The action increased around the fifth round, though, as the two exchanged on several occasions.
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All three judges had it 116-110 for Pacquiao.
But if Pacquiao has fought his last, we will undoubtedly miss him.
Nietes, the reigning World Boxing Organization (WBO) light flyweight champion, thinks that Pacquiao should have a rematch with now retired Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Aldeguer, however, believes that the only way Pacquiao will return to the ring is that if Mayweather decides to make yet another comeback. Bradley’s lack of hand speed and power hurt him though.
“I’m be back, thank you guys for coming out for me”, Bradley said. “He’s a very good fighter”.
English boxer Amir Khan has lamented the fact that he has not been able to land a fight with Manny Pacquiao as the Filipino boxer prepares to call time on a decorated career.
The first three rounds were boring, but things picked up a bit in the fourth.
When Bradley fell in the seventh, he seemed to have slipped after absorbing a combination, but his glove did touch the canvas.
While those shots were not particularly hard, they clearly befuddled Bradley.
Pacquiao, 37, sent Bradley, 32, down with a huge left to the kisser after landing a solid left moments earlier. Post-fight Bradley claimed that for him it was a push rather than a knockdown. However, Pacquiao did more damage, and his overall quickness and relentlessness paid off as he piled up points. But Pacquiao turned in a near-perfect performance, knocking Bradley down twice throughout the 12 rounds.
“Manny was very strong and patient”. He also said that he would like to have a breakfast with Bradley on Sunday.
“When it’s all said and done, Pacquiao is going down as one of the all-time greats”.
“He could continue to fight on, but if he retires and spends more time with his family and he enjoys life, and has something to fall back on, then I’ll be 100 per cent behind him”.
In February, Pacquiao apologized for sparking outrage in the Philippines after saying gay people are “worse than animals”.
Pacquiao’s trainer, Freddie Roach, noted that Pacquiao ate breakfast and lunch Friday and still weighed 1.5 pounds less than the welterweight limit.
The “as of now” portion of the statement appears to leave plenty of wiggle room for Pacquiao. “He wanted to win convincingly, he said”. “I just lost concentration and he’d come on strong in the end”.
“I came up short tonight”, he said.
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He added that it was a good retirement for Pacquiao, as he basks in victory. Like, he’s going to say he is retired.
