After watching that fifth round for a fourth time I see it as a microcosm of the whole fight. Bradley never landed that cleanly and never hurt Manny, but Bradley pressed the action for
most of the round with his jab and a few combos that were mostly blocked. Bradley gets points for effective aggression and Pacquiao gets points for being more accurate and actually hurting his opponent. I think Pacquiao won that round and the fight but he allowed Bradley to controll the pace. I don't know why Manny didn't just walk through Bradley's punches and just blast him Hatton style. It looked like Manny was just going through the motions last night.
most of the round with his jab and a few combos that were mostly blocked. Bradley gets points for effective aggression and Pacquiao gets points for being more accurate and actually hurting his opponent. I think Pacquiao won that round and the fight but he allowed Bradley to controll the pace. I don't know why Manny didn't just walk through Bradley's punches and just blast him Hatton style. It looked like Manny was just going through the motions last night.
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