PHNO-HL: 'ABSOLUTELY YES, I WON!', SAYS PACMAN WHEN ASKED / REMATCH LOOMS IN NOVEMBER

'ABSOLUTELY YES, I WON!', SAYS PACMAN WHEN ASKED /
REMATCH LOOMS IN NOVEMBER

[PHOTO -Manny Pacquiao,
from the Philippines, raises his gloves following his split decision loss to
Timothy Bradley, from Palm Springs, Calif., in their WBO world welterweight
title fight Saturday, June 9, 2012, in Las Vegas. AP/Julie
Jacobson]
LAS VEGAS, JUNE 10, 2012 (INQUIRER) Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao
believed that he won the fight against American Timothy Bradley.
"Absolutely, yes," said Pacquiao after one of the commentators asked whether
he won the bout.
Bradley wrested the Welterweight title from Pacquiao in a controversial split
decision that stunned boxing fans worldwide.
Pacquiao-Bradley rematch looms in November
Associated Press 3:47 pm | Sunday, June 10th, 2012 share53 48
LAS VEGAS – There will be a rematch of the fight between Manny
Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley, the new WBO Welterweight champion, promoter Bob
Arum (photo) said, after the controversial match at the MGM Grand Garden
Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada Saturday night (Sunday in Manila) when the undefeated
American wrested the title from the Filipino great via split decision.
Arum, who has contracts with both fighters, said that he went over to Bradley
before the decision and quoted the American boxer as telling him, "I tried hard
but I couldn't beat the guy."
"Can you believe that? Unbelievable," said Arum who also criticized the
judging as "outrageous" but nonetheless admitted that he would "make a lot of
money" on the rematch.
Even Bradley was so confident that there would be one that he had oversized
tickets printed up for a November 10 rematch that will now likely happen.
Bradley won a contested split decision over Pacquiao, ending the Filipino
fighter's remarkable run and handing him his first defeat in seven years.
It didn't come easy and it wasn't without controversy, with the pro-Pacquiao
crowd booing loudly when the decision was announced.
Pacquiao landed more punches and seemed to land the harder punches. But when
the scorecards were added up, Bradley was up 115-113 on two scorecards and
behind by the same margin on a third. The Associated Press had Pacquiao winning
117-111.
Pacquiao tried to turn the fight into a brawl, using his power to hurt
Bradley in the early rounds. But Bradley changed tactics in the middle rounds
and used his boxing skills to win enough rounds to take the narrow decision for
the welterweight title.
"I thought I won the fight," Bradley said. "I didn't think he was as good as
everyone says he was. I didn't feel his power."
Ringside punching statistics showed Pacquiao landing 253 punches to 159 for
Bradley, who vowed before the fight to take the title from Pacquiao.
Bradley seemed hurt in the fourth and fifth rounds, but Pacquiao had trouble
landing big punches after that. Still, he seemed in control of the fight
everywhere but on the judge's scorecards.
Bradley said he hurt his ankle in the second round, and that trainer Joel
Diaz said he could either quit or try to take the fight to Pacquiao.
"I did my best," Pacquiao said. "I guess my best wasn't good enough."
Pacquiao said he studied Bradley on tape before the fight and wasn't
surprised by anything he did. He said he thought he was in control of the fight
and was shocked when the decision went against him.
"He never hurt me with his punches, most of them landed on my arms," Pacquiao
said.



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