Tracking Pacquiao vs. Bradley and Weekend's Top Boxing Results

While Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley may not be as spectacular as Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Miguel Cotto, it still pits an eight-division world champion against an undefeated fighter.

And while Pacquiao will be trying to live up to Mayweather's brilliance lately after a less-than-dominant fight against Juan Manuel Marquez, six other fighters will form the undercard, each gunning to improve their status in the boxing world.

Mike Jones will pit his undefeated record against Randall Bailey for the IBF welterweight title, amateur legend Guillermo Rigondeaux will face off with challenger Teon Kennedy and veteran Jorge Arce will defend his 60-6-2 record against 25-year-old Jesus Rojas.

Here's a breakdown of the upcoming fights at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Results and analysis will be added once the fights conclude.

Rundown of Fights

Saturday, June 9

Jorge Arce (60-6-2, 46 KO) vs. Jesus Rojas (18-1-1, 13 KO)

Being a 32-year-old boxer is old enough, but when you've been in 68 career professional fights like Jorge Arce, that's another thing entirely.

Yet, despite Arce's age, he's still fighting well. He was supposed to lose to Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. on the Mayweather-Cotto undercard in May, but he battled for a TKO in the 12th round. 

Since then, Arce has won his last three fights, and he will probably beat Rojas on Saturday.

Arce isn't perfect. He's been in plenty of wars and isn't immune to taking big shots. But, he's also a warrior, and that figures to help him against Rojas. Rojas is a good fighter, but his step up to the next level has not gone well, with a loss against Jose Angel Beranza and a draw against Jose Luis Araiza.

Arce should win a fairly safe fight before possibly taking on one more big fight.

Guillermo Rigondeaux (9-0, 7 KO) vs. Teon Kennedy (17-1-2, 7 KO)

Guillermo Rigondeaux only has nine career professional fights to his name, but that includes seven knockouts, and he's dominated the amateur circuit throughout his career, with almost 400 victories to 12 losses. He's a two-time Olympic champion and quickly became the WBA Super Bantamweight Champion upon defecting from Cuba in 2009.

Teon Kennedy is 16-0-1 in his professional career. He's a decent fighter but certainly not world class, and Rigondeaux figures to make quick work of him on Saturday.

Mike Jones (26-0, 19 KO) vs. Randall Bailey (42-8, 36 KO)

Mike Jones may be 26-0 with 19 knockouts, but he hasn't faced anyone particularly impressive and he's gotten by relying on his attacking style without fighting smart for most of his career.

Jones faces Randall Bailey, a former titlist who is past his glory years. Bailey hasn't won a world title since 2000, being stopped by DeMarcus Corley and Miguel Cotto along the way. Cotto was the last undefeated boxer Bailey faced, and that didn't work out very well for him.

Jones is a quality fighter and Bailey doesn't exactly protect himself very well, so this likely could be a knockout victory for Jones.

Main Event: Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO) vs. Timothy Bradley (28-0, 12 KO)

Timothy Bradley isn't as fast or powerful as Manny Pacquiao, but he's gotten to where he's at with a warrior's mentality and supreme confidence.

Most people believe that the only way Pacquiao loses this fight is if he really has lost his passion for boxing, as some (including Bradley) have claimed.

Bradley knows he can't win on the scorecards even if he comes close (see: Juan Manuel Marquez), so he knows a knockout is his only option. And even if Pacquiao is slipping later in his career, I find it hard to believe he'll go down to a fighter who doesn't exhibit world-class speed and power. 

I don't doubt that a warrior like Bradley will give Pacquiao a good fight, but it would be a huge letdown for the legendary Filipino if he somehow lost this fight.

Guillermo Rigondeaux vs. Teon Kennedy

Guillermo Rigondeaux came into this fight as one of the greatest amateur boxers ever. 

Rigondeaux (10-0, 8 KO) had almost 400 wins to 12 losses as an amateur, and he's showing that he can certainly do damage on the pro circuit after defecting from Cuba in 2009.

The two-time Olympic champion and WBA Super Bantamweight Champion scored a fifth-round TKO against challenger Teon Kennedy (17-2-2, 7 KO) on Saturday night at the MGM Grand, connecting on 48 of his 98 power shots according to HBO and knocking Kennedy down five times. Kennedy had only been knocked down once in his entire career before Saturday's bout.

Rigondeaux, after a lengthy amateur career, is battling for a bigger opponent. If he keeps fighting like he did on Saturday, his wish should be granted rather quickly.  

Mike Jones vs. Randall Bailey

For most of the fight, Mike Jones and Randall Bailey gave us little to no effort.

Bailey hit Jones with a right hand in the first round, and from then on Jones respected his power, rarely doing much. 

But Jones, defending an undefeated record, was actually pressing the action in the 10th round, even when he appeared to be up on the scorecards. That's when he suffered the first knockdown of his career against Bailey, and that's when the tide turned.

In the 11th round, the fight went back and forth, but after Jones curiously continued to move forward all of a sudden after being listless early on, Bailey (43-8, 37 KO) hit him with a right uppercut that knocked him out, and woke up the MGM Grand.

After Bailey's tremendous knockout on Saturday, it was obvious why Jones (26-1, 19 KO) steered clear throughout most of the match.

Bailey claimed the IBF welterweight title. 

Jorge Arce vs. Jesus Rojas

Jorge Arce vs. Jesus Rojas showed great promise early on, with the veteran knocking down the 25-year-old with a left hook from the very start.

But after several uppercut exchanges in the first round and a showing of great heart between the two competitors, it all came crashing down in the second round.

Both boxers came out with the same enthusiasm to start the second round, but it all came to a screeching halt. In the matter of seconds, Rojas hit Arce with a low blow, then a head butt, then a kidney shot and then a left hook to the ear. It happened so fast that the referee wasn't able to stop the fight before Rojas got the shots in.

Arce fell to the ground, clutching his ear in obvious pain, and failed to get up from the canvas after a while. That's when you knew this fight was due for a stoppage, and that it was.

The referee called the fight, it was deemed a no decision, and fans were left with what could have been between the two warriors.

Both fighters appeared to want a rematch, and Arce didn't think Rojas was trying to cheap-shot him. One thing's for sure: If these two fight again, it's going to be worth watching.