Boxing sucks. At least, tonight it sucked. Millions watched as one of the two greatest fighters walking the planet entered the ring this evening and painted a masterpiece performance over a younger, threatening, and much-ballyhooed competitor.
So went the decision in Las Vegas, as two of three judges committed an abomination by tabbing Timothy Bradley as a legend-killer with an unscrupulous win over world champion, pound-for-pound king, and all-time legend, Manny Pacquiao.
The jesters….’er judges at ringside all had it 115-113 with just one card going for the winner-in-common-sense-only (Pacquiao). If this were ancient Rome, you can bet your ass that ol’ Joaquin Phoenix would be cutting heads by now. HBO’s guru emeritus, Harold Lederman, had a far-reaching Pacquiao victory in the unofficial books by a count of ten rounds to two, while ESPN’s card had a similar 119-110 score after 12 rounds.
I myself, a chronic cynic guilty of always expecting the w...
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