Manny Pacquiao demonstrated that he has lost his killer instinct against Bradley. Although he completely outclassed and destroyed Bradley proving he was by far the superior fighter, he lost the decision and did seem to get a bit bored at the end of the fight. Instead of going all out for the kill and knock out which was easily possible, Pacquiao went soft and let Bradley survive. Pacquiao was fighting a child - it was literally man against child in some ways but he let up a bit thinking it was too easy and he had it in the bag. Assuming other factors weren't at play this could have cost him the decision.
I give Bradley credit for not throwing in the towel despite being bludgeoned. There was a moment in the fight when Bradley's coach asked him if he wanted to continue and Bradley didn't respond very clearly but must of said "yes" since they didn't stop the fight. I give Bradley huge credit for taking a beating and surviving until the end. He was still standing and got huge gift for it. This should be a lesson for those fighters who ever question toughing it out until the end.
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