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Monday, June 11, 2012

Video of Pacquiao vs. Bradley WBO Welterweight Title Fight

Rounds 1 to 3

Rounds 4 to 6

Rounds 7 to 9

Rounds 10 to 12

Sunday, June 10, 2012

BOB ARUM'S REACTION

Top Rank BOB ARUM'S REACTION regarding Nevada judges vote in lopsided split decision:

"I've never been ashamed to be associated with the sport of boxing - tonight I am. "

Manny Pacquiao loses WBO World Welterweight title toTimothy Bradley

Early on in the fight, Pacquiao fired off punches that were landing with shocking precision on Timothy Bradley's face.

Supporting pictures below:

So how come Manny Pacquiao lost his WBO World Welterweight title to Timothy Bradley by a split decision?

The result was highly criticized by celebrities and everyone else in social media be it in twitter or facebook. Top Rank CEO Bob Arum called out the judges saying they "didn't know how to score."

Here are some questions that runs through everyone's brain:

How the hell did the judges score the fight?

Jerry Roth is the only judge who scored the fight in favor of the People's Champ, 115-113. Both CJ Ross and Duane Ford scored it 115-113 in favor of Desert Storm.

How did the rest of the sports world score the fight?

Fox Sports: 119-100 for Pacquiao

LA Times: 117-111 for Pacquiao

Guardian UK: 117-111 for Pacquiao

ESPN (Dan Rafael): 119 - 109 for Pacquiao

Compubox: Pacquiao outlanded Bradley 253-159 in total punches.

Manny landed more punches in 10 of 12 rounds.

Picture from rappler

According to HBO (Harold Lederman): #Compubox:

Total punches landed/thrown in bout: Pacquiao 253/751, Bradley 159/839

#LedermanCard 119-109 Pacquiao

Fighthype.com: 116-112 Pacquiao

Eastside Boxing: 118-110 Pacquiao

Rappler also scored the fight 119-109 in favor of the 8-division world champion.

Thrash those statistics! Pacquiao loss was fixed, so there can be a huge & profitable rematch! Boxing is big business in LasVegas, USA.

Everyone wants to see manny avenge this loss. They could cash in again with the rubber match should Manny win the 2nd fight.

So who really won? The promoter Bob Arum, MGM, Manny Pacquiao with Guaranteed $26 Million, Bradley $5 Million

NEW WBO WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION IS TIMOTHY BRADLEY

CONGRATULATIONS TIMOTHY BRADLEY

Winner by split decision.

I don't know how the judges came up with the score. Considering Bradley did not land any solid punch on Manny Pacquiao.

Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2 38 KOs) is favored over Timothy Bradley (28-0 12 KOs) before the fight. The underdog Bradley did not land any solid punch on Manny Pacquiao. When the commentators said that Timothy Bradley won by split decision and only God know's how, they suddenly stopped talking for a minute or two. They too, were overwhelm how in the world did the judges came up with their decisions.

As everybody knows, Timothy Bradley was the underdog at the start of the fight. The odds heavily favor the Pacman at -450 and plus +350 for Timothy Bradley. This means a $450 bet on Pacquiao will earn $100, while a $100 bet on Bradley will earn $350.

But then again maybe it was so boring already, when a boxer is undefeated for seven straight years. And no known boxer can match him in upcoming fights so they need to manipulate the results to level off the playing field. Do I smell a rematch?

Here's the CompuBox Numbers from abscbn:

Manny lands 34% (253/751), Bradley lands 19% (159/839).

Manny landed more in 10 of 12 rounds

On a happy Note! Don't despair dear readers Manny Pacquiao still wins in terms of PPV, endorsements, prize money, etc. He is the happiest loser in the block. And we are talking about money in million of dollars! Hurray! Panalo pa rin ang pinoy boxer natin!