BoKnows53 Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 The fix was definitely in. Big money was dropped on Bradley very late in Vegas. 11-1 Pacquaio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baercheese Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Honestly guys Bob Arum is such a crook I wouldn't be surprised if he was behind this. Now he gets a rematch with another 1 million and possibly trilogy fight all under his Top Rank umbrella and he won't have to worry about splitting with Golden Boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucksbiggestfan Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Even Dana White was pissed about the decision, can't believe Manny didn't get the victory, total bullcrap!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baercheese Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 The fix was definitely in. Big money was dropped on Bradley very late in Vegas. 11-1 Pacquaio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoKnows53 Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 meh, mma>>>boxing. boxing is dead. whats with all this picking and choosing your opponent? have 1 match-maker like Joe Silva to make all the fights so that no one can duck. and what is with paquiao staying in the room to finish watching basketball, if someone did that in the UFC, uncle Dana would of give the dude's butt a boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sedin's 6th Sense Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 RIP Boxing. Didn't watch the fight, but my family friend who's about to make the UFC in a year or 2 messaged me and told me how brutal the decision was. Said didn't know someone could win in every category but lose the fight. ..someone care to fill me in on what happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebreh Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Arum announced a rematch date for this (November 10th) 11 days prior to the fight http://bleacherrepor...m-is-frightened Enough said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoKnows53 Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 RIP Boxing. Didn't watch the fight, but my family friend who's about to make the UFC in a year or 2 messaged me and told me how brutal the decision was. Said didn't know someone could win in every category but lose the fight. ..someone care to fill me in on what happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sedin's 6th Sense Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 The judges were doing rails of coke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebreh Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 RIP Boxing. Didn't watch the fight, but my family friend who's about to make the UFC in a year or 2 messaged me and told me how brutal the decision was. Said didn't know someone could win in every category but lose the fight. ..someone care to fill me in on what happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I R Baboon Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 I scored the fight 10 rounds to 2 for the Pac-Man I must have been watching a different fight than the judges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sedin's 6th Sense Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 http://sports.yahoo.com/news/pacquiao-vs-bradley-results-produce-controversial-tim-bradley-054100091--box.html As soon as the Pacquiao vs. Bradley results were announced, a state of shock set in with the audience at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, as well as with fans watching across the globe. A Split Decision verdict was awarded to Timothy Bradley, with the scorecards reading 115-113 in his favor twice, against 115-113 for Manny Pacquiao from the third judge. While watching the fight live, I unofficially scored the fight 117-111 in favor of Manny Pacquiao. I thought he clearly deserved to win, and given his stature in the sport, didn't think the scorecards possibly could have come up differently. Even if I had been more generous to Bradley, I could have awarded another round or two to him on my card, and Pacquiao still would have won by a 115-113, or 7 rounds to 5 rounds margin. But I just don't see how Bradley could have won 7 rounds in the match. Pacquiao was the busier fighter and he landed more shots. Further, the shots which he did land did more damage, as he clearly staggered Bradley on several occasions. He seemed to be in control of the fight, and was dictating where and how it was taking place. This was so much the case that he appeared to coast for a few rounds - a mistake in hindsight, but something which appeared to be a comfortable, risk-free choice at the time. Bradley was certainly game, and proved any remaining critics wrong. He displayed a fantastic chin, and true heart and grit, along with unending warrior instincts. He also did some great body work in the fight. That said, none of that should have been enough for him to get the verdict. With the win, Bradley unseats one of the best pound for pound fighters in the world, takes home his title belt, and retains his undefeated record with by far the biggest win and biggest moment of his career. He now controls his own destiny as well. A rematch with Pacquiao - one which he predicted and promoted before this first fight ever even took place - will now be likely for November. Potential other major fights include dates with Floyd Mayweather or Amir Khan. But after this win, he certainly gets to call the shots. The sad thing is that the Pacquiao vs. Bradley results are not even the most controversial of the year thus far. There are at least two other fights - Brandon Rios vs. Richard Abril and Tavoris Cloud vs. Gabriel Campillo - which produced even worse verdicts than this. But that just goes to show you how bad things have gotten in boxing these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuckerbird Posted June 10, 2012 Author Share Posted June 10, 2012 I scored it 116-112 for Pacquiao. That's with Manny giving away the final three rounds which was ???? stupid. I'm a Pacquiao fan, but man, you don't just give away the championship rounds like that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sedin's 6th Sense Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 According to boxing statistics provided by HBO, Pacquaio landed more far more power punches, with a 34% landing compared to 19%. Bradley landed 159 from 839, with Pacquiao landing 253 of 751. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baercheese Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 "Unbelievable." Bob Arum said. "I went over to Bradley before the decision and he said, 'I tried hard but I couldn't beat the guy.'" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iLLmAtlc Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Honestly you don't have to look much further than Bob Arum to find reasons for the fix. I'm not normally one who subscribes to conspiracy theories but this makes too much sense. With Bradley winning he will be guaranteed another fight that will generate 1 million+ buys. After that he could possibly set up the trilogy fight so that's another 1 million at least. All of those buys are staying with Bob Arum's Top Rank promotions and he won't have to worry about splitting money with Golden Boy on a fight that Manny could very well lose, at which point Arum would have nothing. Manny's stock would drop considerably and he won't have his cash cow anymore. With Bradley winning he now has a 29 year old who just became a star because he's the guy who beat Pacquiao and he is under Top Rank control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themcdeal Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Except you have guys like Silva who duck out of fights by saying he doesn't want to fight his friends. His friends include, Jon Jones, the Nogeira Bros, Machida, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebreh Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Once Bradley is old and retired, he will tell his grandchildren "I put an end to Pacquiao's reign" lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sedin's 6th Sense Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Boxing went full retard...never go full retard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themcdeal Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 i thought manny had secured 8 rounds... joke call in a joke sport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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