Bradley ‘loses’ memory of two knockdowns
A short left to the face unleashed by Manny Pacquiao sends Timothy Bradley tumbling on the canvas in the ninth round of their fight on Saturday, April 9, 2016, at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Pacquiao won via unanimous decision. PHOTO BY REM ZAMORA
LAS VEGAS — Timothy Bradley needed to watch a video replay to remember the two times Manny Pacquiao dropped him to the canvas.
Bradley candidly told HBO’s Max Kellerman in an interview at ringside that he couldn’t recall the two defining moments of the fight, which drew 14,665 at MGM Grand Garden Arena here.
“Honestly man, I can’t remember,” Bradley said, eliciting a laugh from the audience.
Kellerman showed him a replay of the two knockdowns to refresh his memory. After watching the first, Bradley said it wasn’t a pure knockdown, adding that he got pulled down by Pacquiao after getting hit.
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The second knockdown, however, stole the words from his mouth.
“Oooh!” Bradley said, as if the memory also made him remember the pain of the vicious punch that sent him tumbling, literally, backwards in the ninth round.
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Despite the twin knockdowns and loss, the American boxer was in good spirits, refusing to be broken by his failure to conquer the eight-division champion on his third try.
“You win some you lose some. I’m okay. I’m happy,” Bradley said in the post-fight presser.
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The Californian warrior, who still has a lot left in the tank at 32 years old, is not turning his back on boxing just yet.
“I got beat by a legend, but I’ll be back. This is not going to stop me.”
However, he has has no plans of a stepping back in the ring anytime soon after the two-month gruelling build up for this fight, which had him away from his family.
“I wanna take some time off. I’m gonna enjoy my family. I wanna enjoy my beach house in San Diego. I wanna relax, kick my feet up before thinking about what’s next, that’s what we’re going to do.”
Once his memory of the knockdown is fully restored, he’s probably not going to use the phrase “kick my feet up” too much though.
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