Rexx1240 Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Arum def has a point but he is in absolutely NO position to criticize nothing dealing with anything that seems remotely close to monopolizing the sport of boxing. http://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/boxing/top-rank-s-arum-unloads-mgm-poor-hosts http://www.fighthype.com/news/article16580.html http://espn.go.com/blog/dan-rafael/post/_/id/8503/bob-arum-unhappy-with-mgm http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-pacquiao-bradley-dwyre-20140410,0,6642272.column#axzz2ySHFmw6L http://ringtv.craveonline.com/news/332139-bob-arum-rips-mgm-for-advertising-floyd-mayweather-jr-marcos-maidana#/slide/1 All have a couple quotes the others may not but you can pretty much get the jist of what Arum was trying to convey from any one of the articles/videos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksun247 Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Floyd is the bigger star and he's MGM's biggest money maker. Of course they will heavily promote the Floyd/Maidana fight on 3 May. There are posters, signs and more that are promoting the Bradley/Pacquiao fight throughout the casinos. Arum is just cranky. All the fights are getting promoted properly. Arum needs to quit his crying. Let's hope for an honest decision in this fight on Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 I expect this fight to be closer than the first, but I think Manny wins it in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rexx1240 Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 I expect this fight to be closer than the first, but I think Manny wins it in the end. Even if you scored the first fight with a clear biased against Paq, Bradley still lost that fight on any competent scorecards. I agree that this fight will be a lot closer and probably a lot more action. I know I'll probably get slammed for this but I think Bradley some how pulls it out 115-113 after 12 on Saturday night. Call me crazy but that's just my gut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksun247 Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 I think Bradley wins, but who knows with Top Rank. If the fight is good, which I expect, then a 3rd fight would be in the works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM72 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I think Bradley wins, but who knows with Top Rank. If the fight is good, which I expect, then a 3rd fight would be in the works. Top Rank isn't the only promotion with questionable decisions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM72 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Pacquiao win by technical KO. Early/mid round stoppage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 If Pac couldn't finish that punching bag known as Brandon Rios, I'd be shocked and impressed if he finished Bradley. Bradley has an extra gear that allows him to recover from dangerous spots. He was dead on his feet, still throwing punches in that 6th round against Provodnikov. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM72 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Rios has a very good chin. Plus, Rios' main objective was to finish the fight on his feet. It's always hard to KO a guy when he know he will lose but is hell bent on not getting KO'd. If Pacquiao gets him in as much trouble as Provodnikov had him, he won't finish the fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM72 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I think Bradley wins, but who knows with Top Rank. If the fight is good, which I expect, then a 3rd fight would be in the works. And you sound just like Stephen A Smith and Teddy Atlas did this morning. "Bradley will win, BUT he probably won't get the decision." Talk about covering your bets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksun247 Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 It's all good. Sometimes they know a little something, but they just talk loud to be heard. Bradley by UD as he will outbox Manny. I think if it's close, Bradley may not get the decision, because you know stuff happens in boxing. Just look at their last fight. There are always questionable decisions in boxing. If Arum isn't cashing Manny out, there will probably be a 3rd fight. Don't think a 5th fight with JMM is gonna happen and Manny probably won't fight Provodnikov. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoCalMike Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 (edited) I thought Pac clearly won the 1st fight, but i do think the commentating during the fight was so 1-sided biased that it became annoying. There seemed to be numerous instances when Bradley would get in a few good flurries but the PBP guys would just be overlooking/ignoring it while waiting for Pac to land another strike. None of this means I think Bradley won, but I was still highly annoyed with the PBP. I still say JMM got robbed in the 3rd fight with Pac, but it was no where near the robbery that Bradley over Pac was. Edited April 12, 2014 by NoCalMike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiCkSoULjA Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 I actually thought the fight was close and could have went either way, I think I had it a draw. The commentating was a joke PAC would throw a 5 punch combination and miss all five and from them old farts on HBO you would have thought he landed all five. They completely dismiss all Bradly flurrys and to top it off PAC fought only the last minute of every round. This video shows it all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM72 Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 I know you don't like Pac, but you can't be serious when you say that fight was a draw. EVERYBODY can't be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiCkSoULjA Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Me the judges and Bradley had Bradley winning and that's all that matters. Jk I am just saying it wasn't a robbery far from it, if you had PAC winning then fine it was a close fight. Fact of a matter PAC missed most of his punches on a guy with 2 bad ankles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rexx1240 Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 (edited) I actually thought the fight was close and could have went either way, I think I had it a draw. The commentating was a joke PAC would throw a 5 punch combination and miss all five and from them old farts on HBO you would have thought he landed all five. They completely dismiss all Bradly flurrys and to top it off PAC fought only the last minute of every round. This video shows it all This video is amazing!! I have a whole new outlook on that first meeting now.. Still think Paq won the fight, just realize that it wasn't the landslide it appeared to be. Much closer fight that I originally thought. Edited April 12, 2014 by T-REX1240 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM72 Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Bradley didn't even think he won that fight. He was as surprised as anyone else when the scores were announced. He was almost as surprised as his wife, going by her reaction. Plus, Pacquiao still landed a whole lot more than Bradley did. That fight wasn't even close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rexx1240 Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Pacquiao win by technical KO. Early/mid round stoppage. Were you being sarcastic or is this your actual prediction for tonight?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 (edited) Lampley should have been put down when he went "bang, bang, bang" during Pac/Clottey. Lampley: cheers on the fighter HBO would like to see win Roy Jones: Was never the sharpest tool in the drawer even before he was semi-punch drunk. Now he just butchers the language on air. Kellerman: Waxes nostalgic about the purity of boxing and random facts that only 2% of the audience will give a damn about. HBO has to know their crew terrible, but they don't seem to be in any rush to upgrade. Showtime's announcing crew is the far superior unit. Edited April 12, 2014 by StillUnknown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM72 Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Were you being sarcastic or is this your actual prediction for tonight?? Just watch and see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM72 Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Lampley should have been put down when he went "bang, bang, bang" during Pac/Clottey. Lampley: cheers on the fighter HBO would like to see win Roy Jones: Was never the sharpest tool in the drawer even before he was semi-punch drunk. Now he just butchers the language on air. Kellerman: Waxes nostalgic about the purity of boxing and random facts that only 2% of the audience will give a damn about. HBO has to know their crew terrible, but they don't seem to be in any rush to upgrade. Showtime's announcing crew is the far superior unit. Lampley should have been put down when he started a conversation with Floyd Mayweather in the middle of a rd. That was one of the most disrespectful things I have ever seen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 I like Pac in dominant fashion. I won't call the KO as Manny has been letting guys off the hook lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksun247 Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Manny ain't KO'ing Bradley. He's about to be outboxed. I think he may think about retirement after this loss. His legacy is secure. He could just be fighting for money now. $20 million is a nice payday, but I wonder how much Manny will get from that purse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 This undercard has been a drag. Decent fights overall, but I can't get worked up about results that don't ultimately mean anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rexx1240 Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 (edited) Manny ain't KO'ing Bradley. He's about to be outboxed. I think he may think about retirement after this loss. His legacy is secure. He could just be fighting for money now. $20 million is a nice payday, but I wonder how much Manny will get from that purse. Probably around a third of the total ~6 - 7 mil...kind of sad but it's his own fault. EDIT: Well this doesn't help http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/boxing/2014/04/11/manny-pacquiao-timothy-bradley-audited-irs/7623789/ Edited April 13, 2014 by T-REX1240 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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