Last Wednesday, I promised a Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley Jr. fight T-shirt from Las Vegas to the tweep who sends the most creative tweet replying to the question ? Who really won? The deadline for entries was last Friday at the stroke of midnight.
Here are some of the answers sent to my twitter account TheDeanQuinito:
Dodie@dodiesays: ?Manny, the loss showed his class not only to us but to the world, His last fight with JMM, we were divided. This loss made us one!? John Baguio@jrabaguio: ?Arum clearly won! He cashed in a lot on the last fight and can choose Bradley?s next ?cash-wise? opponent if no rematch with MP.? RetiredChikBoi@JanzenNavarro: ?Arum won the fight! Simply because it?s all about the money, money, money!?
Dark_Knight@iam_dark_knight: ?Arum paid the judges to favor Bradley to create a rematch and third fight to promote more money. He also got his next star ? Bradley.? Val Marvin G. Macanas@ballerspinas88: ?Manny is the winner of the fight. He?ll have more fights because of the result of this fight. More fights mean more money.? Arnulfo Palavino, Jr@jepiyavey: ?Bradley won the decision while Manny won the fight and Arum gets a lot of money! Everybody won!? Ryan Clint Erestain@ClintE_3: ?For me, it?s Arum because he?ll earn again through a rematch and even earn more if his plans to make it a triology.? Richard@myjmd: ?Pac wins because he now has public support rallying around his performance. Before the fight, there was talk about his decline.? Pius Dominguez@piusdominguez: ?The belt, it?s just material how Manny reacted, speaks volumes of his character ? Manny won and the world sees it.?
Athan del Rosario@iloveathasja: ?Manny because in spite of the ?loss,? he was able to show his professionalism and his renewed tie with our Creator.? YorAntz@YorGen91: ?Manny still won the fight. The sportsmanship he displayed enhanced his reputation as a boxer and as an individual. The more people love him.? JaiGarcia@jaigodlike: ?And the winner is Bob Arum! Rematch=more money, no Floyd and a new cash cow named Timothy Bradley!? Niko de Castro@leonikodeecee: ?I go for Arum!? Kimm Isaguirre@KhimArkih: ?Arum won the fight, Manny and Bradley are just dummies, Arum controls the decision and the only one who plays the game.? Joseph Abinan@urok_joseph: ?The three of them won. For Bradley-belt, Manny-the hearts of many because of his way of accepting defeat and Arum-money.?
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Magoo Marjon@magoomarjon: ?Arum. And with his winnings, magpapatayo na daw ng kubo sa may LTO para mapanindigan ang pagiging hari ng fixer.? Kelly Williams@KelWilliams21: ?Yeah, the judges chipped in and placed the bet.? Paul Aujero@paulandcris: ?Arum won the fight! Style makes fights. His style was different. Greedy promoter, he won! He knew it!? Ton Khan@iamTONkhan: ?Arum won that fight! It was planned, bribed, manipulated, foreseen and cooked! C. J. Ross should have won that fight, too.?
Jet del Alcazar@findingjet: ?Manny clearly won the fight and the hearts of all the people and the world because of his great humility and sportsmanship.? FunnyMan@realbugoy: ?Manny, of course ? he lost the fight but won the battle, he showed us how to be humble even in a loss, shows great character.? Samsam Gullas@samsam_gullas: ?MP, he may have lost the fight but he won our hearts, he was humble in defeat. In a bout for inner peace, Manny won decisively.?
Chris Bello@turboman637: ?Manny won not just inside the ring but outside as well. He won the heart of the fans that night. He is truly a class act.? Aaron Cabauatan@Clark_Kent05: ?Bob Arum won. Because boxing is a business. If Pacquiao won, who does he fight next? With the loss, rematch. Bob Arum wins!? Jo Chan@halftimeio: ?Manny, because he proved that he?s still the winner without the title cause he won in the hearts of all the people.? Paul Dave Mercado@imnotpauldave: ?It?s Pacquiao! He doesn?t need a belt to prove he won. The whole world and everyone in the world of boxing knows the truth!? Lilet A@legallyFABrunnr: ?All three! Bradley got a rematch shot, Pacman showed his depth of being a world champ and Bob who?s grinning all the way to the bank.?
J-Dub@teenwrecked: ?Arum, he simply hostaged the truth by staging the biggest highway robbery in boxing since Whitaker-Chavez.? Paola Kristina Lapid@paolapid: ?Bob Arum is the champ. He was able to get Pacquiao to donate his belt to Arum?s other fighter Bradley. Can?t beat him? Cheat him.?
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Ronaldus San Pedro@Ronaldus_B: ?Manny is the real winner! He showed the world that Pinoys are humble and classy even in unbearable circumstances.? Vince Ragay@manariwa: ?Add all the punches Pacquiao and Bradley gave each other. Arum gave them all to us without being punched, made money, hence, he won!? Franz Cantillano@bukoyito: ?Bradley won the decision, Manny won the fight easily, Arum won the payday timely. To explain the obvious is to exaggerate.?
Arn Balance@tagamalangkaw: ?MP?s real winner by accepting dubious result with his whole heart. Great standard of decency for an athlete. Humble, gracious and classy.? Martin Tabudlong@MartDirk: ?Absolutely, Manny wins the fight. It clearly shows in the compu box stats. Maybe, Ross and Ford fell asleep when Manny hit so many punches.? Brix@brix99: ?Bradley lost in the eyes of many, Manny robbed of a victory, controversies make money,
Arum won!? Jude de la Rosa@delarosajude: ?Pacquiao won. He won the sympathy, trust, respect and love of boxing fans all over the world.? Lance Ting@princetaz: ?Mayweather is the ultimate winner. Maybe, new pound-for-pound, can demand bigger share or demand even more vs Pacquiao bout.?
And the tweep who gets the Pacquiao-Bradley T-shirt from Las Vegas is Lance Ting! He was the only tweep who didn?t pick Pacquiao or Bradley or Arum even if I didn?t list Mayweather as an option. That took creativity. Congratulations!
