Pacquiao Decision: WBO Panel Says Pacman Defeated Bradley

Pacquiao Decision

The controversial Bradley - Pacquiao decision can't be overturned but a WBO panel says Pacquiao won the fight.

After reviewing the controversial Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley, Jr. fight, a panel of five WBO judges unanimously scored it 117-111, 117-111, 118-110, 116-112 and 115-113 in favor of Pacquiao.

Bradley was proclaimed the winner via a controversial split decision during the boxers' World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title match last June 9th.

Judge Jerry Roth (115-113) awarded the fight to Pacquiao while C.J. Ross (115-113) and Duane Ford (115-113) gave it to Bradley.

Despite the result of the WBO review, the fight’s original split decision will apparently stay as is.

"We can’t change the result but we did this review for two reasons," WBO president Francisco Valcarcel told ESPN.com. "If they want to make a rematch, we will approve the rematch and if they don’t we will order one. Also, we wanted to show (the Nevada State Athletic Commission) that they could bring in other officials from outside of Nevada who can also do a fine job judging fights. It’s good to have different officials."

A rematch clause is included in Pacquiao's fight contract with Bradley, should the American pull off the upset. But Top Rank promoter Bob Arum said that he will most likely not push through with the rematch as the first bout was very clearly won by Pacquiao.

Instead, Pacquiao may fight Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez for the fourth time this November.

Pacquiao Investigation: Arum Wants Pacquiao-Bradley Bout Investigated

Pacquiao Investigation

Promoter Bob Arum is asking an investigation on the controversial result of Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley Jr.'s megafight over the weekend.

Pacquiao landed more punches throughout the 12-round WBO welterweight title match but Bradley was surprisingly declared the winner via split decision.

"We’re gonna ask the Attorney General to investigate the entire situation. What happened last night in Las Vegas was an absolute outrage, and we have to have a complete investigation to determine how something like this could happen and who is responsible," Arum said in an interview with ABS-CBN on Monday.

Judge Jerry Roth (115-113) awarded the fight to Pacquiao while C.J. Ross (115-113) and Duane Ford (115-113) gave it to Bradley.

In the press conference after the fight, Arum called the judges the three blind mice and said the decision was a “death knell” for boxing.

"You have these old (expletive) who don’t know what the hell they’re looking at. It’s incompetence. Nobody who knows anything about boxing could have Bradley ahead in the fight," Arum said.

Even though he wants an investigation, Arum admitted it is highly unlikely that the decision will be overturned.

"Theoretically, it is possible to appeal to the (Nevada State Athletic) Commission to reverse the decision, but they had let it be known in many other occassions that they will not reverse the decision," Arum said.

It is possible for a decision to be reversed if one of the boxers was found to test positive for performance enhancing drugs, but it is rare for a result to be reversed on the basis of the judges’ scoring, he added.

Arum also denied the fight was fixed.

"That is a presumption that a lot of people have. It’s because the decision was so ridiculous and that’s unfortunate, and that’s something that we have to deal with and we can only deal with an investigation," he added.

Pacquiao Investigation: 'Public Has The Right To Know What Happened,' Says Arum

Pacquiao Investigation

The controversial Pacquiao vs Bradley bout should undergo an investigation to "restore fans' confidence in boxing," promoter Bob Arum said.

Arum formally filed a request with the Nevada State Attorney General (AG) for an investigation of the boxing fight between Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao and undefeated American Timothy Bradley held last Saturday.

The Top Rank Promotions chief executive is asking for a "full and complete inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the scoring" of the boxers World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title match which ended in a shocking split decision favoring Bradley.

"The public has a right to know what happened. The fighters have a right to know," Arum said in a statement. "The only way to restore fans' confidence in boxing is by letting an independent body investigate every detail of the fight, no matter how big or small."

Judge Jerry Roth (115-113) awarded the fight to Pacquiao while C.J. Ross (115-113) and Duane Ford (115-113) gave it to Bradley.

Arum had earlier lambasted the judges, calling them the three blind mice and saying the decision was a “death knell” for boxing.

"I don't know. I mean, I know these people, these judges. I cannot believe they were in on some bad conspiracy, but I can't otherwise explain this result," Arum said.

Meanwhile, Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) Executive Director Keith Kizer said he will be reviewing the tape of the bout. He said he will be asking an explanation from the three judges on how they came up with their scoring.

"What I'm interested in seeing is where the rounds were close, and why one judge went this way and the other two went the other way. What was the difference in A) how close it was in their minds, and B) what was the difference in that round that they gave that round to Pacquiao or they gave that round to Bradley. So again, what your looking for is A) a good explanation and B) very similar if not the exact same criteria that the judges are applying to what they see and what they hear," said Kizer.