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Despite Controversy, Bradley's Win Over Pacquiao Will NOT Be Reviewed

I didn’t watch the fight. I’m not a boxing fan. If it’s on TV and I’m channel-flipping, I’ll watch it. I tend to prefer the faster punching of lightweights than the slumbering heavyweights. Being a fan of martial arts movies,I like watching boxing, but I’ve never became a fan. After what happened over the weekend, I’m not sure if I’ll ever become one.

 

Boxing's Integrity Takes Another Black Eye After Incomprehendable Bradley-Pacquiao Split Decision

What's that line from Forrest Gump? Stupid is as stupid does? For a sport that is losing ground to MMA and UFC fighting, the only way to maintain integrity and respectability is to ensure fair play and fair assessment of play.

 

Timothy Bradley upsets Manny Pacquiao

Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley

In a fight Pacquiao seemed to have in hand, two judges decided otherwise, giving Bradley a split decision Saturday night and ending the Filipino fighter's remarkable seven-year unbeaten run. Promoter Bob Arum fumed, the crowd at the MGM Grand arena booed, and Pacquiao seemed stunned when the decision was announced. Arum said there would be a November rematch, though he blasted the way the decision went down.

 

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