Forum Support Old55 Posted June 10, 2012 Forum Support Posted June 10, 2012 I'm not a fight fan or expert I do respect Manny Pacquiao an amazing athlete. The press both Filipino and American call the decision controversial. It will be interesting to see how the average Filipino reacts. I don't think they know boxing is not truly a sport but more like American wrestling a twisted money machine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted June 10, 2012 Posted June 10, 2012 Boxing is huge here, maybe bigger then basketball. The newspaper sports page is pretty much equally divided between the two. There are a lot of knowledgeable fans here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volstateguy Posted June 10, 2012 Posted June 10, 2012 Just watched sportscenter on ESPN. There is a lot of controversy over the decision of this fight. None of the commentators can beleive that the decision was given to Bradley. Manny landed over 100 punches more than Bradley. It sounds like the judges gave Bradley the fight. I think there is going to be lots of hype till a rematch occurs in November. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMason Posted June 10, 2012 Posted June 10, 2012 (edited) Bob Arum had a quote to the effect of, 'I'll make a lot of money off the rematch, but the decision was a travesty.' The first half of that quote is really all you need to know about what happened. Boxing is a sham and has been for years. When it comes to lack of integrity of the judges and corruption, its right up there with figure skating and gymnastics. Edited June 10, 2012 by TheMason 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samatm Posted June 10, 2012 Posted June 10, 2012 (edited) Its crazy that the only 3 judges are counted. It would be more fair if they just did an American Idol AT&T phone in for the winner! Seriously folks, having only 3 judges weigh in is nuts. Look at Olympic Gymnastics for example which is a little more fair - how many judges are scoring then averaged? Gambling = Mafia = Rigged. Next . Edited June 10, 2012 by samatm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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