Shocking scoring by the judges!!! Maybe should not be that surprised considering some of the calls by the judges though. Pacquiao dominated the early and mid round, Bradley came back at the end when Manny took his foot of the gas but you would still struggle to give Bradley more than 3 round in this fight. But the judges had it 115-113 for Pacquiao, 115-113 for Bradley and 115-113 for Bradley. Bradley looked as shocked as anyone else when he was announced the winner and was still in shock when given the interviews. Pacquiao landed more punches got hit less, landed the cleaner punches, the harder punches, was more accurate, controlled the ring more. Bradley was hurt several times in the fight was on shaky legs, Pacquiao never hurt never troubled.
One of the biggest robberies of all time Some of the scores from Press row Associated Press: 117-111 Pac SB Nation: 117 -111 Pac LA Times: 117-111 Pac USA Today: 118-110 Pac Some quotes "It's either corruption or incompetence." - ESPN's Teddy Atlas [Not Pacquiao's biggest fan] HBO's Jim Lampley referred to it as the "worst scoring he has every seen." "People, a great sport is now on a respirator. Boxing is presently a polluted playing field in every respect. Tonight was PAR FIR THE COURSE." - Lou DiBella "Okay well maybe not worse than my draw with Holyfield but still bad nonetheless!" - Lennox Lewis "Bradley by split decision. I AM SHOCKED. I dont even know what to say." - ESPN's Dan Rafael [Tipped Bradley to win on Points]
Bradley 159/839 Pacquiao 253/751 Pacquiao landing nearly 100 more punches and a lot higher connect percentage.
WWE is more honest. Bradley took the first couple but Manny dominated the mid rounds and the last few where even with Bradley maybe edging one. Watched it in a bar in Mexico and these guys know their boxing and everyone was either gobsmacked or laughing at that decision, boxing was the real loser tonight no wonder UFC is gaining so much popularity with this crap going on. To be fair Bradley showed a great chin, quick hard hands and stood up to Manny better than most but in his heart he must know that he did not deserve that decision.
Unbelievable. Bradley knew he lost, you could see that from his face after the final bell. One of the worst decisions I have ever seen.
Time for the boxers to make a stand by refusing to fight again until radical reforms and changes are carried out in certain countries.
What is the point of giving such a bad decision? Everybody who knows anything about boxing could see that Pac was the clear winner. Sadly, Boxing is the loser here - it would be laughable if it wasn't so damn tragic.
[video=youtube;HfeiC1sNGBc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfeiC1sNGBc[/video] Even Floyd Mayweather Snr had Pacquiao winning.
Is it really anymore scandalous than the result Pacquiao got against Marquez in their second meeting...? For me I had Marquez winning that one by at least four rounds. S**t happens...!!
Yes that was a close fight, and the judges had it close, accept for the Trowbridge score. Many people in the press had it a draw and few had it for Pacquiao. Pacquiao also had the edges in the compubox scores. Bradley had absolutely nothing in this fight.
yes. Totally. We scored this fight at the same time and by my reading of it had it fairly similar. I had Marquez winning a close decision against Manny. Lots of close rounds. This one was very obvious. The last three rounds only one judge gave manny one round..........That is just not right according to any evaluation.
Unofficial scorecards from boxing writers and pundits. Danny Flexen, Boxing News: 115-113 Bradley Lem Satterfield, Ring Magazine: 115-113 Pacquiao Armando Alvarez, Telemundo: 115-113 Pacquiao Jake Donovan, BoxingScene.com: 115-113 Pacquiao Terry Dooley, BoxingScene.com: 115-113 Pacquiao Steve Bunce, BoxNation.com/BBC: 116-112 Pacquiao George Willis, The New York Post: 116-112 Pacquiao Rick Reeno, BoxingScene.com: 116-112 Pacquiao Robert Morales, Los Angeles Daily News: 116-112 Pacquiao Ben Thompson, FightHype.com: 116-112 Pacquiao Tim Smith, New York Daily News: 116-112 Pacquiao Suge Green, On the Grind Boxing Radio: 116-112 Pacquiao Steve Zemach, The Queensbury Rules.com: 116-112 Pacquiao Michael Nelson, TheCruelestSport.com: 116-112 Pacquiao Tom Gray, SecondsOut.com: 116-112 Pacquiao Joel Sebastionelli, LIITR Box Radio: 116-112 Pacquiao BoxingSocialist.com: 116-112 Pacquiao Ricky Hatton: 116-112 Pacquiao Wayne McCulloch: 116-112 Pacquiao Rob Day, RingNews24.com: 117-112 Pacquiao Ryan Burton, BoxingScene.com: 117-112 Pacquiao Kieran Mulvaney, ESPN: 117-111 Pacquiao Tim Dahlberg, Associated Press: 117-111 Pacquiao Ron Borges, Boston Herald: 117-111 Pacquiao Cliff Rold, BoxingScene.com: 117-111 Pacquiao Chris Robinson, BoxingScene.com: 117-111 Pacquiao David Mayo, The Grand Rapids Press: 117-111 Pacquiao Robert Little, BlackSportsOnline.com: 117-111 Pacquiao Jorge Hernandez, The Low Blow.com: 117-111 Pacquiao David Greisman, BoxingScene.com: 117-111 Pacquiao EastSideBoxing.com: 117-111 Pacquiao The Guardian (UK): 117-111 Pacquiao Luis Sandoval, BoxingScene.com: 117-111 Pacquiao Jonathan Sakti, Comcast Sports Net Bay Area: 117-111 Pacquiao Richie Tomasini, Comcast Sports Net Bay Area: 117-111 Pacquiao Tim Starks, The Queensbury Rules: 117-111 Pacquiao Champ Ross, DaTruthBoxing.com: 117-111 Pacquiao Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times: 117-111 Pacquiao Darren Velasco, 8CountNews.com: 117-111 Pacquiao Ryan Maquinana, Comcast Sports Net Bay Area: 117-111 Pacquiao George Diaz, The Orlando Sentinel: 117-111 Pacquiao Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com: 117-111 Pacquiao Doug Fischer, Ring Magazine: 117-111 Pacquiao FightersRated.com: 117-111 Pacquiao Scott Christ, BadLeftHook.com: 117-111 Pacquiao Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports: 117-111 Pacquiao Tommy Gunn, BoxingAsylum.com: 117-111 Pacquiao NoHoldsBarred.com: 117-111 Pacquiao Gareth Davies, London Telegraph: 117-111 Pacquiao Ron Lewis, Primetime/BBC: 117-111 Pacquiao Jake Emen, ProBoxing-Fans.com: 117-111 Pacquiao Steve Lillis, BoxNation: 118-111 Pacquiao Brett Newton, Pound4Pound.com: 118-110 Pacquiao Mark Lyons, 8CountNews.com: 118-110 Pacquiao Mike Koppinger, Ring Magazine: 118-110 Pacquiao Gabriel Montoya, MaxBoxing.com: 118-110 Pacquiao Ryan Songalia, Ring Magazine: 118-110 Pacquiao Pete O'Brien, USA Today: 118-110 Pacquiao Eric Raskin, TheSweetScience.com: 118-110 Pacquiao Rich Marotta, KFI Los Angeles: 118-110 Pacquiao Ace Freeman, FightFan.com: 118-110 Pacquiao Kelsey McCarson, TheSweetScience.com: 118-110 Pacquiao Mario Cabrera, The Boxing Republic: 118-110 Pacquiao Ramon Aranda, 3MoreRounds.com: 118-110 Pacquiao Colin Seymour, Examiner.com: 118-110 Pacquiao Nigel Collins, Espn.com: 118-110 Pacquiao Paddy Cronan, On the Grind Boxing Radio: 118-110 Pacquiao Denzil Stome, OnTheBeak.com: 118-110 Pacquiao WorldBoxingNews.net: 118-110 Pacquiao Michael Rosenthal, Ring Magazine: 118-110 Pacquiao Barry Tompkins, Showtime: 119-110 Pacquiao Vittorio Tafur, The San Francisco Chronicle: 119-109 Pacquiao Ray Markarian, TheSweetScience.com: 119-109 Pacquiao Harold Lederman, HBO: 119-109 Pacquiao Dan Rafael, ESPN: 119-109 Pacquiao Fox Sports: 119-109 Pacquiao Michael Woods, ESPN: 119-109 Pacquiao Michael Marley, BoxingConfidential.com/Examiner.com: 119-109 Pacquiao Skip Bayless, ESPN: 119-109 Pacquiao Seems like one guy scored it for Bradley then.
What a joke. I wouldnt mind knowing why there were three american judges for an world title fight...Surely thats not standard procedure.. This is getting ridiculous now....... I think An American heavyweight (any of them) should challenge a klitschko for the heavyweight title....So long as its on American soil, they are bound to get the verdict. id like to see bradley hand the belt back to Pacman and admit he didnt deserve to get the verdict, but thats not gonna happen.
First of all I totally agree with everyone that it was a shocking decision, one of the worst ever, however the irony in Bob Arum calling for a full inquiry into a shady decision is hilarious considering the shady decisions Pac has got in his career. I bet Bob Arum regrets his part in avoiding Mayweather now.
The WBO are investigating this 'split decision'. If they have any sense, they will order a rematch with judges from three different countries - not to include the United States of America. It's one of the worst cases of cheating i've ever witessed in boxing... still, there's always Haye vs Chisora to look forward to...
