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Yes, some people had Bradley winning that fight, but they were in the vast minority. Ringside press row scoring was 53-3 in favor of Pacquiao. that is about as one sided as press row scoring gets. Pacquiao outlanded Bradley 253 to 159 and 190 to 108 in power punches--that is an outrageous disparity when you consider that Pacquiao hits much harder than Bradley. When you have a punch count disparity like that and the guy with the low number wins, he almost every time has a decided power advantage. Not so here. So, yes, a few people who know a lot about boxing had Bradley winning--but not very many.
Moreover, it is very hard to have Bradley winning this fight unless you give him every single benefit of the doubt. Five of the rounds saw Pacquiao pretty much doubling up Bradley in landed punches (some were almost 3 to 1 in his favor; the closest was 21 to 11). In almost no scenario could you give Bradley those rounds. to have Bradley win, you therefore must give him all 7 other rounds, which is very difficult to do.
Moreover, it is very hard to have Bradley winning this fight unless you give him every single benefit of the doubt. Five of the rounds saw Pacquiao pretty much doubling up Bradley in landed punches (some were almost 3 to 1 in his favor; the closest was 21 to 11). In almost no scenario could you give Bradley those rounds. to have Bradley win, you therefore must give him all 7 other rounds, which is very difficult to do.
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