In what I can honestly say was the worst scoring I have ever seen in my time as a boxing analyst, Timothy Bradley was awarded a split-decision victory over Manny Pacquiao Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
It
was a fight that most observers—including this one—thought Pacquiao
dominated from start to finish. Yet in the end, Bradley won a close
split decision and took the WBO welterweight title from Pacquiao.
You
will probably hear a lot about the decision in the coming days, but
whatever people say, rest assured it was an absolute travesty. I scored
the fight 117-111 for Pacquiao and thought I might have been too
generous by giving Bradley three rounds.
Judges C.J. Ross and
Duane Ford scored the fight 115-113 for Bradley, while Jerry Roth had it
115-113 for Pacquiao. I have no idea how Roth even scored it that
close, let alone the two other judges. I can guarantee that those three
judges will not be working a main event for the Nevada State Athletic
Commission again any time soon.
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In what I can honestly say was the worst scoring I have ever seen in my time as a boxing analyst, Timothy Bradley was awarded a split-decision victory over Manny Pacquiao Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
It
was a fight that most observers—including this one—thought Pacquiao
dominated from start to finish. Yet in the end, Bradley won a close
split decision and took the WBO welterweight title from Pacquiao.
You
will probably hear a lot about the decision in the coming days, but
whatever people say, rest assured it was an absolute travesty. I scored
the fight 117-111 for Pacquiao and thought I might have been too
generous by giving Bradley three rounds.
Judges C.J. Ross and
Duane Ford scored the fight 115-113 for Bradley, while Jerry Roth had it
115-113 for Pacquiao. I have no idea how Roth even scored it that
close, let alone the two other judges. I can guarantee that those three
judges will not be working a main event for the Nevada State Athletic
Commission again any time soon.
According to Compubox statistics,
Pacquiao landed 253 of 751 punches, a connect rate of 34 percent.
Meanwhile, Bradley landed 159 of 839, or 19 percent. In fact, Compubox
had Pacquiao landing more punches than Bradley in 10 of the 12 rounds of
the fight. Pacquiao also landed 190 of 493 power shots (38.5 percent),
while Bradley landed 109 of 390 (27.7 percent).
Those numbers show
the depth of Pacquiao's domination, when you consider that each of his
punches were far more powerful. The Associated Press, Yahoo! Sports and
the Daily Telegraph'sGareth A. Davies all had Pacquiao winning 117-111, while Dan Rafael from ESPN and HBO's Harold Lederman scored it 119-109 for Pac-Man.
From
the start of the night Pacquiao strafed Bradley with vicious straight
left hands, and his accuracy and power were stunning. The 28-year-old
Bradley kept moving forward but rarely landed much, and when he did it
was clear his punches didn't bother the Filipino southpaw. In fact, by
the fifth round, Pacquiao clearly had no respect for Bradley's punches.
Pacquiao never put Bradley on the canvas, but hurt him repeatedly and dominated the action.
According to Compubox statistics,
Pacquiao landed 253 of 751 punches, a connect rate of 34 percent.
Meanwhile, Bradley landed 159 of 839, or 19 percent. In fact, Compubox
had Pacquiao landing more punches than Bradley in 10 of the 12 rounds of
the fight. Pacquiao also landed 190 of 493 power shots (38.5 percent),
while Bradley landed 109 of 390 (27.7 percent).
Those numbers show
the depth of Pacquiao's domination, when you consider that each of his
punches were far more powerful. The Associated Press, Yahoo! Sports and
the Daily Telegraph'sGareth A. Davies all had Pacquiao winning 117-111, while Dan Rafael from ESPN and HBO's Harold Lederman scored it 119-109 for Pac-Man.
From
the start of the night Pacquiao strafed Bradley with vicious straight
left hands, and his accuracy and power were stunning. The 28-year-old
Bradley kept moving forward but rarely landed much, and when he did it
was clear his punches didn't bother the Filipino southpaw. In fact, by
the fifth round, Pacquiao clearly had no respect for Bradley's punches.
Pacquiao never put Bradley on the canvas, but hurt him repeatedly and dominated the action.
I don't even know where to start
breaking this down. Pacquiao came out and executed his game plan. No, he
didn't knock Bradley out, but he won almost every round and clearly was
the aggressor throughout the fight.
Both fighters were classy in
victory and defeat, but when asked on a couple occasions post-fight by
Max Kellerman if he thought he had won the fight, Bradley stated he
would have to go back and watch the tape. That's pretty telling.
Bradley
is an outstanding fighter, but he was completely outclassed from start
to finish and couldn't handle Pacquiao's speed, accuracy or power. He
was able to answer back at times, but Pacquiao was never bothered or
troubled by Bradley and his lack of power. I simply don't understand if
the judges were even watching the same fight.
Now we get the
aftermath, and probably a November rematch which shouldn't upset Top
Rank boss Bob Arum too much. Incidentally, after the fight Arum claimed he had scored the fight 10 rounds to two for Pacquiao.
Bradley
improved to 29-0 with the win, while Pacquiao fell to 54-4-2. It was
Pacquiao's first loss in seven years, his last coming by way of decision
to Erik Morales March 2005 in what was one of the best fights of the
decade.
Saturday night's fight was not a classic. In fact, I
wouldn't be interested in seeing a rematch considering how lopsided the
first was. Desert Storm is a good fighter, but Pac-Man is a great
fighter and showed how much better he was.
The decision is just another in a long line of examples that shows why boxing is waning in popularity. It was highway robbery.
Timothy
Bradley is a good guy and fought a courageous fight, but he didn't come
close to gaining victory. The ruling from the judges was absolutely
wrong and will not be forgotten for a long, long time.
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I don't even know where to start
breaking this down. Pacquiao came out and executed his game plan. No, he
didn't knock Bradley out, but he won almost every round and clearly was
the aggressor throughout the fight.
Both fighters were classy in
victory and defeat, but when asked on a couple occasions post-fight by
Max Kellerman if he thought he had won the fight, Bradley stated he
would have to go back and watch the tape. That's pretty telling.
Bradley
is an outstanding fighter, but he was completely outclassed from start
to finish and couldn't handle Pacquiao's speed, accuracy or power. He
was able to answer back at times, but Pacquiao was never bothered or
troubled by Bradley and his lack of power. I simply don't understand if
the judges were even watching the same fight.
Now we get the
aftermath, and probably a November rematch which shouldn't upset Top
Rank boss Bob Arum too much. Incidentally, after the fight Arum claimed he had scored the fight 10 rounds to two for Pacquiao.
Bradley
improved to 29-0 with the win, while Pacquiao fell to 54-4-2. It was
Pacquiao's first loss in seven years, his last coming by way of decision
to Erik Morales March 2005 in what was one of the best fights of the
decade.
Saturday night's fight was not a classic. In fact, I
wouldn't be interested in seeing a rematch considering how lopsided the
first was. Desert Storm is a good fighter, but Pac-Man is a great
fighter and showed how much better he was.
The decision is just another in a long line of examples that shows why boxing is waning in popularity. It was highway robbery.
Timothy
Bradley is a good guy and fought a courageous fight, but he didn't come
close to gaining victory. The ruling from the judges was absolutely
wrong and will not be forgotten for a long, long time.
not even close to the worst ever I could name 50 that are much worse but I have no desire to, check out emanuel augustus vs courtney burton 1, that is the worst one that I have ever seen, how about joe louis vs jersey joe walcott 1, much worse as well, not close to the worst ever.
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not even close to the worst ever I could name 50 that are much worse but I have no desire to, check out emanuel augustus vs courtney burton 1, that is the worst one that I have ever seen, how about joe louis vs jersey joe walcott 1, much worse as well, not close to the worst ever.
their are decisions all of the time like this especially in non- telivised fights in which the hometown guy is the up and comer and you have a journeyman coming in to fight him. this shit has been happening since the 1860's and will most likely never stop, unless their is a national commision put in place and I do think that eventually it will happen, hopefully sooner rather than later
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their are decisions all of the time like this especially in non- telivised fights in which the hometown guy is the up and comer and you have a journeyman coming in to fight him. this shit has been happening since the 1860's and will most likely never stop, unless their is a national commision put in place and I do think that eventually it will happen, hopefully sooner rather than later
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