Timothy Bradley Beats Manny Pacquiao In Controversial Split Decision
Last night was mad real. The WBO welterweight title fight was definitely one for the books. In a split-decision fight, the undefeated boxer Timothy Bradley beat eight-time world champion Manny Pacquiao after 12 rounds at MGM Grand Garden Arena.
All across the world, however, there was a collective "What?!" when Bradley was announced as the winner. Bradley earned a 115-113 score from two judges, while the third judge scored it 115-113 in favor of Pacquiao.
But throughout the fight, an unofficial score card had Pacquiao beating Bradley by a wide margin, hence the confusion. Not only did Pacquiao land more hard blows, he also took Bradley off his rocker more than once. It never felt like Pacquiao was losing.
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The crowd proceeded to boo Bradley--who successfully delivered Pacquiao his first loss in 16 fights--vehemently contesting the results.
And more important, a lot of people betting on the fight lost, too.
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Yet, the outcome has set the stage for a rematch and also re-sparked talk of a Pacquiao fight with Floyd Mayweather before Pacquiao retires.
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During the post-fight wrap-up, Bradley acknowledged the crowd's disapproval and stated that he'd have to watch the tape back to see if he really won the fight. Umm, dude you don't know?
"100 percent I believe that I won the fight," said Pacquiao during the post-fight conference. "The decision has already been done. So you have to give credit to [Bradley]."
Pacquiao also said bring on the rematch.
Was it fixed?
