Nope, I was counting the clean punches that I saw. While I was watching the fight I had no idea what fans or compubox was saying. What I saw, and what happened, is Pacquiao landing at least a handful of good, clean punches every single round, and Bradley throwing more but hitting air and gloves for pretty much the entire fight apart from rounds 10 and 11. I think you should rewatch the fight, and this time actually pay attention to who was landing clean punches, rather than just throwing them :Thumbs:
Yeah DMAN, how does it feel to be like, the only person on earth who genuines thinks the fight could have gone either way?
For those who don't know, you score the fight running, not at the end of a round. So here's a classic example of a Pac Bradley round: First 2 minutes, Bradley stalking, aggressive, lands 3 jabs and throws plenty. He's winning the round 10-9. Pac then lands a jab and a left. Round even 10-10. Last 10 seconds, Pac lands 2 solid lefts and Bradley hits air. Pac's round 10-9. About 4-5 rounds went pretty much like that, so I figure judges and others scored those rounds for Bradley because he "controlled the majority of the round". Complete bullshit.
Here's another tip. Watch a close round twice....once, watch Pac and only Pac. Then only Bradley. Then score each round separately. They'll both be different scores. When watching a fight, if you concentrate too much on one fighter, you only see that fighter getting hit. So you need to be spatially aware and follow both equally.
Barry Tompkins, Showtime: 119-110 Pacquiao Harold Lederman, HBO: 119-109 Pacquiao Ray Markarian, The Sweet Science: 119-109 Pacquiao Michael Marley, Examiner: 119-109 Pacquiao Dan Rafael, ESPN: 119-109 Pacquiao Vittorio Tafur, San Francisco Chronicle: 119-109 Pacquiao Michael Woods, The Sweet Science: 119-109 Pacquiao Ramon Aranda, 3 More Rounds: 118-110 Pacquiao Mario Cabrera, Boxing Republic: 118-110 Pacquiao Nigel Collins, ESPN: 118-110 Pacquiao Mike Coppinger, Ring Magazine: 118-110 Pacquiao Ace Freeman, Fight Fan: 118-110 Pacquiao Rich Marotta, KFI Los Angeles: 118-110 Pacquiao Kelsey McCarson, The Sweet Science: 118-110 Pacquiao Gabriel Montoya, MaxBoxing: 118-110 Pacquiao Pete O’Brien, USA Today: 118-110 Pacquiao Eric Raskin, Grantland: 118-110 Pacquiao Michael Rosenthal, Ring Magazine: 118-110 Pacquiao Colin Seymour, Examiner: 118-110 Pacquiao Ryan Songalia, Ring Magazine: 118-110 Pacquiao Ryan Burton, Boxing Scene: 117-112 Pacquiao Scott Christ, Bad Left Hook: 117-111 Pacquiao Tim Dahlberg, Associated Press: 117-111 Pacquiao Gareth Davies, London Daily Telegraph: 117-111 Pacquiao Doug Fischer, Ring Magazine: 117-111 Pacquiao David Greisman, Boxing Scene: 117-111 Pacquiao Jorge Hernandez, The Low Blow: 117-111 Pacquiao Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports: 117-111 Pacquiao Robert Littal, Black Sports Online: 117-111 Pacquiao Steve Kim, Max Boxing: 117-111 Pacquiao Ryan Maquiñana, Comcast SportsNet Bay Area: 117-111 Pacquiao David Mayo, MLive: 117-111 Pacquiao Kieran Mulvaney, HBO: 117-111 Pacquiao Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times: 117-111 Pacquiao Chris Robinson, Boxing Scene: 117-111 Pacquiao Cliff Rold, Boxing Scene: 117-111 Pacquiao Champ Ross, Da Truth Boxing: 117-111 Pacquiao Luis Sandoval, Boxing Scene: 117-111 Pacquiao Jonathan Sakti, Comcast SportsNet Bay Area: 117-111 Pacquiao Tim Starks, Queensberry Rules: 117-111 Pacquiao Richie Tomassini, Comcast SportsNet Bay Area: 117-111 Pacquiao Darren Velasco, 8 Count News: 117-111 Pacquiao Rick Reeno, Boxing Scene: 116-112 Pacquiao George Willis, New York Post: 116-112 Pacquiao Steve Zemach, Queensberry Rules: 116-112 Pacquiao Armando Alvarez, Telemundo: 115-113 Pacquiao Jake Donovan, Boxing Scene: 115-113 Pacquiao Lem Satterfield, Ring Magazine: 115-113 Pacquiao Thomas Hauser, HBO: 115-114 Bradley Bart Barry, 15 Rounds: 116-115 Bradley Brian Kenny, Top Rank: 116-112 Bradley
[FONT='lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif]1. Barry Tompkins, Showtime: 119-110 Pacquiao.[/FONT] [FONT='lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif]2. Harold Lederman, HBO: 119-109 Pacquiao.[/FONT] [FONT='lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif]3. Ray Markarian, The Sweet Science: 119-109 Pacquiao.[/FONT] [FONT='lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif]4. Michael Marley, Examiner: 119-109 Pacquiao.[/FONT] [FONT='lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif]5. Dan Rafael, ESPN: 119-109 [/FONT][FONT='lucida grande',tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif]Pacquiao. 6. Vittorio Tafur, San Francisco Chronicle: 119-109 Pacquiao. [/FONT]5. Dan Rafael, ESPN: 119-109 Pacquiao. 6. Vittorio Tafur, San Francisco Chronicle: 119-109 Pacquiao. 7. Michael Woods, The Sweet Science: 119-109 Pacquiao. 8. Ramon Aranda, 3 More Rounds: 118-110 Pacquiao. 9. Mario Cabrera, Boxing Republic: 118-110 Pacquiao. 10. Nigel Collins, ESPN: 118-110 Pacquiao. 11. Mike Coppinger, Ring Magazine: 118-110 Pacquiao. 12. Ace Freeman, Fight Fan: 118-110 Pacquiao. 13. Rich Marotta, KFI Los Angeles: 118-110 Pacquiao. 14. Kelsey McCarson, The Sweet Science: 118-110 Pacquiao. 15. Gabriel Montoya, MaxBoxing: 118-110 Pacquiao. 16. Pete O’Brien, USA Today: 118-110 Pacquiao. 17. Eric Raskin, Grantland: 118-110 Pacquiao. 18. Michael Rosenthal, Ring Magazine: 118-110 Pacquiao. 19. Colin Seymour, Examiner: 118-110 Pacquiao. 20. Ryan Songalia, Ring Magazine: 118-110 Pacquiao. 21. Ryan Burton, Boxing Scene: 117-112 Pacquiao. 22. Scott Christ, Bad Left Hook: 117-111 Pacquiao. 23. Tim Dahlberg, Associated Press: 117-111 Pacquiao. 24. Gareth Davies, London Daily Telegraph: 117-111 Pacquiao. 25. Doug Fischer, Ring Magazine: 117-111 Pacquiao. 26. David Greisman, Boxing Scene: 117-111 Pacquiao. 27. Jorge Hernandez, The Low Blow: 117-111 Pacquiao. 28. Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports: 117-111 Pacquiao. 29. Robert Littal, Black Sports Online: 117-111 Pacquiao. 30. Steve Kim, Max Boxing: 117-111 Pacquiao. 31. Ryan Maquiñana, Comcast SportsNet Bay Area: 117-111 Pacquiao. 32. David Mayo, MLive: 117-111 Pacquiao. 33. Kieran Mulvaney, HBO: 117-111 Pacquiao. 34. Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times: 117-111 Pacquiao. 35. Chris Robinson, Boxing Scene: 117-111 Pacquiao. 36. Cliff Rold, Boxing Scene: 117-111 Pacquiao. 37. Champ Ross, The Truth Boxing: 117-111 Pacquiao. 38. Luis Sandoval, Boxing Scene: 117-111 Pacquiao. 39. Jonathan Sakti, Comcast SportsNet Bay Area: 117-111 Pacquiao. 40. Tim Starks, Queensberry Rules: 117-111 Pacquiao. 41. Richie Tomassini, Comcast SportsNet Bay Area: 117-111 Pacquiao. 42. Darren Velasco, 8 Count News: 117-111 Pacquiao. 43. Rick Reeno, Boxing Scene: 116-112 Pacquiao. 44. George Willis, New York Post: 116-112 Pacquiao. 45. Steve Zemach, Queensberry Rules: 116-112 Pacquiao. 46. Armando Alvarez, Telemundo: 115-113 Pacquiao. 47. Jake Donovan, Boxing Scene: 115-113 Pacquiao. 48. Lem Satterfield, Ring Magazine: 115-113 Pacquiao. 49. Thomas Hauser, HBO: 115-114 Bradley. <-- It's time to retire my friend 50. Bart Barry, 15 Rounds: 116-115 Bradley. <-- No wonder you work for 15 rounds instead 51. Brian Kenny, Top Rank: 116-112 Bradley. <-- Top Rank (Bob Arum's dog right here)
I'm reading that Marquez had Pac up by at least 5pts, & Floyd snr says that although Manny lost to Marquez, he clearly won against Bradley & the judges "should find new jobs". I can honestly not remember such a consensus about a decision being B.S before. This will be intersting though: The World Boxing Organization (WBO) has assigned five recognized international judges to re-score Manny Pacquiao’s controversial split decision loss to American boxer Timothy Bradley Jr. This comes in an effort to convince state athletic commissions to widen the pool of judges for major fights. WBO president Francisco “Paco†Valcarcel said five judges from New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Pennsylvania and Puerto Rico will re-score the bout and submit their work confidentially to the sanctioning body. The WBO, however, cannot overturn the decision nor strip the belt from Bradley. Valcarcel said they are only trying to use the experience to have better scoring in the future. Top Rank chief executive Bob Arum has submitted a formal request to the Nevada Attorney General’s office asking for an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the fight. Senate Majority leader Harry Reid, the senior senator from Nevada, is also calling for an investigation. I hope the results leak. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/video/sports/06/14/12/wbo-5-judges-re-score-pac-bradley-bout
Well clearly I'm not, the 3 judges pretty much scored it that way. Everyone on here who thinks it was a 1 sided fight can't even agree on which were Pac rounds, Bradley rounds or too close to call. Sounds like a draw to me.
Again, its the way you score fights I reckon. When I was blind drunk, not scoring the fight running and sympathetic to Bradley, I gave him 5 rds and was being GENEROUS. When I sat down sober with an HD download and watched intently, I gave Bradley 2 rounds, three at best. There were a LOT of rounds where Pac did nothing until the last 30 seconds, while Bradley was very active. That doesn't mean Bradley wins those rounds, but this is the exact issue - judges and a few people gave Bradley those rounds because "he won more of the round". Wrong. Bradley may have been very active for the first 2.5 minutes, and technically winning the round 10-9 through activity, he hit nothing. He hardly hit Pac at all and hit a hell of a lot of glove and air. And in the last 30 seconds, Pac would open up and hit Bradley with a bunch of shots, evening the round 10-10 then closing the round winning 10-9. You gotta score fights running, not at the end.
z, as if that matters. 3 judges awarded Rios the victory over Abril too, and Rios won no more than 3 rounds. Again, if you even think the fight was close, you were scoring punches thrown rather than punches landed.