The Official: "Pac-Man" Pacquiao vs "Desert Storm" Bradley 3 Fight Discussion Thread

[Spoon23]

Somebody must have told Manny that Bradley was gay.

Dang!

[rao007]

Manny didn't land telling blows until Round 6. Everything else was tentative at best.

I keep telling people, it's not about who's more aggressive despite being ineffective. It's about who is controlling the round. Nobody controlled Round 4.

If nobody won the round---you have to base it on damage or ring gneraltiship. And if Bradley was being the matador and Paquiao being the bull...they both nearly landed the name number of punches...how is that not effective punching? So damage is factored and you can't really know that unless you were at ringside.

[Combat Talk Radio]

If nobody won the round---you have to base it on damage or ring gneraltiship. And if Bradley was being the matador and Paquiao being the bull...they both nearly landed the name number of punches...how is that not effective punching? So damage is factored and you can't really know that unless you were at ringside.

Damage was equal.

Neither fighter had an advantage, thus no general ship.

Both fighters took roughly equal shots, thus no defense upper hand.

The round was EVEN.

[rao007]

Damage was equal.

Neither fighter had an advantage, thus no general ship.

Both fighters took roughly equal shots, thus no defense upper hand.

The round was EVEN.

well most judges give it to the guy who is the aggressor..so go figure....and if both landed nearly the same number..the round would have been given to pacquiao.

[Combat Talk Radio]

well most judges give it to the guy who is the aggressor..so go figure....and if both landed nearly the same number..the round would have been given to pacquiao.

Landing the same as your opponent means you weren't the aggressor.

The judges gave it to Manny because Manny had the homefield advantage. Manny didn't do much better against Bradley than he did against Floyd EXCEPT the two knockdowns. Yet for some reason, he had more punches thrown against Floyd (presumably with a torn rotator cuff) than he did against Bradley.

Pacquiao was LESS busy in this fight yet got wide scores in his favor.

I don't buy it. If I were NSAC, I'd have put Duane Ford and CJ Ross back up in there. Bradley would have won the fight easily.

[rao007]

Landing the same as your opponent means you weren't the aggressor.

The judges gave it to Manny because Manny had the homefield advantage. Manny didn't do much better against Bradley than he did against Floyd EXCEPT the two knockdowns. Yet for some reason, he had more punches thrown against Floyd (presumably with a torn rotator cuff) than he did against Bradley.

Pacquiao was LESS busy in this fight yet got wide scores in his favor.

I don't buy it. If I were NSAC, I'd have put Duane Ford and CJ Ross back up in there. Bradley would have won the fight easily.

Then you are being subjective.. you really don't know if it's homecooking..the bottom line is that Pacquiao won..the scores were decent...they probably weren't accurate but it doesn't change the outcome anymore than pacquiao could change his with mayweather.

Pacquiao was less busy but was more accurte....threw more...landed more..so that pretty much sums it up.

[supremeboxer]

according to the punch stats ive seen, manny only threw 10 more punches against bradley compared to the amount he threw against floyd.the shoulder injury excuse was always BS.and the ppv numbers will be lower than floyd v berto.

[EL_cano]

according to the punch stats ive seen, manny only threw 10 more punches against bradley compared to the amount he threw against floyd.the shoulder injury excuse was always BS.and the ppv numbers will be lower than floyd v berto.

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[Spoon23]

Well that makes you an atg all time top 19 All time quee.rr.. You like that?... Good job!

here's the Goat of this era

[Combat Talk Radio]

Pacquiao was less busy

Which nullifies the "Pacquiao was more aggressive" argument.

The real bottom line, and I'm done with the topic, is that people gave rounds to Manny undeservedly. Bradley won 5 rounds. Had the 7th not been a knockdown, he'd have won 6, and likely wouldn't have gotten dropped later, thus making it a draw.

My only point is that the fight was significantly closer than people are making it out to be; Manny didn't look any kind of impressive against Bradley compared to how he looked against Floyd; a rematch of MayPac is pointless because it would go the same way, and Manny should stay retired. Period. He needs to enjoy his retirement.

Bradley? Should keep fighting, should keep Atlas, should hold his head up and be accepting of the fact that only one fighter has ever beaten him.