Pacland's Philippine Boxing Forum

Hanggang ngayon ay ibang tono pa rin ang kinakanta ni Top Rank promoter Bob Arum, halos isang linggo matapos ang kontrobersiyal na split decision win ni American Timothy Bradley kay Manny Pacquiao sa MGM Grand sa Las Vegas noong Linggo.

Inagaw ni Bradley ang WBO welterweight title ni Pacquiao, pero iginigiit ni Arum na malinaw at malayo ang agwat ng panalo ni Pacquiao, at ipinapahiwatig na nagkamali ang judges.

Buong mundo ng boksing ay nailing sa desis­yon -- dalawang judges ang nagbigay ng 115-113 pabor kay Bradley, parehong iskor ang nakita ng ikatlo pero ibinigay kay Pacquiao.

Para kay Arum, dinomina ni Pacquiao ang laban at nagbitaw ang promoter na wala nang part two ang Pacquiao-Bradley.

“I don’t want to do a rematch,” pahayag ni Arum sa The Las Vegas Sun.

Sa final press confe­rence ng laban ay may dala si Bradley na malaking replica ng ticket ng aniya ay paniguro sa rematch nila ni Pacquiao sa Nobyembre.

“The fight was a one-sided fight. If it had been scored properly, 10-2 or 9-3 (rounds), who would be asking for a rematch? -- Nobody. Just because these officials screwed up, that doesn’t justify a rematch.”





http://www.abante.com.ph/issue/jun1612/sports04.htm

Of course Arum is moving to plan B, This wasn't Arum's original intention. He thought it was gonna be a close enough to give Bradley the decision and make him the "future star". But he was outboxed by a wide margin. A rematch would be unproductive, people are calling to boycott the fight. Also he cant give Bradley another gift decision.

I think Bradley would be fed to another Top Rank stepping stone, and Pacquiao will be fighting Marquez in the fall.