Pacquiao Loses Boxing Title to Bradley in Stunning Split Decision Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images In the seventh round, the well-conditioned and heavily muscled Timothy Bradley took on the rugged style for which he is known. LAS VEGAS - Timothy Bradley talked about timing. Julie Jacobson/Associated Press Manny Pacquiao told the crowd after the fight that he thought he had done enough to win, but he couldn't knock out Bradley in the early rounds when he appeared to be dominating the bout. It was his time. It was his fight, too. Bradley (29-0) scored a stunning upset Saturday night over Manny Pacquiao (54-4-2), winning a split decision in the welterweight bout at the MGM Grand. Bradley overcame Pacquiao's advantage in speed over the first six rounds with head-rocking power that eventually left Pacquiao, a Filipino congressman, looking tired and slow. Pacquiao moved side-to-side in an almost tireless dance for the first six rounds. But it wasn't enough in a close fight. The judges Duane Ford and C .J. Ross scored it for Bradley, 115-113. On Duane Ford's scorecard, it was 115-113 for Pacquiao, who lost the World Boxing Organization's version of the 147-pound title. Pacquiao told the crowd that he thought he had done enough to win. But he couldn't knock out Bradley in the early rounds when he appeared to be dominating the bout. In the opening round, Bradley threw a mild surprise - a jab he wasn't supposed to have. He fired it repeatedly, head-to-body and body-to-head. But it was Pacquiao who seemed to gain an edge, if not win the round, with a couple of solid lefts, his most feared punch. Pacquiao's left would continue to land in the second, especially when Bradley would duck to his right and drop his right hand. In the third, Bradley, increasingly wary of the left, would either back away or resort to roughhouse tactics in tying up Pacquiao. Late in the third, Bradley appeared to stumble, almost as if he had been dazed by a quick succession of punches from Pacquiao, whose lateral movement created punches from countless angles. In the fourth, Bradley stumbled again, all in an awkward attempt to duck the lethal accuracy that Pacquiao possesses in his left hand. Bradley promised to counter with combinations. Through the first six rounds, however, he only managed to land an occasional right hand. In the seventh, the well-conditioned and heavily muscled Bradley took on the rugged style for which he is known. He ducked down and almost went into a crablike squat. Bradley's shaved head, which glistened under the ring's bright lights, moved menacingly at Pacquiao, almost as if it were a weapon, which is what has often been in his career. But a head butt from Bradley was never a factor. Bradley promised it wouldn't be. But his conditioning and powerful right hand were there - repeatedly throughout the last six rounds. The fight was expected to start immediately after the Miami Heat's victory over the Boston Celtics. But Pacquiao could not be found. The ring announcer Michael Buffer introduced celebrities, current champions, former champions and the U.S. Olympic boxing team. Still, no Pacquiao. Finally, there he was, in a room other than his dressing room, on a treadmill stretching his calves in an attempt to avoid the cramping that has troubled him in his past two fights. Throughout the week and before the opening bell Saturday night, there were questions about whether the old Pacquiao would show up. There were more questions about whether he was a fading star than there were about whether Bradley was an emerging one. Pacquiao has always embraced distractions, which seemed to multiply around him as fast as victories, celebrity and money. He earned a reported $32 million for just two fights in 2010 alone. He played basketball, gambled, sang, starred as an action hero in Filipino films, ran for political office, won a seat in the 15th Congress of the Philippines and even interrupted training for Antonio Margarito in November 2010 to campaign for Nevada Senator Harry Reid. No matter what he did, he won. Since a loss to Erik Morales in March 2005, he went on a remarkable run of 15 successive victories. But a sign that distractions might finally be taking a toll were suddenly evident last November in a majority decision over Juan Manuel Marquez. Pacquiao won on two of the three scorecards, but lost points in the court of public opinion. The dominance he had displayed against Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton and Cotto was not there. He appeared vulnerable. He looked distracted. He was.