OK... how did you score the Pac-Bradley fight?

[InTheNeutralCorner]

My Filipino neighbor that drove himself to drink after the third Marquez fight, I ran into outside my door just getting some night air. He had Pacquiao winning 7-5 and I had Bradley winning 7-5 and he was fine with it. He said there was a lot of close rounds and he muted the HBO telecast himself.

It's not out of the question to see this fight 7-5 for either guy or even a draw. No Robbery just a close fight and all about what you're looking for.

Who pays 60-70 dollars for a pay per view telecast and watches the entire fight on mute?

[TitoFan]

Well, the poll closes in a couple of days and we've had a fairly good turnout. The results are pretty interesting, and summarized below:

• Pac by wide margin: 51 voters
• Pac by narrow margin: 5 voters
• Bradley by wide margin: 1 voter
• Bradley by narrow margin: 7 voters
• Draw: 3 voters

So close to 85% had Pac winning the fight, and over 75% of all voters had Pac by wide margin. Interestingly one voter had Bradley by wide margin. And those who saw Bradley win by either close or wide decision are right around 12%.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

... Well, I scored it even. A draw.

When I watched it live I thought (or maybe "assumed"?) Pacquiao had won but watching it last night from my own perspective (i'll explain) it was - round by round - a lot closer.

I think the odd punch from Pacquiao here and there had fooled me the first time round when I was watching the fight with my mind pre conditioned by what Id concluded (on what judges look for) after 3 very close fights with Marquez (which ironically, I now realise were NOT "robberies" either) where Pacquiao was rewarded for being the more athletic and damaging puncher in the smallest of instances.

However upon watching the fight I saw a very inconsistent and lackluster performance in parts from Manny who basically threw the win away. Not to take credit away from Bradley who hung tough in a major way but he wasn't causing Manny any major problems with his boxing.... Which is why, I guess why so many people fell aggrieved by the decision.

[blegit]

When I originally watched the fight I watched as a fan and guessed it a 7-5 or 8-4 Pac. I rewatched the fight as a judge instead of a spectator. I also looked at it from a biased standpoint for both fighters. Not a ridiculous bias but just leaning/favoring one over the other. My results are when I favored Pac I could give him 7 rounds I felt good about and 3 more that made me feel uneasy. When I favored Bradley I saw 3 that I felt good about but I couldn't give him more than 5 total rounds.

[GAME]

I should have kept a running scorecard but prefer to just sit back and enjoy it. I think Tim worked his way back into it in the 2nd half but not sure if that was enough. No doubt he figured out Pac by the end and was outboxing him. If his ankle injury is legit next time his movement should be even better.