Timothy Bradley's Biography

Most commonly known to many as: Timothy Bradley Birth Name: Timothy Ray Bradley Jr. Character Information Alias: Desert Storm Born: August 29, 1983 Birthplace: Cathedral City, California, USA Nationality: US American Hometown: Palm Springs, California, USA Boxing Record: 31 wins - 12 of which by knockouts 1 loss - Unanimous Decision (UD) 1 draw - Split Draw (SD) 1 No Contest (NC) Total fights = 34 - total rounds boxed = 254 Knockout Wins% = 35.29% Knockout Loss% = 0% Winning % = 91.18% Losing % = 2.94% Draw % = 2.94% No Contest % = 2.94% Stance: Orthodox Height: 5′ 6″ / 168cm Reach: 69″ / 175cm Trainer: Joel Diaz Promoters: Gary Shaw (-2011) Thompson Boxing Promotions (2004-2011) Top Rank (2011-Present) Amateur Highlights = 11 Medals = 8 Won Silver at the 2000 National Police Athletic League (PAL) Championships at 147 lbs, losing to Anthony Thompson. Won Gold at the 2001 United States Under-19 National Championships at 147 lbs. Won Gold at the 2001 National Police Athletic League (PAL) Championships at 147 lbs, beating James Parison. Won Silver at the 2002 Four Nations Tournament in France at 147 lbs, losing to Xavier Noel. Won Silver at the 2002 American Boxing Classics Tournament at 147 lbs. Won Silver at the 2003 National Golden Gloves at 147 lbs, beating Vaughn Alexander and losing to Andre Berto. Won Bronze at the 2003 United States Amateur Championships at 152 lbs, losing to Andre Berto. Won Bronze at the 2003 National Police Athletic League (PAL) Championships at 152 lbs, losing to Ed Joseph. Completions = 3 Was a quarter-finalist at the 2002 United States Amateur Championships at 147 lbs, losing to Juan McPherson. Competed in the 2003 Titan Games at 152 lbs, beating Emmanuel Gonzalez and losing to Alfredo Angulo. Competed in the 2004 United States Olympic Trials at 152 lbs, losing to Vanes Martirosyan. Total Titles Held (regional, minor and world) = 5 WBC Youth World Welterweight Title (2005-09-23) WBC Youth World Light Welterweight Title (2006-06-23) WBC Light Welterweight Title (2008-05-10) WBO Light Welterweight Title (2009-04-04) WBO World Welterweight Title (2012-06-09, then Manny Pacquiao regain it on 2014-04-12 via UD) Total Weight Division Titles = 2 140lbs, 63.5kg = Light Welterweight, also known as Junior Welterweight and Super Lightweight 147lbs, 66.68kg = Welterweight

Timothy Bradley's Biography Contents »Name And Full Name »Character Information »Boxing Record »Trainer »Promoters »Amateur Highlights »Total Titles Held »Total Weight Division Titles »Introduction »Amateur Career »Professional Career »WBC And WBO Unification »Timothy Bradley Vs Manny Pacquiao Controversy »Timothy Bradley Vs Nate Campbell Controversy »Related Topics »Other Topics

Timothy Bradley is an American boxer that began boxing in an early age. By the age of 10 he already compiled 140 amateur bouts. He was able to defeat four undefeated boxers namely: Devon Alexander, Luis Carlos Abregu, Lamont Peterson and Eli Addison. Consequently putting the very first lost to their stats.

Amateur Career
     Aside from having 8 medals from his amateur career, he was also a quarter-finalist at the 2002 United States Amateur Championships at 147 lbs, losing to Juan McPherson. He competed in the 2003 Titan Games at 152 lbs, beating Emmanuel Gonzalez and losing to Alfredo Angulo. He also competed in the 2004 United States Olympic Trials at 152 lbs, losing to Vanes Martirosyan.

Professional Career
     He started his professional career on August 20, 2004 at Omega Products International, Corona, California, United States. He fought his fellow American, Francisco Martinez who is also in his professional boxing debut. Bradley won by Technical Knockout (TKO) on the 2nd round.
     Bradley won his first title belt on September 23, 2005 when he defeated Francisco Rincon of Mexico for the vacant WBC Youth World Welterweight Title. Bradley keeps on winning and won three more title belts the Youth World Light Welterweight Title, WBC Light Welterweight Title and WBO Light Welterweight Title.

WBC And WBO Unification
     On April 4, 2009, Bradley fought Kendall Holt of United States to unify both their title belts. Bradley's WBC Light Welterweight Title and Holt's WBO Light Welterweight Title.
     The Ring Magazine ranked these two boxers in the top 10 in the junior welterweight division. Bradley ranked as # 2 while Kendall Holt ranked as # 7.
     This is Bradley's 2nd title defense likewise, Holt's 2nd title defense for their title belts. A big counter left hook by Holt to sent Bradley down in Round 1. He was up quickly before going back to a knee to gather himself but he was hurt badly. It was the first time for Bradley to be knocked down in his professional career. In the 4th round both fighters had an accidental head but opened a small cut above Holt's right eye. Holt was warned in Round 5 for a low blow and Bradley was warned in Rounds 6 and 8 for low blows. A counter right uppercut by Holt sent Bradley down again in the 12th round. Nonetheless and despite the two knockdowns, Bradley regrouped himself and out boxed Holt for most of the fight. Bradley finished the fight in a higher work rate and solid body shots to earn a Unanimous Decision (UD). On the other hand Holt fought much of the fight as a counter puncher. He landed greater number of clean power punches, but simply was not aggressive enough through the middle rounds to gain favor with the judges.

Timothy Bradley Vs Manny Pacquiao Controversy
Click on the video for the explanation why Pacquiao should be the winner against Timothy Bradley. Pacquiao is coming out from the red corner. He is wearing a blue jersey with red belt. His glove’s color is red with white tape. While, Bradley is coming out from the blue corner. He is wearing a black jersey with white belt. His glove’s color is black and gold with white tape.

Manny Pacquiao fought Timothy Bradley on June 9, 2012 at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Bradley coming as an underdog defeated Pacquiao by Split Decision. This ended Pacquiao's 15 winning streak. The last time he lost was on March 19, 2005 when he fought Erick Morales. This is the first time that Pacquiao's family watched him live. After the announcement his children said to their mother that for them their father is the winner. Many who watched at the ringside and watched at home were shock to hear that Bradley is the winner. You be the judge. Pacquiao has the higher accuracy percentage in all types of punches thrown and also in the total punches thrown.				Pacquiao		Bradley
					Total Punches
				751	Thrown	839
				253	Landed	159
				498	Missed	680
				33.69%	Accuracy %	18.95%
					Total Jabs
				258	Thrown	449
				63	Landed	51
				195	Missed	398
				24.42%	Accuracy %	11.36%
					Power Punches
Pacquiao	Judges Score Card	Bradley		493	Thrown	390
115	Jerry Roth	113		190	Landed	108
113	C.J. Ross	115		303	Missed	282
113	Duane Ford	115		38.54%	Accuracy %	27.69%

Timothy Bradley Vs Nate Campbell Controversy
     On August 1, 2009 Timothy Bradley fought Nate Campbell of Unites States resulting to a No Contest (NC) at 3:00 in round 3 of 12. The fight was held at Bradley's hometown of Palm Springs. Energized by his hometown crowd Bradley finished the match in the 3rd round of the fight. Campbell chose not to continue when a cut formed over and behind his left eye due to an accidental head butt early in the 3rd round.
     Campbell argued that Bradley's head butt caused the cut, which would have made the bout a No Contest (NC). The referee at that time, David Mendoza disagreed and upon the doctor's stoppage awarded a TKO to Bradley. A replay showed that the cut was caused by an accidental clash of heads. The rules states, that if a fight is stopped by a cut caused by an accidental headbutt before the end of round four, it should be called a No Contest. The California State Athletic Commision (CSAC) therefore changed and overruled the referee's decision to be a No Contest on August 24, 2009.

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