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he loss that killer instinct. when manny was out doing drugs, gambling and ing es he was unbeatable. now he's preaching, singing gospel songs, made his entire entourage accept christianity..dude is softer than baby thighs right now.
, I didn't see the fight; was Pacquiao chasing Bradley around with a bible? That would have definitely influenced my scorecard tbh.
he loss that killer instinct. when manny was out doing drugs, gambling and ing es he was unbeatable. now he's preaching, singing gospel songs, made his entire entourage accept christianity..dude is softer than baby thighs right now.
He got soft when he went to congress. Jesus was just the final straw. Why the would someone need Jesus when he's a world famous millionaire with es just throwing themselves at him? I could understand a convict on death row who has nothing, but Manny ing Pacquiao?
Yeah I heard Manny gave up fighting
now he's singing this gay ....
look at how he's looking at the reporter...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woGY2Hrn7Ls
WBO to review Bradley-Pacquiao
Updated: June 13, 2012, 12:43 PM ET
By Dan Rafael | ESPN.com
The WBO announced Wednesday that it will review Timothy Bradley's controversial victory over Manny Pacquiao in Saturday's welterweight championship fight.
Bradley, the WBO's junior welterweight champ, moved up in weight and claimed a split decision to take Pacquiao's WBO welterweight belt at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. However, there was a storm of controversy after judges Duane Ford and C.J. Ross both scored the fight 115-113 in favor of Bradley while Jerry Roth had it 115-113 for Pacquiao.
The vast majority of observers had Pacquiao clearly winning the fight, many in lopsided fashion. Top Rank promoter Bob Arum, who promotes both fighters, was outraged and has called on the Nevada attorney general to inquire about the scoring.
WBO president Francisco "Paco" Valcarcel, who was ringside for the fight, said his organization's championship committee will review the fight. He said that the committee "will meet soon" and "will examine (the fight) with five recognized international judges to evaluate the video of the match and agree to what emerges."
Valcarcel said the scoring judges' integrity played no part in his decision to review the fight.
"I want to clarify that in no way does this say we are doubting the capacity of these judges, which we consider as honest and competent judges," Valcarcel said.Pacquiao said after the fight that he would like a rematch, and Bradley also has said he would honor the commitment. Arum had Nov. 10 set aside for Pacquiao's next fight, whether against Bradley again or somebody else, well before Saturday's fight.
Who won or lost is irrelevant tbh. What's relevant about that fight is that it's now obvious that Pacquiao is past his prime. He peaked 2-3 years ago. The foot speed and combos that made him such a buzzsaw are gone. Floyd was smart to duck him for all these years, and now Pacquiao is ripe for the picking if Floyd so chooses...although, Floyd has declined himself, getting roughed up and nose busted by an old washed up ass Cotto, getting put on street by Grandpa Mosley, tbh.
Hey doody for brains...that might have merit if Floyd wasn't 35 and Manny wasn't 33....
You know there's a difference between real age and ring age, right? in n00b. You should know this since this also applies to basketball.Hey doody for brains...that might have merit if Floyd wasn't 35 and Manny wasn't 33....
Style wise, Pacquiao has way more wear and tear than good old Floydie. With that got low contact style of his, you can continue to fight into your 40's, like B-Hop. Plus you have to factor in all the "vacations" Floyd has taken lol *cough* ducking *cough*, means even less wear and tear for him.
High energy, high contact fighters burn out faster.
You're welcome.
you don't know what the you're talking about
Translation: The fight was fixed as .
it's not Floyd's fault he's a savvy and smart boxer...nor is it his fault that he's faster than Manny and that Manny has been knocked the out on more than several occasions...
It's also not Floyd's fault that some people choose to age themselves by taking roids
WBO scores fight for Manny Pacquiao
Updated: June 20, 2012, 11:54 PM ET
By Dan Rafael | ESPN.com
The WBO completed its review Wednesday of Timothy Bradley's controversial split-decision victory against Manny Pacquiao with its five-member international judging panel all scoring the fight for Pacquiao, even though the official result will stand.
Pacquiao told The Associated Press from the Philippines on Thursday that he would prefer a rematch rather than Bradley giving up the WBO welterweight le that he won on a split decision because "people may think I just usurped it."
Bradley's victory on June 9 instantly became one of the most controversial decisions in boxing history. While judges Duane Ford and C.J. Ross both had Bradley winning 115-113, Jerry Roth scored it 115-113 for Pacquiao, who suffered his first defeat since 2005.
"My supporters shouldn't worry. We're going to get that le," said Pacquiao, who has the option of an immediate rematch with Bradley in his contract.
The HBO broadcasters and nearly every media member at ringside had Pacquiao winning. The crowd at the MGM Grand booed the decision heavily and there was fan outrage around the world from people believing Pacquiao clearly had won.
In the aftermath of the fight, WBO president Francisco "Paco" Valcarcel, whose organization sanctioned the le match, said he would have five judges review the video of the bout. On Wednesday, the results of that review were released. The five judges, whom Valcarcel said are accomplished judges with world le experience -- but whose names were not disclosed -- scored the fight for Pacquiao, 118-110, 117-111, 117-111, 116-112 and 115-113.
Valcarcel said the WBO has no authority to change the result. But given the outcome of the panel's review of the fight, he will order a rematch if Top Rank promoter Bob Arum declines to put on a second fight, or if Pacquiao opts not to exercise his rematch clause.
Top Rank and Pacquiao, however, simply could move on to another fight that just would not be for the WBO le.
"We can't change the result but we did this review for two reasons," Valcarcel told ESPN.com. "If they want to make a rematch, we will approve the rematch and if they don't, we will order one. Also, we wanted to show (the Nevada State Athletic Commission) that they could bring in other officials from outside of Nevada who can also do a fine job judging fights. It's good to have different officials."
Nevada generally selects officials from its own pool of in-state judges.
"We want to work together with Nevada and we think they should be open to other good officials from around the world," Valcarcel said. "But we are not questioning the honorability of the judges who scored the fight for Bradley. They are honest people. They are good officials, too, but I don't know what happened."
Valcarcel, who was ringside for the bout, said he scored it for Pacquiao, "but we have to respect the judges."
The five judges, whom Valcarcel said are accomplished judges with world le experience -- but whose names were not disclosed -- scored the fight for Pacquiao by scores of 118-110, 117-111, 117-111, 116-112 and 115-113.
Pacquiao is due to return to the ring on Nov. 10 and after the fight, he said he wanted the rematch. Bradley also said he would like to fight Pacquiao, which would mean even more money than the career-high guarantee of $5 million he received. However, since the fight, Top Rank's talk of a rematch has cooled.
Arum, who promotes Pacquiao and Bradley but who also was outraged by the decision, was pleased with Valcarcel's review.
"Paco acted very responsibly," Arum said. "I think what they did was fine."
Arum, however, did not address the rematch.
"I'm not talking about it now," he said.
After the fight, Arum was so disgusted that he called for the Nevada Attorney General to investigate the scoring. Arum told ESPN.com that he met in his Las Vegas office Wednesday with a chief investigator and a deputy from the Nevada Attorney General's office.
"I think they will look into the whole situation, but I don't think there is any wrongdoing here and we can go on with our lives," he said.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
interesting... but pacquiao still won
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