Pac is past his prime but still dominated the best of the next generatio

Pac had lost his athleticism. He is nowhere near the Pacquiao that blitzed opponents back in 2009-2010. The Pacquiao who was throwing explosive combinations left and right. The Pacquiao who was frenetic, energetic, who was constantly moving and jumping like a hyper bunny on his quick legs that made him hard to hit and difficult to predict and avoid. The Pacquiao who can work angles in no time and surprises his opponents with very quick power punches. The Pacquiao whose killer instincts would not let an opponent off until he sees him sprawled on the canvass.

The Pacquiao that we saw last night had lost speed, power, energy and killer instincts. This reminds us that Pacquiao is not immune to age and to the countless wars he's been with-mostly against legends like himself. Pac has had a legendary run, ATG resume and once-in-a lifetime career that spanned from flyweight to superwelterweight.

That said, i'm surprised that the best of next generation's champions failed to beat this aging Pacquiao. Pacquiao won the fight and dominated many rounds. Bradley looked like he was the older guy. he got hurt in more than one occasions and Pacquiao landed more telling blows. Bradley won but his victory will go down in history as one of the most blatant robberies of our generation.

 

The tenth round was the only clear round won by Bradley where Pacquiao-showing his age- uncharacteristically kept his hands from throwing punches. I could give Bradley three rounds or four at most. Pacquiao should have won at least eight rounds. A domination to me considering it was Bradley who got hurt in most of the exchanges

 

That said, props to bradley for showing his class in this fight. He stood his ground against the aging Pacquiao. At one point in the third round, he was starting to pressure Pacquiao and Pacquiao was not himself being gunshy and tentative. Until Bradley got hurt and had to hold on. lmao