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Bradley manager: 'There's nothing corrupt going on'
By Bob Velin and Drew Schmenner, USA TODAY

LAS VEGAS – Timothy Bradley's manager has what he casts as a simple explanation for anyone who suspects a fix Saturday night when his fighter upset Manny Pacquiao.

"I know Tim's very grateful that he won. He has nothing to do with the decision. There's nothing corrupt going on, and if there was something corrupt going on, Tim wouldn't have won," Cameron Dunkin said Monday. "They didn't want Tim to win. He was the underdog. He wasn't supposed to win, and he won, and the judges saw it that way. They gave him those real close rounds."

A criticism of the split decision continues to resound. Top Rank chairman Bob Arum, who promotes both fighters, said Monday he has submitted a formal request to Nevada state attorney general Catherine Cortez Masto for a full and complete inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the scoring of the fight.

Ringside judges CJ Ross and Duane Ford scored it 115-113 for Bradley while Jerry Roth favored Pacquiao by the same score.

Boxing experts across the country were nearly unanimous in saying Pacquiao should have been awarded the fight.

"The public has a right to know. The fighters have a right to know," Arum said Monday. "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. Sunshine never hurt anyone.

"Unless there's an investigation, it's not good for boxing, it's not good for anyone. We want to get some clarity as to what happened."

Arum said he thinks the attorney general should investigate every facet of the fight, including the Nevada Athletic Commission, the officials, the betting and the promotion (which is Arum's Top Rank). "Maybe it's just bad judging; we just want to know the truth." he said. "I'm not making any accusations."

Jennifer Lopez, public information officer for Masto, said in an email to USA TODAY Sports: "We can't confirm nor deny whether we have an ongoing criminal investigation."

Asked about Arum's call for an investigation, Dunkin basically dismissed the idea.

"That's his business, and there's nothing corrupt going on," he said. "When you have judges, I don't care if it's figure skating, I don't care if it's gymnastics or what it is, it's someone's opinion."

Also Monday, Bradley underwent an MRI to determine the seriousness of foot and ankle injuries he suffered in the fight. Test results were not immediately available.

Launching an investigation would be a bigger embarrassment to the sport than the decision was.  America loves them some Pac man, and they just couldn't handle it that he didn't dominate.  Sometimes love tricks people into seeing things that didn't really happen.  Take the HBO commentators and the compubox stat geek for example.....

bazooka, on 12 June 2012 - 07:10 AM, said:

That love didn't trick most people in the third Marquez fight, most people believe Marquez won.

1hitrquitr, on 12 June 2012 - 08:14 AM, said:

JMM is a well liked and respected fighter, and there's a lot of history between he and Pac.  If Tim loses this bout, he's just another Joshua Clottey.......a guy nobody cared about before, and cares even less about him after the fact.

bazooka, on 12 June 2012 - 07:10 AM, said:

You do know how compubox works right? It's not just one guy.

bazooka, on 12 June 2012 - 07:10 AM, said:

lmao, Floyd Mayweather Sr. and about 100 others who are definitely NOT in love with Pac had no reason to score it for Manny, but they did. There isn't just one computbox stat geek, you understand how compubox works, correct?

hughjastic, on 12 June 2012 - 04:22 PM, said:

No, he doesn't know much about the sport.

bazooka, on 12 June 2012 - 07:10 AM, said:

I agree. I think Pac won, but he was far from dominant.

hughjastic, on 12 June 2012 - 04:22 PM, said:

I wasn't being serious.  Just taking a shot at a system i believe is terribly flawed.

Joey, on 12 June 2012 - 04:34 PM, said:

I've reported you twice in the last few minutes.  You working on a 3rd report to admin?

bazooka, on 12 June 2012 - 05:12 PM, said:

bazooka, on 12 June 2012 - 07:10 AM, said:

Yup.  The compubox stats are always wildly inaccurate and the HBO commentators are always wildly inaccurate.

I did think Pac won by probably eight rounds to four based on what I saw.  I haven't re-watched the fight and probably won't re-watch it.  The decision did surprise me but the way some people are acting like it was the worst robbery in boxing history is funny.

DePonce, on 12 June 2012 - 04:40 PM, said:

Winning 9/10 rounds is certainly dominating, not in the sense of him beating him from pillar to post but winning a decisive enough decision where there isnt much room for doubt.

TKOsFinest, on 12 June 2012 - 05:21 PM, said:

He only fought 1/3 of each round. The fact that even the ref who had PAC winning had it close should be enough evidence that it was far from a dominant performance.

DePonce, on 12 June 2012 - 05:23 PM, said:

You listening?