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Bradley, Roach among SI's award winners for 2013 performances

But with 90 seconds to go in the round, the tide turned. A left hook to the chin by Molina rocked Bey. Sensing the opportunity, Molina swung wildly,

Chris Mannix

Bradley, Roach among SI's award winners for 2013 performances
Bradley, Roach among SI's award winners for 2013 performances /
The March welterweight title bout between Timothy Bradley, left, and Ruslan Provodnikov earns SI's nod for fight of the year.
The March welterweight title bout between Timothy Bradley, left, and Ruslan Provodnikov earns SI's nod for fight of the year :: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

But with 90 seconds to go in the round, the tide turned. A left hook to the chin by Molina rocked Bey. Sensing the opportunity, Molina swung wildly, relentlessly, connecting with bombs to Bey's head. Unable to hold and recover, Bey, with his promoter, Floyd Mayweather, sitting ringside, ate shot after shot until the referee stepped in and stopped the fight. It was as dramatic and as unexpected an ending as any seen this year.

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Chris Mannix
CHRIS MANNIX

Chris Mannix is a senior writer at Sports Illustrated covering the NBA and boxing beats. He joined the SI staff in 2003 following his graduation from Boston College. Mannix is the host of SI's "Open Floor" podcast and serves as a ringside analyst and reporter for DAZN Boxing. He is also a frequent contributor to NBC Sports Boston as an NBA analyst. A nominee for National Sportswriter of the Year in 2022, Mannix has won writing awards from the Boxing Writers Association of America and the Pro Basketball Writers Association, and is a longtime member of both organizations.

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