MANILA, Philippines – Matapos manakawan ng titulo dahil sa maling desisyon ng judges, sinabi ni eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao na hindi niya iintindihin ang mga ito bagkus ay ilalabas na lamang ang kanyang lakas sa muli nilang paghaharap ni WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley.
"I'm not angry after the decision. I understand that with the officials, nobody's perfect in this world. I have to understand that it's part of boxing. I wasn't bothered after that fight," wika ni Pacquiao.
Nanaig si Bradley sa majority decision noong magsalpukan sila ni Pacquiao halos dalawang taon na ang nakararaan matapos paboran nina Judges Duane Ford at C.J. Ross sa iskor na 115-113, habang si Jerry Roth lamang pumanig sa Filipino boxing icon, 115-113.
Marami ang kumuwestiyon sa naging resulta ng laban kaya naman nagsagawa ng review ang WBO. Ayon sa international panel ng WBO, si Pacquiao dapat ang nanalo.
"I went home and the reaction of the people was not negative, it was positive, so, they understood that I won the fight,†dagdag niya.
Kahit ang knockout ang siguradong panapos na walang halong duda sa mga judges, sinabi ni Pacquiao na mananatili sila sa kanilang game plan.
“We're not focusing on a knockout. Our focus is to put more discipline into it and to throw a lot of punches. If the knockout comes, then it comes. I just want to prove that I still have the hunger and the killer instinct," paliwanag niya.
Tanggap na naman din ng batikang trainer na si Freddie Roach ang naging desisyon kaya naman sa tingin na lamang niya ay mas mabuting bumawi na lamang sila sa Abril 12.
"There's nothing to get mad over. It's part of life, winning and losing, and revenge is great, and that's what we have a chance to do here. We have a shot at reversing that bad decision and to get the win this time, and hopefully, if everything goes well and we fight the right fight, then we'll knock this guy out," sabi ni Roach.
“We need to fight three minutes of every round. I think that if we're able to fight at a fast pace like that, then we'll be able to shock Bradley along the way,†dagdag ng trainer.