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Timothy Bradley Controversial Win Over Manny Pacquiao Interview
- Published_at:2012-06-10
- Category:Sports
- Channel:NHLSkillsChannel
- tags: Timothy, Bradley, Controversial, Win, Over, Manny, Pacquiao, Interview, Manny Pacquiao (Boxer), Timothy Bradley (Boxer)
- description: Timothy Bradley Controversial Win Over Manny Pacquiao Interview Timothy Bradley was outboxed and outpowered by Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday night, yet was somehow awarded a split decision that again shocked the boxing world. It was a verdict that disgusted many of the assembled experts ringside and virtually all of a heavily pro-Pacquiao crowd. As the scorecards were read, the boos started with the first verdict against Pacquiao and didn't let up through the post fight interviews with a visibly sheepish Bradley. Throughout the fight, Bradley seemed to have no answer for Pacquiao's straight lefts, which found their target unerringly, while Bradley's own lack of power was apparent in all the close exchanges. When the Compubox figures came in, it was clear that Pacquiao had easily out-thrown and out-landed his opponent throughout the fight, and some of his figures were nearly double those of his opponent. The judges though, seemed to favor Bradley's constant, if modest, movement in their scoring. Despite Pacquiao's big scoring punches and four dominant opening rounds, he was largely content to wait out the first couple of minutes of the middle and later rounds and then attack in the final minute. He did so repeatedly and effectively, but apparently not enough to convince the people who mattered. It was Pacquiao's first fight since an underwhelming bout against Juan Manuel Marquez in November, and in the build up this week, there had been whispers that all was not well in his camp, despite the rosy picture painted by his new found religious zeal. Even on Saturday, Emmanuel Steward, commentating for HBO, complained repeatedly about the champion's mindset - his insistence on watching the Celtics vs Heat Game 7, his tardiness to the ring - while praising the collected nature and focus of his younger opponent. Yet from the opening bell, Pacquiao was all business - coming in off a tight defense and repeatedly driving straight lefts through Bradley's guard, having expertly set him up to move his head into the path of them. It was a much sharper, more controlled Pacquiao than had shown up against Marquez and by the middle rounds Steward, ringside, was purring over his power and control of the fight. Bradley meanwhile, twisted his foot awkwardly while evading Pacquiao in the second round and complained persistently to his unsympathetic seconds, who urged him on to forget the pain and "make history". When it transpired that he had, if not in the way he might have wanted, he and his corner leapt in the air, before the realization of the ugly mood of the crowd muted the celebrations. Interviewed after the fight, as the crowd expressed their frustration, an equivocal Bradley said he would have to "watch the tape" and "see" if he won, before saying, "Let's do it again in November". November, of course, was the latest of the tentatively scheduled openings for a Pacquiao vs Mayweather fight that may now never happen. When he gets out of jail Mayweather may point to Pacquiao's loss of this fight as one more reason why he's not the right fight for him now, and Pacquiao may feel the lure of his life outside the ring rather than the desire to go through Bradley again, for a shot at Mayweather that may never come
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