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Timothy Bradley vs. Juan Manuel Marquez: Live Stream, Results, and Round-by-Round Coverage

The Thomas & Mack Center plays host to an exciting night of action featuring a highly anticipated Welterweight clash between undefeated WBO champion, Timothy Bradley (30-0, 12 KOs) and Mexican legend and sure fire future hall-of-famer, Juan Manuel Marquez (55-6, 40 KOs).

BradleyMarquez Weigh In 2 Photo by Chris Farina/Top Rank

Saturday, October 12, 2013, The Thomas & Mack Center played host to an exciting night of action featuring a highly anticipated Welterweight clash between undefeated WBO champion, Timothy Bradley (30-0, 12 KOs) and Mexican legend and sure fire future hall-of-famer, Juan Manuel Marquez (55-6, 40 KOs).

Starting off the HBO pay-per-view action was Seanie Monaghan vs. Anthony Smith. Monaghan is a man who made a habit of fighting in bars in New York. He won his first big fight on a Pay-Per-View card although the smaller man made his presence clear by landing punches in the first and second round.

Monaghan, who recently signed with Top Rank, still showed deficiencies in his defense, but nevertheless finished the fight by first landing a straight right hand. Monaghan finished the fight with a barrage and the referee was forced to stop the fight.

Monaghan looked tough, but his lack of defense leaves questions about his position among the Light Heavyweight ranks.

Next up was the much-touted Olympian Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Jose Ramirez. Lomachenko made a great start to his professional career by finishing Ramirez in the fourth round. Lomachenko wasted no time, closing the distance early with Ramirez and working on the insider. Vasyl landed many combinations, knocking down Ramirez in the first and fourth round via a body shot, the latter of which ended the fight.

Rumors are spreading that a possible fight with Rigondeaux may be in the future, but Lomachenko will have to win his next fight in order to do so. Also in question is whether it will be a catch weight, Lomachenko made a comfortable 126 pounds and only gained five pounds for the day of the fight.

It seems as if he will be able to fight at a smaller weight, a condition that will probably be imposed by the Super Bantamweight Champion, Guillermo Rigondeaux. Both fighters also have very different styles and Rigondeaux’s elusiveness may make for an interesting combination with Lomachenko’s work rate.

On the night’s final under card fight, Orlando Cruz could not keep Orlando Salido off of him to win the fight. Cruz began the fight early on his backfoot, sticking his jab while trying to remain elusive. Cruz tied Salido up on the ropes, but was still taking a lot of Salido’s punches.

Salido landed 37 percent of his punches, while Cruz landed 36. The percentages are nearly identical, but Salido’s punches were stronger, more accurate, and well placed—he aimed for the body early, even risking landing below the belt. Salido’s experience and power proved to be too much for Cruz’s elusiveness.

Salido finished the fight in the 7th round with an overhand right followed by a short uppercut on Cruz’s way down. It was a combination Cruz could not recover from in a fight that was very one-sided.

Cruz, who was trying to be boxing’s first openly gay world champion, suffered an unfortunate defeat that will delay his dreams of joining the history books. Salido improves to (21-2, 10 KOs) and will likely be a future opponent for Lomachenko.

In tonight’s main event, Timothy Bradley proved why he is one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the game today. Bradley was faster, younger, and used more footwork than Juan Manuel Marquez.

Marquez started the fight well, being the aggressor and landing mostly with his left hand. However, by the second round it seemed as if Bradley had timed Marquez and was ready to outbox him for the rest of the night.

Marquez landed the right hand sparingly throughout the fight, but was having trouble landing on Bradley as the fight went on.

There were a few flurries between the two, with the last one almost knocking Marquez down in the final round.

Mostly, however, it was a boxing exhibition by a young man who learned that it is best to play it safe rather than risking defeat by recklessness.

We saw a mature Timothy Bradley and at times it felt as if this was a Floyd Mayweather fight.

Officially, the judges had Bradley winning via split decision, with the scorecards being 115-113, 116-112, 113-115. When asked about his future, Bradley said that he’d have to sit down with his team and discuss it.

A rematch with Pacquaio, if he can beat Rios later this year, is being considered, while a bout with Mayweather seems out of the question due to the cold war being fought between Golden Boy and Top Rank.

Tonight may have been the final fight of a Mexican warrior. He looked slower and too tentative in this fight, but the determination that made him a world champion in four weight divisions is still there.

Still, it would have been nice if he retired off a Pacquaio knockout.

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