Sad, and shameful.

Go boxing! :cheer

OsoDorado;841899093 said:

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Sad.

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I saw the fight. WOW! I mean...wow!

Pac dominated that entire fight. The latter rounds he appeared to be relaxing and just taking it easy because he thought he was far ahead.

I don't understand boxing.....Manny won the first 8 rounds easily. How anyone can say bradley won the fight is beyond me.

FingeroftheBear;841899096 said:

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I saw the whole fight as well. Wow, that was shocking.

Pacman barely broke a sweat and there wasn't a mark on his body or face.

Incredible. Even the announcers were dumbfounded.

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Timothy Bradley immediately after the fight, "I tried hard but I couldn't beat the guy"

It's called rematch. Am I wrong, or is one fighter determined to retire?

Bradley just showed up to the press release in a wheelchair...

Pac man landed over 100 more punches.

I saw the entire fight. I've never seen a more disgraceful end to a sporting event in my life. As others are saying, wow, just wow

I saw the fight too, and while I will say it was clear Pacquiao should have won, I will also say that I don't think one guy really beat up the other. If it were up to me, there would only be knockouts and draws in boxing.

I for one am happy with the results although it was obvious who won. It's annoying the love fest for Pacquiao. It makes up for the last fight when he clearly lost but got the decision.

For what it is worth Tim Bradley is from Palm Springs and was a former student of my wife. He is really a very nice and friendly young man and I am glad for him. He will be a gracious champion.

SchadenBear;841899099 said:

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It's called rematch.

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yep..should be a bigger pay day for everyone....

Holmoephobic;841899109 said:

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I saw the entire fight. I've never seen a more disgraceful end to a sporting event in my life. As others are saying, wow, just wow

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Once you come to the realization the boxing outcomes have only slightly more integrity than pro wrestling, these things will roll off your back.

Actually, I take it back. At lest wrestling is honest about what it is.

grrrrah;841899247 said:

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Once you come to the realization the boxing outcomes have only slightly more integrity than pro wrestling, these things will roll off your back.

Actually, I take it back. At lest wrestling is honest about what it is.

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Funny I read several boards today looking at other stories and almost every one I looked at had a story about this sham of a boxing match....even the SEC guys were saying it looks pretty bad when "pro Rasslin'" has more integrity than boxing these day...

OBear073akaSMFan;841899138 said:

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yep..should be a bigger pay day for everyone....

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I think bob Arum represents both guys, and he was like 'i stand to make a ton of cash but this was a joke'

He also said 'you have these old f#cks who dont know what the hell they're looking at,' which shows that boxing has one good thing going for it -- even mark cuban is never quite so colorful

Tim Bradley broke his foot in second round.

The fight game has been dirty for a long time. Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, and Sonny Liston were all controlled by the Mafia and thus many of their fights had some taint...and we all know what taint is don't we?

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/boxing/2641108/TV-mobs-the-Mafia-of-modern-fight-game.html

bearister;841899293 said:

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http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/boxing/2641108/TV-mobs-the-Mafia-of-modern-fight-game.html

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What a lousy article, technically speaking -- the whole thesis of the otherwise interesting article, that in the boxing world the "TV mob" is today's Mafia, isn't brought up until the second to last sentence. Do they not teach expository writing in schools anymore?

mdcspe69;841899277 said:

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Tim Bradley broke his foot in second round.

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My arse he broke his foot. Sounds like just excuses his trainer was making up. I've twisted my ankle worse than he did walking down the sidewalk.

He was moving fine. Completely unhindered movement from what I saw.

bear cass;841899115 said:

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I saw the fight too, and while I will say it was clear Pacquiao should have won, I will also say that I don't think one guy really beat up the other. If it were up to me, there would only be knockouts and draws in boxing.

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If not, it is figure skating with mittens.

hanky1;841899322 said:

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My arse he broke his foot. Sounds like just excuses his trainer was making up. I've twisted my ankle worse than he did walking down the sidewalk.

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you know it's a bad decision when the winning trainer is making excuses

Having MRI today. Before you speak know what you are talking about.

mdcspe69;841899364 said:

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Having MRI today. Before you speak know what you are talking about.

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I twist my ankle worse everyday. Watch any basketball game and you'll see ankle twist like that every 5 minutes. If his foot is broken then he's a pusser.

If you didn't see the fight I'll give u a recap of what happened: manny was pounding him and Bradley was spinning and running for his life. In his haste he twisted his ankle. No one made any mention of it until a few rounds later (when it was apparent that bradley was losing) when his trainer was telling everyone ringside that Bradley's foot was broken.

After seeing that atrocity, I will never watch boxing again.

Not only did Bradley print up fake tickets to the rematch BEFORE the fight, but there were several $1,000,000 bets laid on Bradley just before the fight. Of course, that has nothing to do with the decisions...right...of course...pure coincidence.

UrsaMajor;841899402 said:

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Not only did Bradley print up fake tickets to the rematch BEFORE the fight, but there were several $1,000,000 bets laid on Bradley just before the fight. Of course, that has nothing to do with the decisions...right...of course...pure coincidence.

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How much do boxing judges make (before payoffs, of course)?

Phantomfan;841899323 said:

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If not, it is figure skating with mittens.

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You must spend a lot of time in the ring?

drizzlybears brother;841899427 said:

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You must spend a lot of time in the ring?

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Not a chance. I dont figure skate or synchronized swim either.


One day boxing will be fixed by allowing people to text their vote for the winner.

Just got back from Vegas after watching the fight live. The fight was fixed.

The fight was most likely fixed to 1) win heavy on the match itself and 2) create a lucrative rematch. I say #2 more than anything.

With the rise of UFC, Boxing needs more drama in the weight classes and what better way than to create the rematches and "trilogies" that made boxing famous in the glory years of the sport.

The serious money coming in on Bradley just before the fight would seem to support your hypothesis; although the fix this time involved the judges and perhaps not the fighters.

UrsaMajor;841899538 said:

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The serious money coming in on Bradley just before the fight would seem to support your hypothesis; although the fix this time involved the judges and perhaps not the fighters.

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Not sure I'd want to be the guy standing in front of a bookie asking for payout on the 100k I put on Bradley thirty minutes before the fight..

The fight was a window into the subjectivity of boxing.

Is a solid punch or two in a round sufficient to win it, regardless of who seems in control?

And if bouts are really fights, shouldn't we consider who would have won if combat continued?

One also has to wonder how much we're swayed by replays, punch stats, loquacious commentators and a highly partisan crowd.