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| Pacquiao Investigation |
Arum formally filed a request with the Nevada State Attorney General (AG) for an investigation of the boxing fight between Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao and undefeated American Timothy Bradley held last Saturday.
The Top Rank Promotions chief executive is asking for a "full and complete inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the scoring" of the boxers World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title match which ended in a shocking split decision favoring Bradley.
"The public has a right to know what happened. The fighters have a right to know," Arum said in a statement. "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."
Judge Jerry Roth (115-113) awarded the fight to Pacquiao while C.J. Ross (115-113) and Duane Ford (115-113) gave it to Bradley.
Arum had earlier lambasted the judges, calling them the three blind mice and saying the decision was a “death knell” for boxing.
"I don't know. I mean, I know these people, these judges. I cannot believe they were in on some bad conspiracy, but I can't otherwise explain this result," Arum said.
Meanwhile, Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) Executive Director Keith Kizer said he will be reviewing the tape of the bout. He said he will be asking an explanation from the three judges on how they came up with their scoring.
"What I'm interested in seeing is where the rounds were close, and why one judge went this way and the other two went the other way. What was the difference in A) how close it was in their minds, and B) what was the difference in that round that they gave that round to Pacquiao or they gave that round to Bradley. So again, what your looking for is A) a good explanation and B) very similar if not the exact same criteria that the judges are applying to what they see and what they hear," said Kizer.
Okay, lets see what really happened with the Pacquiao and Bradley fight... Subjective judging.. Undoubtably two of the judges saw it differently than most of the public. WHATS NEW ABOUT THAT.. The judge that did rule in favor of the Pac Man ( and I am his #1 all time fan ) didnt think it was one sided at all.. HE almost ruled it a draw.. SO once again, human judges, who sat at ringside and actually not only saw the fight, but heard and felt it, ruled for Bradley.. DONE DEAL.. Maybe not right and maybe not according to compu-box, but that is the way it is.. NO one looses a close fight and comes away saying wow I just got beat.. SO why would we expect a warrior like Manny to do anything different.. Lets just have a rematch and like Miles Lane use to say LETS GET IT ON!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteYou don't get it unlike the millions of people sanz two judges and a few of you who saw the fight. The fight ain't close at all. That's the problem. And it is not a done deal yet...........not yet.
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