Boxing World Reeling from Decision – Did Bradley Really Defeat Pacquiao?
By Fox Sports Video: Watch Pacquiao–Bradley Match on Saturday, June 09, 2012 http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/story/Manny-Pacquiao-Timothy-Bradley-judges-speak-out-on-controversial-split-decision-loss-061012 Meet the two most scrutinized people in theUnited States. A furious public, which paid between $54.99 and $64.99 for the Manny Pacquiao fight on pay-per-view, continued to direct verbal blows at Nevada boxing judges C.J. Ross and Duane Ford as it wondered what fight the two were watching Saturday when they gave a split-decision victory to Timothy Bradley. “I wish I could give you a comment when I’m not supposed to do that,” Ross, 62, told The Daily when reached by phone. “Actually, you just look at the commission’s sheet and look at the scores and figure out your own comment.” Ford said a lot more. “This isn’t ‘American Idol.’ If I judge for the people, I shouldn’t be a judge. I went in with a clear mind and judged each round,” he told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “I don’t look at the punch stats, but I saw Manny miss a lot of punches and Bradley hit Manny and win a lot of the exchanges.” It’s not the first time the 74-year-old Ford, a former chairman of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, has felt heat for a decision. Ford heard boos when he gave Pacquiao — yeah, there’s some irony there — a win in 2008 despite other cards that scored Juan Manuel Marquez as the better...
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