two wards in the form of organizing rematches. Subsequently, coincidentally or not, this is how it actually turned out. Bradley then experienced not the most pleasant time in his life, since a lot of criticism poured out on him and he himself was subjected to obstruction from all sides. Once Timothy even remarked that it would be better if he did not receive this victory at all than to endure such an attitude towards himself.
However, already in next fight, which became the first defense of the WBO welterweight world title taken from Pacquiao, Bradley rehabilitated his name by setting up drama in the ring in a fight against Siberian Rocky Ruslan Provodnikov. The fight with the brave Russian grunt was a real test of Timothy's stamina and character. Already in the first round, Bradley received the strongest thrashing, and only because of the incomprehensible sluggishness of the referee, the score was not opened for him. However, in the future, Timothy managed to take the initiative into his own hands. But at the end of the fight, after Provodnikov's finishing spurt, Bradley again found himself on the verge of an early defeat. He was knocked down, but managed to get up and survive until the final gong. As a result, the side judges gave Timothy a victory on points with a minimum advantage - 115-112, 114-113 and 114-113, and the fight itself was subsequently recognized the best fight years by many authoritative periodicals from the world of boxing. This fight was not in vain for the health of Timothy, who had a headache for a couple of months after it and problems with speech were observed.
Defense against Marquez and rematch with Pacquiao
Having recovered, Bradley entered the ring again after seven months. Timothy said that he was aware of the possibility of serious injuries in the ring, but he considers himself a fighter and, going into battles, he is even ready for tragic consequences for his health. His next fight was with former champion world in four weight categories - venerable Mexican veteran Juan Manuel Marquez. However, Bradley quite confidently held this fight, not allowing the opponent to become the first ever Mexican world champion in five weight categories. After this victory, The Ring magazine ranked Bradley in 3rd place in their ranking of the best active boxers, regardless of weight. This position was the highest in Timothy's entire ring career. And in April 2014, a rematch between Bradley and Manny Pacquiao took place. In bookmakers, the Filipino was considered a small favorite of the fight. But in the ring, Pac-Man's advantage was obvious. At the end of 12 rounds, all three side judges gave the victory to the Filipino fighter with a score of 118-110, 116-112 and 116-112. Thus, Pacquiao received satisfaction for the robbery committed by the judges in their first meeting in the ring.
Final chords of a career
Bradley returned to the ring at the end of 2014, drawing a fight with Argentinean Diego Gabriel Chavez. This time, many have already considered Bradley himself condemned. 2015 was the last successful year in Timothy's boxing career. In it, he first defeated the Mexican-American Jesse Vargas by unanimous decision and won the interim WBO welterweight belt, and then was elevated to full-weight champion status. At the end of the year, already under the guidance of the new coach Teddy Atlas, who in October replaced the long-term mentor Bradley Joel Diaz, Timothy successfully defended his world title, inflicting the first early defeat in his career to another Mexican-American - the colorful grunt Brandon Rios.
Well, Bradley's last appearance in the ring was the final trilogy duel with Manny Pacquiao. Timothy hoped that with Teddy Atlas he could come up with something new and intractable for the great Filipino. But more than winning a few rounds, Bradley was not honored this time either. As a result, the judges recorded another Pacquiao's victory, putting on all three cards an identical score of 116-110.
Resignation
33-year-old Timothy says that he planned to enter the ring more, but he was prompted to decide to hang up his gloves on a nail by what he saw in the fight of his old rival Manny Pacquiao with Australian prospect Jeff Horn.
“I was reporting that fight from Australia. I saw Manny squat down. Yes, he won the fight, but this bloody face, all the difficulties he went through ... Then I looked at my wife and said that we need to talk. I have my heritage and I've had enough. I can't go through all this anymore. The old Bradley, watching Horn's fight, would say that he would destroy the Aussie, but the current Bradley will think about whether it is worth going through all this. I'm already tired of it, and I don't have my former character, that's the whole reason. You can’t be in the world of sports with only one foot, you couldn’t stay just for the sake of money, ”Timothy shares his revelations. And last weekend, Bradley issued a statement that he was leaving the ring. During his boxing career, Timothy earned enough money to securely provide for himself and his family financially for many years. With his wife Monica, whom Timothy has known since school and who is in last years was his manager, they are raising five children. Now his professional activity, most likely, will be commenting on television broadcasts of boxing evenings. And the only thing Bradley regrets over the years spent in boxing is that he did not fight his superstar compatriot Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Nicknamed "Desert Storm". Timothy Bradley retired
Former world boxing champion Timothy Bradley has decided to end his fighting career. We remember his sports path.
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Timothy Ray Bradley Jr. (33-2-1, 13 KOs)
Born August 29, 1983.
Achievements: WBC world champion (2008-2009, 2011-2012) and WBO (2009-2012) light welterweight, WBO world champion (2012-2014, 2015-2016) welterweight.
Statistics of fights for the title of world champion: 11-1-0-1 NC, 2 KO.
The other day, the ex-world champion in the first welterweight and welterweight categories is a 33-year-old black American boxer. His last official fight was the third fight against the living legend of the ring - a Filipino Manny Pacquiao, which took place last April and in which Bradley, who bore the ring nickname "Desert Storm", was defeated by unanimous decision.
Modest amateur career
Timothy Ray Bradley Jr. was born on August 29, 1983 in the small sunny town of Palm Springs, California. The boxer lives there to this day. The future world champion started boxing at the age of 10, and the track record of his official fights in the amateur ring was 140 fights. Bradley did not reach great heights in amateurs. He won the 2001 U.S. Youth Championship and the National Police Athletic League, and also won prizes at other national level tournaments, including the U.S. Senior Championships and the prestigious Golden Gloves tournament.
Timothy had a chance to test himself in those days in the international arena, speaking at several tournaments in France, Germany and Tahiti. However, he did not have a chance to take part in major international competitions, since he failed to become the first number in the national team. Bradley still waited for the national selection for the 2004 Olympics in Athens, but performed unsuccessfully. After that, Timothy decided that he had nothing more to do in the amateur ring. Before becoming a professional fighter, he had to work as a dishwasher and a waiter.
Start in the professional ring
Bradley did not delay the transition to pro boxing for a long time, making his debut in a new field in the same 2004, a few days before his 21st birthday. At first, he boxed in the welterweight division, managing to win the WBC world title among youth in this division already in his 9th pro fight, just a year after starting his pro career. But a little later he decided to go down to the first welterweight, where he also acquired exactly the same title.
The promotion company Thompson Boxing Promotions, with which Timothy signed a contract after turning pro, could not quickly bring him to high positions in world boxing, as it was (and still is) a modest California "stable" of the local level. However, its owner and president Ken Thompson slowly but surely and quite competently promoted Bradley in the ratings of the leading boxing organizations.
Voyage to Britain for the world title
At first, there were no well-known and venerable rivals among Timothy's opposition at all, since even those of them who were already at the gathering would cost his promoter too much. Therefore, Thompson signed little-known local boxers to his ward. Nevertheless, already three years after the start of performances in the pros, Bradley reached the championship lines. First, in July 2007, he very confidently defeated the future world champion on points - an inconvenient Mexican spoiler Miguel Vasquez. And in the next fight, for the first time in his professional career, he performed not only outside his country, but also outside the state of California.
Thus, Timothy immediately turned from a local spill prospect to the WBC light welterweight world champion. To win the first world title in his career, Bradley had to go to select him on the territory of his opponent - the current British champion at that time. Junior Witter. The latter was known as a very agile, slippery and technical fighter, who at the same time could hit hard.
The duel turned out to be competitive, but still young and hungry for victories, Timothy looked that evening on May 10, 2008 more speedy, active and assertive. In addition, he also managed to knock down Witter with his trademark sweeping, but very fast and sharp right cross in the 6th round. As a result, a split decision victory with a score of 115-113, 114-113 and 112-115, and with it the world title went to Bradley.
Champion history in light welterweight
After that, Bradley returned home and began to churn out world title defenses. In addition, he also managed to unify world titles by adding a similar WBO “strap” to the won WBC belt. Timothy's victims in these battles were compatriots Edner Cherry, Kendall Holt, Lamont Peterson And Devon Alexander(the last three at different times were world title holders), as well as the famous Cuban world champion Joel Casamayor. One more defense - against another compatriot and ex-world champion Nate Campbell and was declared invalid.
During the light welterweight championship (from 2008 to 2012), Bradley changed promoters. Famous American boxing bigwig Bob Arum simply took Timothy away from his former promoters Ken Thompson in 2011 and Gary Shaw, promising a significant increase in fees for fights, as well as the opportunity to fight the opposition of the star level, including his other ward, the famous Manny Pacquiao.
Some members of the boxing community then scolded Bradley. However, as they say, the fish is looking for where it is deeper, and the man is looking for where it is better. Moreover, as it turned out, the subsequent development of a boxing career brought Timothy both significant fights and very decent fees.
shameful victory
Already in the second fight under the patronage of Bob Arum, Bradley was given the opportunity to become a world champion in the second weight for him, having fought against Pacquiao. Thus, Arum kept his promises to Timothy, and even more ... After the end of the fight between Bradley and Pacman, which took place on June 9, 2012 and ended with Timothy's split decision, a real scandal erupted in the boxing world.
Many experts, journalists and ordinary boxing fans openly accused Bob Arum of the fact that in reality, Pacquiao, who confidently won the fight, was robbed by a referee's decision. Naturally, nothing was proved, but there was an opinion that in this way the old cunning promoter opened the way for the continuation of the confrontation between his two wards in the form of organizing rematches. Subsequently, coincidentally or not, this is how it actually turned out.
Bradley then experienced not the most pleasant time in his life, since a lot of criticism poured out on him and he himself was subjected to obstruction from all sides. Once Timothy even remarked that it would be better if he did not receive this victory at all than to endure such an attitude towards himself.
Fight of the Year
However, in the next fight, which became the first defense of the WBO welterweight world title taken from Pacquiao, Bradley rehabilitated his name by setting up drama in the ring against Siberian Rocky. Ruslana Provodnikova. The fight with the brave Russian grunt was a real test of Timothy's stamina and character. Already in the first round, Bradley received the strongest thrashing, and only because of the incomprehensible sluggishness of the referee, the score was not opened for him.
However, in the future, Timothy managed to take the initiative into his own hands. But at the end of the fight, after Provodnikov's finishing spurt, Bradley again found himself on the verge of an early defeat. He was knocked down, but managed to get up and survive until the final gong. As a result, the side judges gave Timothy a victory on points with a minimum advantage - 115-112, 114-113 and 114-113, and the fight itself was subsequently recognized as the best fight of the year by many authoritative periodicals from the boxing world. This fight was not in vain for the health of Timothy, who had a headache for a couple of months after it and problems with speech were observed.
Defense against Marquez and rematch with Pacquiao
Having recovered, Bradley entered the ring again after seven months. Timothy said that he was aware of the possibility of serious injuries in the ring, but he considers himself a fighter and, going into battles, he is even ready for tragic consequences for his health. His next fight was a fight with the former world champion in four weight categories - the venerable Mexican veteran Juan Manuel Marquez. However, Bradley quite confidently held this fight, not allowing the opponent to become the first ever Mexican world champion in five weight categories.
After this victory, The Ring magazine ranked Bradley in 3rd place in their ranking of the best active boxers, regardless of weight. This position was the highest in Timothy's entire ring career. And in April 2014, a rematch between Bradley and Manny Pacquiao took place. In bookmakers, the Filipino was considered a small favorite of the fight. But in the ring, Pac-Man's advantage was obvious. At the end of 12 rounds, all three side judges gave the victory to the Filipino fighter with a score of 118-110, 116-112 and 116-112. Thus, Pacquiao received satisfaction for the robbery committed by the judges in their first meeting in the ring.
Final chords of a career
Bradley returned to the ring at the end of 2014, drawing a fight with Argentinean Diego Gabriel Chavez. This time, many have already considered Bradley himself condemned. 2015 was the last successful year in Timothy's boxing career. In it, he first defeated the Mexican-American Jesse Vargas by unanimous decision and won the interim WBO welterweight belt, and then was elevated to full-weight champion status. At the end of the year, already under the guidance of the new coach Teddy Atlas, who in October replaced the long-term mentor Bradley Joel Diaz, Timothy successfully defended his world title, inflicting the first early defeat in his career to another Mexican-American - the colorful grunt Brandon Rios.
Well, Bradley's last appearance in the ring was the final trilogy duel with Manny Pacquiao. Timothy hoped that with Teddy Atlas he could come up with something new and intractable for the great Filipino. But more than winning a few rounds, Bradley was not honored this time either. As a result, the judges recorded another victory for Pacquiao, placing an identical score of 116-110 on all three cards.
Resignation
33-year-old Timothy says he planned to enter the ring, but he decided to hang up his gloves on a nail, he was prompted by what he saw in the fight of his old rival Manny Pacquiao with the Australian prospect Jeff Horn.
“I was reporting that fight from Australia. I saw Manny squat down. Yes, he won the fight, but this bloody face, all the difficulties he went through ... Then I looked at my wife and said that we need to talk. I have my heritage and I've had enough. I can't go through all this anymore. The old Bradley, watching Horn's fight, would say that he would destroy the Aussie, but the current Bradley will think about whether it is worth going through all this. I'm already tired of it, and I don't have my former character, that's the whole reason. You can’t be in the world of sports with only one foot, you couldn’t stay just for the sake of money, ”Timothy shares his revelations.
