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Pacquiao?s defeat leaves bitter taste
By Mark Lamport-Stokes, IOL.co.za, Mon, 11 Jun 2012
Las Vegas - Much of the boxing world was still reeling on Sunday as the smoke began to clear after Manny Pacquiao's shock defeat at the hands of American challenger Timothy Bradley the previous night.
There was hardly a person watching inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena who did not believe that F Read Full Story >>>CONTEMPT: On Timothy Bradley-Manny Pacquiao
By Carlos Acevedo, The Cruelest Sport, Mon, 11 Jun 2012
They should hold the rematch in Area 51, roughly 140 miles away from Sin City, where Manny Pacquiao dropped a peculiar split decision to Timothy Bradley at the MGM Grand last night via scores of 115-113, 113-115, and 115-113.
Not only was the decision as smelly as Newark Bay, but it allows consp Read Full Story >>> Thomas Hearns, Freddie Roach highlight Boxing Hall of Fame induction ceremony
By Mike Waters, Syracuse.com, Mon, 11 Jun 2012
For much of the afternoon, Mark Johnson sat in a folding chair on the edge of the stage under the pavilion at the International Boxing Hall of Fame on Sunday afternoon and took in the scene.
Johnson, the former world champion flyweight and super-flyweight, was one of six living members of this Read Full Story >>> The Pacquiao-Bradley Aftershock: Biases, Superstitions, Conspiracy Theories, and Realities
By Reylan Loberternos, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 11 Jun 2012
The decision was dubbed controversial by many. Majority of the media even called it a robbery. Punch stats disagree completely with the two judges? awarding of victory? but before I fall completely into a state of jour Read Full Story >>> Paris Hilton says Manny Pacquiao is ?The Ultimate Champ?
Zeibiz, Mon, 11 Jun 2012
Paris Hilton thinks Manny Pacquiao deserves to win the fight!
We all know that Paris Hilton is a good friend of the legendary Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao, just like most of t Read Full Story >>> Boxing corrupt? Knock me over with a feather
By Bud Shaw, Cleveland.com, Mon, 11 Jun 2012
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Whoa, hold on just a minute. What's this?
Get out the vapors and a soft chair to fall into in case of a fainting spell.
They're saying boxing is corrupt?
The sport of Bob Arum and Don King?
Sunday's Yahoo! Sports headline put it this way: "Timothy Bradley's win ove Read Full Story >>> Old story in boxing, Pacquiao loss heard around the world
By Tim Dahlberg, The Associated Press, Washington Post, Mon, 11 Jun 2012
LAS VEGAS ? The outcry in this gambling city was so loud Floyd Mayweather Jr. could have heard it in his jail cell. On the other side of the world, people cried in the streets in Manila, and the presidential palace issued a statement praying for the quick return of their hero?s strength and fervor.
Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao Robbed?Now Nobody Is Safe
By Matt McGrain, Boxing.com, Mon, 11 Jun 2012
In the aftermath, Lou DiBella has described ?a sport now on a respirator.? It was hard to disagree?
Someone told me that Bob Arum set this up to cash in on the rematch.
Someone told me that Bob Arum set this up to release the pressure on the Mayweather fight.
Someone told me it was payback Read Full Story >>> A Pacquiao-Bradley rematch? Not so fast
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times, Mon, 11 Jun 2012
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao reserved a contractual right to request a rematch against Palm Springs' Timothy Bradley if he lost Saturday.
And even though Pacquiao was left stunned by a split-decision defeat in which two of three judges awarded Bradley a 115-113 victory, it's not a given that the p Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao, Tim Bradley Judges Inflict New Black Sox Scandal on Flabbergasted World
By Ivan G. Goldman, Boxing Insider, Mon, 11 Jun 2012
Bob Arum, who promotes both fighters, said the decision for Tim Bradley over Manny Pacquiao was so awful that it?s a ?death knell? for boxing. But in the same sentence he pointed out that he?ll make a ton of money in the rematch.
Photo: Chris Farina/ Top Rank
Boxing?s death knell, according Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao-Tim Bradley conspiracy theories: Does Bob Arum eat his young?
By David Mayo, mlive.com, Mon, 11 Jun 2012
When something like Manny Pacquiao's robbery loss to Timothy Bradley happens, and the judges get a fight so wrong, it's usually easy to figure out who views the injustice as oh, so right.
Conspiracy theories abound in boxing, a sport only slightly less predisposed to them than figure skating.
Read Full Story >>> What Fight Were Those Judges Watching?
By Brian Hanley, CBS Chicago, Mon, 11 Jun 2012
LAS VEGAS (CBS) ? Rip Hamilton had a kindred spirit in the old, bald, fat guy standing near an MGM Grand bar late Saturday night.
?I will never watch boxing again!,? the big guy bellowed to no one in particular. ?Never!?
Hamilton?the old, bald, skinny sometime guard for the Bulls, tweeted abo Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather Sr.: Pacquiao-Bradley judges should ?find a new job?
Sports Illustrated, Mon, 11 Jun 2012
Timothy Bradley?s upset decision over Manny Pacquiao last night surprised many observers. Count Floyd Mayweather Sr. among them. The father of Pacquiao?s will-they-won?t-they rival was in the stands for the big bout, telling Boxing Scene?s Ryan Burton that Pacquiao deserved to win the fight.
?I f Read Full Story >>> Timothy Bradley's Victory Smeared With Wide Controversy
By Jake Donovan, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 11 Jun 2012
Manny Pacquiao vowed to not enter the ring until his beloved Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat were done with Game 7 of the NBA Eastern Conference finals, to the point of delaying the start time of his fight with Tim Bradley by more than 30 minutes.
An hour after watching the Celtics? season end, Read Full Story >>> Timothy Bradley Rips Off Manny Pacquiao, In A Historically Astounding Decision
By Tim Starks, The Queensberry Rules, Mon, 11 Jun 2012
Manny Pacquiao's run of big wins ended Saturday night, but absolutely no one truly believes Timothy Bradley won a split decision Saturday night on HBO pay-per-view. Usually, a bunk decision goes to the A-side of a fight, but Bradley, the B-side, ripped off Pacquiao in a fight where the most I can im Read Full Story >>> Bradley does enough to upset Pacquiao in the judges eyes, not the public
By Doug Fischer, The Ring, Mon, 11 Jun 2012
LAS VEGAS ? More than a few fans and boxing insiders thought Tim Bradley had the right stuff to finally end the amazing run Manny Pacquiao has been on for the last seven years.
They were right ? but they shouldn?t have been.
Bradley put up an admirable fight against Pacquiao. He boxed well. Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao vs. Bradley Aftermath: Promoter ? ?It Could Be the End (Of Boxing). I Really Mean It.?
By Charles Jay, Boxing Insider, Mon, 11 Jun 2012
This past weekend, a couple of very worthy sports that are perceived by most of the public to have been dying a slow death over the past 30 or so years had a chance to receive a proverbial shot in the arm.
Horse racing, which has been surviving by the good graces of slot machines for the most pa Read Full Story >>> 5 things we learned from Pac-Bradley
By Kieran Mulvaney, ESPN.com, Mon, 11 Jun 2012
1. Anyone can fall victim to a bad decision
Conventional wisdom, for whatever it's worth, holds that close, controversial decisions will always fall in favor of the "house" fighter, the man who brings in the most money for the promoter, the venue and the TV network. That isn't always true, of co Read Full Story >>> Injured Bradley departs Vegas in wheelchair
MyDesert.com, Mon, 11 Jun 2012
One day after Cathedral City?s Timothy Bradley won the WBO welterweight title bout, the fighter departed from Las Vegas in a wheelchair Sunday.
Bradley ended Filipino fighter Manny Pacquiao?s remarkable seven-year unbeaten run, winning a split decision Saturday night.
Bradley won despite inju Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao vs Bradley fight sparks controversy and conspiracy theories: what they're saying online
The Vancouver Sun, Mon, 11 Jun 2012
Boxing fans and pundits around the world expressed shock over the result of the Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley fight that took place on Saturday, June 9, 2012. Bradley was awarded a split decision victory in a fight that most observers felt Pacquiao won handily.
Messages of outrage flooded socia Read Full Story >>>
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