Originally posted by Rome-By-Ko
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Bradley gets his big break and the chance to fight Pacquiao and prove himself. He gets hyped up as the fight approaches. Suddenly, upset is in the air and if Bradley can pull it off, he literally becomes a star overnight.
Instead, 99% of the world sees him get his ass kicked. Even those who either picked Bradley or at least thought he had a good chance change their minds. Instead of being seen as a legitimate threat, in retrospect most people now think that they were wrong, and that 147 isn't well-suited to him and at best he's a solid B or B+ fighter. He still gets respect for hanging in there with Pacquiao and not getting KO'd.
But what happened? Despite it unfolding like that, Bradley actually gets the decision. This is actually the worst possible outcome for Bradley given the circumstances. Now everyone is too occupied talking about what a robbery it was to even give Bradley respect for hanging in their with Pacquiao. They don't even want to see the rematch.
If Bradley had won, he would have been a star. If he lost but hung in there, he'd get respect. Instead, he lost but won the decision. Everyone sees him as an illegitimate champion.
There's a reason the person most desperate for this rematch is Timothy Bradley. Not only is the rematch Bradley's biggest money opportunity, it's also his only chance at redeeming himself. If he doesn't get the rematch, he could very well be largely forgotten about. Pacquiao will go on seen by the world as the true winner, and will continue his career as if it never happened.
Do I like Bradley? I said so many times leading up to the fight. And while I believed that he would make it very difficult for Manny (which he ended up not doing), I didn't think he could win. The difficult fight I thought he could make it didn't happen. I saw close to none of the things that I thought Bradley could do to give himself a shot. I attribute this to simply being outclassed. It's a lot easier to do what Bradley does against the likes of Abregu and Devon Alexander than it is Manny Pacquiao, period.
Are you a troll? **** yes. Your other thread was a classic example of a troll thread. You asked the obvious bait-troll-question of why Bradley's trainer wasn't getting mad respect for Timmy B's glorious effort. Why? You know that the whole world thinks Timmy B got demolished. You wanted a reaction because you're a troll. Now GTFO, and stop being a useful idiot for Bob Arum and promoting a Bradley rematch fight for him. Don't you know that's what he wants? He wants people to be stupid enough to buy that fight. Thanks for helping him continue to ruin the sport.
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