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