Are you one of those few people who believe Manny Pacquiao was defeated by Tim Bradley by split decision? Many people in the boxing world and many boxing fans were frustrated and angered by the controversial decision by the judges in the Pacquiao vs Bradley fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Nevada USA.
Even Bradley was not so sure if he won the fight and said that he will review the tapes.
Controversies hounded the sport of boxing. Is this the beginning or the end of boxing? Or is there a conspiracy to make more money on the rematch slated on November? Who is the victim here?
Questions breeds more questions.
Here's the scorecard. The three judges scored in a split decision, Bradley was awarded the victory and Pacquiao's WBO welterweight title, as two judges, CJ Ross and Duane Ford, gave it to Bradley 115-113, while Jerry Roth awarded the fight to Pacquiao by the same score.
But if you were able to watch the Pacquiao vs Bradley fight, Pacquiao got at least 10 of the 12 rounds and maybe 1 or 2 rounds for Bradley. Pacquiao rained Bradley with hard punches that landed and hurt Bradley.
Bob Arum said he scored 10 -2 for Pacquiao and even Bradley's manager scored it 8-4 for Pacquiao according to news reports.
Those in the capacity crowd at The MGM Grand Garden Arena let their disapproval of the decision by raining down boos as HBO's Max Kellerman tried to interview the fighters in the ring.
Well, it is not so bad day for Pacman and Bradley, with guaranteed purse of 26 million and 5 million
for Pacquiao and Bradley respectively. That' s a lot of money boxing fans!
So are we going to watch the rematch, Pacquiao vs Bradley next November?
No comments:
Post a Comment