An official review showed Manny Pacquiao to be the undisputed winner but the Filipino ring icon, feeling vindicated, said he would not accept the welterweight crown the judges had taken from him and given to Timothy Bradley—even if the American gave it back.
Boxing champion Manny Pacquiao welcomed on Thursday the news that a five-man panel of the World Boxing Organization tasked with reviewing the judgment on the Pacquiao fight with Timothy Bradley unanimously ruled that Pacquiao won the fight for the welterweight title in Las Vegas weeks ago.
He may have lost in the ring, but Filipino boxing icon and Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao firmly believes he remains a winner, what with the support of God and the Filipino people.
Following the controversial victory of American boxer Timothy Bradley against Filipino ring icon Manny “PacMan” Pacquiao for the welterweight crown in Las Vegas over the weekend, most of the respondents of the recently concluded INQUIRER.net poll said they weren’t in favour of the judges’ decision.
Filipino-American teen singer Kirby Asunto’s interpretation of the country’s national anthem for the Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley bout has earned the approval of the National Historical Institute.
Some felt Manny Pacquiao’s loss to Timothy Bradley was a complete robbery, others thought Pacquiao had just lost his killer instinct, while others saw it as another deal in the lucrative business that has become boxing.
What started as a slugfest between Mexican Jorge Arce and Puerto Rican Jesus Rojas in the main supporting bout of the Pacquiao-Bradley showdown ended in a bizarre manner—a No Decision—after Arce was declared unfit to continue.
LAS VEGAS—What was supposed to be a grand sendoff for Freddie Roach turned out to be a somber affair last night. His prized ward, Manny Pacquiao, won the war but lost the decision and his WBO welterweight crown to Timothy Bradley Jr. “I thought we won the fight” said Roach, who proceeded to the airport [...]
LAS VEGAS—In the run-up to his showdown with Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao, Timothy Bradley Jr. showed supreme confidence. He threatened to punish, dominate, even “kill” the Filipino icon when they meet in the ring. He described Pacquiao as being “old blood” and on the wane. When they finally clashed Saturday (Sunday in Manila), Bradley learned [...]
There’s no doubt in Manny Pacquiao’s mind that he beat Timothy Bradley Saturday night.
Even one of the staunchest critics of Manny Pacquiao thought the Filipino boxing hero won the fight against Timothy Bradley Jr.
American boxer Timothy Bradley proved the majority of INQUIRER.net readers wrong when he stole the WBO welterweight title from Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao who, according to the news website’s informal survey, would win over the American fighter.
Manny Pacquiao’s loss to Timothy Bradley on Saturday night, June 9, 2012 (Sunday in Manila) was either a case of bad luck or a curse and Joseph Greenfield, resident psychic of Bandera, the tabloid publication of the Inquirer Group of Companies, says why at http://banderablogs.wordpress.com/2012/06/09/pacman-hahabulin-ng-malas-sumpa/.
