What's up, Roll...Dazed....
A lot of people can't see the forest for the trees in this fight....meaning you first have to accept that Corruption and Politics were at its core.
This was nothing more than a well orchestrated, yet poorly executed, switcheroo....almost everyone knew that if this fight went 12, any and all Decisions would go to Pacquiao....no matter how close it was...
What The Powers That Be didn't know or account for was Bradley having those freak injuries...
I think Pacquiao, who was in on it, tried a little harder than he was supposed to in the middle rounds...
You have to remember...Pacquiao was nowhere to be found for a while and made everyone wait for almost an hour...the excuses were unbelievable...watching football on a treadmill?...lol....it was surreal, unheard of.....it's my thinking that he was having second thoughts and was being coerced and reassured by Arum to play his role...
just like Clottey played his in 2009...
Think about it....Pacquiao didn't look that disappointed or surprised when the Decision was rendered, was he?...almost any other fighter in that situation would have been indignant.
It's imperative that people know this about Boxing...in its purest form, it's the most beautiful sport ever created...that being said, it is also the most sinful and conducive to Corruption....many greedy, shady characters are littered throughout its history and have profited off of it....
The promoters aren't the only bad guys, and there's many on the take...from the judges to commentators to the ringside physicians to the fighters....
Many fighters, especially the higher paid ones, are the farthest thing from the Saints their superfans claim them to be...
Anyway...wanted to throw all that out there because it's a Hard Truth new age fans of the sport are reluctant to face...
Take away everything I said and assume EVERYTHING was on the up and up?
It was a close fight that could have gone either way.
bradley woulda gotten knocked out. his broken foot made him fight backwards.
I somewhat agree. Bradley would've been more aggressive like he was in the first few rounds. Don't think he would've got knocked out though, but most probably knocked down.
The same. Team Bradley says he would have KOed Pacquiao if not for the" broken feet".Boo hoo hoo. I saw the fight and at no time did I see Bradley limp or show the slightest sign that his foot or feet were hurt. His footwork seem fine the whole fight and he did better in the late rounds. He stumbled a few times when Pacquiao hurt him or knocked him off balance.
I don't think he ran at all but he should have at least gone a bit harder at times if he did maybe it would have just been a close fight and not a robbery
It wasa close fight.
Whatever the injury was to the foot, it didn't hinder him from rounds 10-12, where he did his best work. And the idea that Bradley ran is laughable. They traded plenty of times, Pacquiao just never came close to putting him away.
I don't think he ran at all but he should have at least gone a bit harder at times if he did maybe it would have just been a close fight and not a robbery
Whatever the injury was to the foot, it didn't hinder him from rounds 10-12, where he did his best work. And the idea that Bradley ran is laughable. They traded plenty of times, Pacquiao just never came close to putting him away.
bradley woulda gotten knocked out. his broken foot made him fight backwards.
Lol was thinking same thing. If he wasn't in soo much pain he might have engaged abit more maybe
If Pac didn't punch and make Bradley jump like a kangaroo, would Bradley's ankles break at all?
Dang Pac has that Asian power, punch head = break ankle. I am sure if he poked your chest, you would be paralysed too.
I did notice a lot of running from Bradley, he fought like such a pansy that night. Maybe it was his foot injury.
I am prone to think that he would have moved more without the injury, not less.
It would have probably forced Pac to spend more energy and miss even more, since cutting the ring is not Manny's specialty.
Bradley is underrated in this forum, true he doesn't have a KO punch, he is fast but not the fastest, his defense is good, but not the best.
Overally though he is a very good, versatile fighter.
As for Pac, his last KO win was in 2009, the days of Manny KO'ing top competition are over in my opinion , especially if fighting a clever, mobile guy like Bradley.
Without the foot injury Bradley would have probably gotten a UD.
No disrespect to Manny, he still got a great heart, but with his amazing speed and workrate gone , things are going to be very, very difficult for him.
bradley woulda gotten knocked out. his broken foot made him fight backwards.
Pac hasnt KOed anyone without a CW or coke habit for 6 yrs , cracks me up when you fanboys talk like its super Pac LOL , the resume dont say that , it says his last KO was 2007 .
bradley woulda gotten knocked out. his broken foot made him fight backwards.
I did notice a lot of running from Bradley, he fought like such a pansy that night. Maybe it was his foot injury.
...and hadn't twisted his right ankle against Pac how much worse would the scorecards have been?
Its hard to say since those judges were having an off night.