I'm changing my stance on Bradley v Pac 1

Let me start out by saying Bradley landed NOThIng of significance in thy entire fight. Maybe one shot in the 10th or 11th rd. Manny landed all the significant shots. I just rewatched the whole thing this morning. I felt If you judge the fight off punches then there is no question Manny did the more damage. But I'm going to give Bradley the nod, and I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt on quite a few rounds. Manny just simply shut the engine off for the 2nd half of the fight. God knows why because he was landing at will. I'm gonna give Bradley a 7-5 win, Manny just threw too many rounds away late in the fight where Bradley was busier (while still really landing nothing significant.)

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Bradley swept most of the later rounds and won 1 or 2 of the earlier rounds, the fight is closer than everybody had it IMO. Still, I can't see a way to actually give Tim the decision but I need to rewatch it again. Had it Pacquiao 7-5 the first and only time I watched it.

12y ago

smoothsmg

i cant honestly see any bradley body punch landed on that fight on the other hand pac landed an ugly body shot on bradley i forgot the round, there was a gif around Manny let you know everytime Bradley touched his stomach because he would pull his shorts down immediately after the punch landed. it happened alot during the fight.

12y ago

Strategic1

Should we also ignore the 119 out of 121 boxing writers and experts who scored the fight for Manny? Exactly, and these writers and media were there Ringside live. No TVs or HBO commentary either. And they still had it wide for PAC.

12y ago

Boxing_Goat

4 rounds to Bradley? Bradleys cheques in the post to you, for being so generous to him, you've given him 2 more rounds than most people have. Don't believe anyone who says they think Bradley won. Its obviously a sensitive issue for them Bradley robbing Pac, otherwise theyd stay silent and not keep arguing about it, theyre man Bradley got the decision so youd think theyd quit while theyre ahead. Exactly right. I gave him two rounds originally and those were even close rounds. When I rewatched it I gave him 3 rounds and was being very generous. Anyone who said Bradley won is a dunce. I'm done here. The TS is ignorant too.

12y ago

Strategic1

It was 8-4 for PAC... end of story. 97% of boxing writers and media gave it to Pacquiao. Other fighters scored it for PAC. JMM and the Mayweather clan scored it for PAC. The score caused an outrage amongst general fans. The people scoring for Bradley are just being stupid. Press row boxing writers (who weren't watching HBO on tv's) can be wrong sometimes. But when above 95% of them score it a certain way and many having it WIDE for Pacquiao (117-111, 118-110)... This is not one to be disputed. PAC dominated Bradley. PERIOD. end of story.

12y ago

hugh_grant

I've just finished rewatching it. Still Pac wins 8-4 4 rounds to Bradley? Bradleys cheques in the post to you, for being so generous to him, you've given him 2 more rounds than most people have. Don't believe anyone who says they think Bradley won. Its obviously a sensitive issue for them Bradley robbing Pac, otherwise theyd stay silent and not keep arguing about it, theyre man Bradley got the decision so youd think theyd quit while theyre ahead.

12y ago

Boxing_Goat

I still find it hard to believe some people had to watch the fight more than once to realise it was a close fight. Dont believe the HBO commentating, they are all nuthuggers. Dont trust compubox, its HBO employees pushing buttons, not some magic computer system. If you scored it 10-2 to pac you should be ashamed of yourself. Should we also ignore the 119 out of 121 boxing writers and experts who scored the fight for Manny?

12y ago

Boxing_Goat

You don't know any better though, claiming Alexander schooled Kotelnik :rofl: Please, explain where i said he 'schooled' him. Go ahead and find that and quote me.

12y ago

Stark777

I've just finished rewatching it. Still Pac wins 8-4

12y ago

Boxing_Goat

Anyone who says Bradley won this is a moron Simple as that That's the truth spoken like an expert

12y ago

Boxing_Goat

I've always said Bradley won the fight. It wasnt Bradley being dominate It just seemed PAC took his foot off the gas in the second half and Bradley gutted out a decision. It's crazy that he did that with 2 busted ankles. I just think PAC didn't take the fight seriously and it bit him in the @$$. I think Bradley takes the rematch ( Might get robbed on the cards) Can't wait for this fight. So you admit that you have always been wrong then basically.

12y ago

Boxing_Goat

I don't care about the majority, the influence or anything. Bradley won an ugly fight. The point was made clearly that Bradley lost wide and was granted a BS decision. Bradley won 4 rounds if you are being generous.

12y ago

SeekDaGreat

Most of these guys had Bradley won are floydiots. They had Bradley won in a one sided fight in favor of Pac and yet they had Marquez won all the fights against Pac. This is how deluded they are. Even the Mayweathers agreed it was daylight robbery. Two things, I'm not a Mayweather fan. And I ha this fight close. So you're wrong on both accounts here.

12y ago

HeroBando

There is no problem for me. I couldnt care less how other boxing writers scored it because im able to think for myself. Jeff Mayweather agrees with you? Thats great. If he didnt agree with you, no doubt you would be calling him a ghetto crackhead. Don't cry now. I'm just saying, it's fine to have a far fringe scorecard, but saying all those with a much more common card should be ashamed of themselves, that's precious. Tell you what, if you want your opinion to really count get someone to pay you for it, then you can add your name to that list. And holy crap it's gonna count, it goes from 121-1 to 121-2, doubling the votes for Bradley in one swoop.

12y ago

straightleft

12y ago

DoubleLeftH00k

Exactly. His body punching was underrated. Maybe because Bradley is such a light puncher. i cant honestly see any bradley body punch landed on that fight on the other hand pac landed an ugly body shot on bradley i forgot the round, there was a gif around

12y ago

hugh_grant

The HBO dick sucking and Harold's card were a disgrace. Not saying Bradley won the fight clearly, but he did alot of work. Manny was more tired in the championship rounds. Bit of an understatement.....how about not saying Bradley was anywhere close to winning. To say Pac was tired is a bit of a stab in the dark because what I heard is it was so easy for Pac he eased off beating Bradley. Pac couldn't feel Bradleys punches.

12y ago

AltairLOM

The HBO dick sucking and Harold's card were a disgrace. Not saying Bradley won the fight clearly, but he did alot of work. Manny was more tired in the championship rounds.

12y ago

ADP02

There were a lot of close rounds maybe 4 that were too close to call. If you are a pac fan you would give them to him. If you are a Bradley fan you would have gave them to him. Just divide them rounds evenly and you should get a less biased score. Thats how i do it anyway. I haven't seen it in a while but to get to something like 7-5 Manny, I remember that one had to give most of the close rounds to Bradley.

12y ago

SeekDaGreat

I'm like a proud Dad, watching his thread push for the 20 page mark.

12y ago