Manny Pacquiao beats rival Tim Bradley in boxing battle

It was two years in the making, but Manny Pacquiao and Tim Bradley got the rematch they both wanted, and most agreed, needed. Both fighters had big words for the public before the fight, but Bradley seemed like a lost puppy from round one, with Pacquiao proving he's still got the fire in his belly, which Bradley previously dismissed. The fight went twelve rounds, and Manny looked in cruise control, with Bradley needing the knockout to get the win.

Manny won by unanimous decision, and this time around there was no controversy, everybody agreed that Bradley finished second best. Bradley will take severe disappointment after suggesting he could beat, destroy and ultimately retire Pacquiao, but he managed to barely throw a few punches, let alone get near any of those predictions.

Bradley admitted that he lost fairly, saying "Big shots were the only way I was going to win the fight. If I didn't knock him out I was going to lose rounds. I hear I hurt him with a big shot over the top in the fourth round. But he's really experienced in the ring, I didn't really notice it. I heard my corner shouting he was hurt." Manny, however, said "I knew I had to do more in this fight than I did in the last fight,".

Did Bradley have any excuses for his poor performance? Apparently so. He revealed, saying he had injured his right calf early on, as he explained "tried, I really tried,". It seems Bradley is using the injury as a crutch for his poor performance, but how will he prove otherwise? Could the pair link up for the third, and final fight?