Bradley dethrones Pacquiao for the WBO welterweight title
“Don’t be discouraged about boxing,” ex-champ Manny Pacquiao said after being dethroned by Timothy Bradley in a stunning upset decision. “There’s always next time.”
This is how gracefully Pacquiao assuaged the disgruntled feelings of his countrymen who thought he was robbed of his title and glory.
It was much of a consolation to many Filipinos and fans of Pacquiao worldwide knowing that there was hardly a person watching inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena who did not believe that Pacquiao had won the fight.
Even promoter Bob Arum described it best when he said the split decision was “crazy” and “unfathomable”.
“Can you believe that?” Arum fumed during the post-fight news conference, which, at some point called the three judges “The Three Blind Mice.”
Just to confirm that Bradley himself knew that he did not win the fight is when Arum climbed into the ring after the fight and approached the American challenger, saying, ‘You did very well.’ And what was Bradley’s answer? He said, ‘I tried hard, but I couldn’t beat the guy.’
So, there you go.
It was only fitting for the new declared WBO champ Bradley to accept the championship belt because it was handed to him by the three irresponsible judges in a silver platter, notwithstanding the punchstats clearly showing that Pacquiao dominated the 12-round bout.
The punchstats contradicted the outcome as Pacquiao landed more blows, 253-159, with a higher percentage of accuracy, 34%-19%. Pacquiao also connected more jabs, 63-51 and more power shots, 190-108.
All these simply added to the disgust that trainer Freddie Roach was feeling after he was totally dumbfounded by the decision.
But even as Roach is said to file a protest against the decision, if only to try to preserve the integrity of boxing, Arum has already announced that an inevitable rematch looms.
That being said, it is in order that the Pacquiao camp should make necessary adjustments that should insure a better and convincing win for the Filipino boxer. Simple and superficial as they may be, it is, nevertheless, going back to how the fight has been normally approached.
Roach should never again underestimate any boxer the way he belittled Bradley’s boxing prowess, saying, he has not gone up to the level of Pacquiao yet. Well, against a natural welterweight with a 28-0 record, before defeating Pacquiao, Bradley is and will always be a dangerous and explosive opponent. He should not be lump up with the likes of dela Hoya, Margarito, and even Cotto, who all lacks the nimbleness of Bradley.
Another thing is that Pacquiao should not let-up in the rounds where it matters most, and that is the last three or two rounds, which is dubbed as the championship rounds. Definitely, this is where Pacquiao did not get the nod of the judges – that is of course if the ‘3 blind mice’ were not corrupted.
Lastly, let us keep Pacquiao’s wife and children at home as it used to be. Surely, for any boxer, it is composing to have the family away from the ring side, as it is bothersome to have them that close, when there is that possibility that you might get bloodied, knockdown, or worst knockout, and you don’t want them to see it if and when it happens
Once inside the ring, winning is about having confidence, being comfortable, and being free of worries.
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Why am I having a hard time believing Arum? Hay naku! Decisions such as these make boxing lost its integrity. Tsk tsk!
Can’t blame you about Arum. He has got nothing but the $ sign in his mind.
That even with him pushing the complaint against the judge’s decision over the controversial fight, I still do not want to buy that. Hihi! Sorry.
Like I said, if the judges were not corrupted and they were were just doing their job zealously, then I really won’t blame them for their scores. The American got the better of the Filipino towards the last rounds and it erased whatever advantage the latter had during the earlier rounds…regardless of the punchstats. I kinda agree with you.