Removing the emotion from this... is this as horrible a decision as people make out?

no it wasnt close. not even close, baby.

 

Only gave Bradley 10th.

 

Bradley needed a KO to win going into the 10th. PAC is such a killer nowaday that he's suppose to hurt every fighter that he faces. If he doesn't hurt them he automatically lose that round. Even when they run and he can't chase them he's being exposed.

 

its worse. it consisted of Pac rocking Bradley multiple times and Bradley doin the hoola-hoop

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116-112 is still a clear and decisive victory. I think giving Bradley 4 rounds is generous so I don't think a draw would have been reasonable. I've watched the fight without HBO commentary and I still struggle to score it anything but 117-111 Pacquiao. Yes Bradley was busier some rounds but he wasn't effective more than about 3. Effective aggression went to Pacquiao by a country mile in nearly every round and therefore he clearly won the fight. This is the complete reverse of Pacquiao's last fight where I believe he lost to Marquez - Pacquiao was busier in that fight but Marquez landed the more effective shots and so should have won the fight.

 

The thing is Pac win his rounds far more conclusively than Bradley. The tale of the fight happened basically like this. Pac won 6 of the middle rounds rather clearly. The other 6 rounds are close rounds. I would say 2 of those rounds were definitely Bradley rounds. The other 4 were rather close. Now if you can find it in your heart to swing those 6 rounds to Bradley then he earns a draw. That's conceivable, and if one judge scored the fight this way I would not crucify them on a cross. This is why we have three judges, though. Pac won and should have won according to the majority of the judges. Two out of the three judges finding Bradley winning seven of the twelve rounds is outrageous.

For those curious, in my opinion the close rounds that Pac didn't clearly win are 1, 2, 8, 10, 11, 12. I thought Bradley pretty confidently won round 10 & 12. I would also give Bradley round 1 and 11. Round 2 & 8 were probably the closest and toughest rounds to score. The 2nd time I watched the fight I still scored it a draw (With a different RBR than the first time) but when I watched it again on the big screen instead of the laptop in HD I found that Bradley won round two rounds clear and the rest were close. I could score him rounds 1, 8, and 11. But in no way Pac lost the fight. Pac basically swept 3-7 and definitely won round 9.

To compare it to the Marquez-Pac III. I probably had that in the 8-4 range, but there were more swing rounds. Marquez won his rounds more clearly and more often but if you swung every swing round to Pac you could give him a 7-5 win and nearly all the swing rounds he would get a draw. I do not think he deserves such and would expect the majority of the judges to get it right. Marquez won some of those close rounds, and won more definitive rounds which is why he clearly won. Maybe the 10 point system needs to be addressed. I don't think it's the issue, I think the judging is just atrocious.

 

Show how Bradley really won 7 rounds. This is what makes it horrible. It's a draw to a wide Pac score at the best and worst for Pac. That's what makes it a robbery.

 

Horribe because it was pre determined. 2 Judges give round 5 to Bradley.
Pacs best round IMO.
3x landed 3x %
Every single power shot was crisp and hard Tim looked like an outclassed fighter ready for retirement.
2 Judges for Tim is the worst scored Round on a big stage and top 3 or 4 in HiSTORY

 

I watched it again. . . 117-111 is the right score. . . same as i had the first time.

Bradley won rounds 2 (for sure his best round of hte fight), and rounds 10, and 12 simply because Pacquiao took it easy.

 

Close fight. Hard to score.

 

It wasn't what you would call a non-competitive fight but in saying that I thought it was clear who won the fight. 116-112 or 115-113 Pacquiao but a draw or any score in Bradleys favour cannot be justified in my opinion.

 

Terrible decision

 

Watching the fight live I had it a draw. 2nd viewing I had 4 rounds to Bradley. 116-112 for Pacman but that's a terrible decision anyway.

 

It was a horrible decision, especially in such a high profile fight.