Does the boxing media have a significant part to blame in fans treatment of Bradley?

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  1. JohnAnthony

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    everyone, ringside reporters un influenced by HBO, scored the fight for Pac.

    they just reported what we all saw.
     
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  2. Uncle Rico

    Uncle Rico Loyal Member Full Member

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    How did that contribute blame towards Bradley? All they did was comment on it being a robbery - which it was. Nowhere did they say or do anything which lead to Bradley being blamed for what happened.
     
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  3. Bazooka

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    They are human beings like the rest of us, ringside reporters do you have any idea what type of ringside reporters go to these fights? Do some research and find out where they get most of their writers, I know ESB has picked several if not all of their writers from the forums right here.....


    Bottom line I will take an experienced Judges ruling long before I will some ring side reporter who is really a fan boy from some boxing forum..... I will go with proven experience over a ringside reporters opinion
     
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  4. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    Lampley's commentary and Ledermans scores were atrocious

    also nobody seemed to give Bradley any form of credit he fought a great fight
     
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  5. JohnAnthony

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    and the unnofical judges that all scored it for Pac.
     
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  6. Dedication

    Dedication Well-Known Member Full Member

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    It's difficult to change mindset. These fighters go through gruelling, sickening workouts. They're human after all, and have emotions to. They can be easily upset as Bradley has demonstrated with his suicidal comment.

    People respond to hate differently. Some use it as motivation ala Mayweather whilst others cripple underneath it.

    We're not all the same and respond to things differently.
     
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  7. Dedication

    Dedication Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Yes they did. There's a video online showing the bias towards Pac in his fight against Bradley. They failed to point out scoring shots for Bradley, making it appear to the casuals at home and elsewhere that Pacquaio was blitzing Bradley.
     
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  8. Dedication

    Dedication Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Exactly!

    Judges are paid to judge.

    Reporters paid to report.

    Boxers paid to box.

    Commentators paid to commentate.
     
    Dedication, Mar 18, 2013
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  9. steviebruno

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    No one even remembers the Pac fight. Bradley should be thankful to JMM for making everyone forget, but he's still pouting.
     
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  10. Dedication

    Dedication Well-Known Member Full Member

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    What about all the unofficial judges, reporters etc that scored the fight for JMM against Pac in their third fight?

    See your argument has to work both ways doesn't it.
     
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  11. Dedication

    Dedication Well-Known Member Full Member

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    What's your problem with Bradley?
     
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  12. JohnAnthony

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    :huh

    but i'm not arguing that.

    Manny got Booed and abused, and never any credit for winning that fight either.

    but he never cried about it. He just carried on with life.
     
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  13. steviebruno

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    I don't like the pity party being thrown for the guy just because he was unfortunate enough to receive 5mil, a gift decision over the much more popular Manny Pacquiao, and a welterweight title.

    The only way for Bradley to right things is in the ring. He should not care what anyone thinks, because trying to prove something almost ended his career Sat night.

    This ain't a soap opera, it's boxing.
     
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  14. jeffjoiner

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    Here it is. Lampley and crew had set Pac up to be a hero figure with Bradley as the stooge to make him look good. Then they added horribly biased commentary ("boom, boom" as punches missed by a foot) ensuring that anything other than a Pac whitewash would create a backlash.
     
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  15. Dedication

    Dedication Well-Known Member Full Member

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    But Manny never received death threats and / or had his facebook & twitter poured with racists comments did he?
     
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