Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Pacquiao-Bradley Fight Going To Nevada AG?

Sen Harry Reid and promoter Bob Arum have requested the Nevada Attorney General to look into the Pacquiao-Bradley fight to see if there was any criminal wrong doing in the fight.
From the LVRJ: Sen. Harry Reid today endorsed calls for a state investigation into the outcome of Saturday's disputed title fight in Las Vegas between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley.
Reid, D-Nev., said it would be helpful for such a probe to "clear the air" surrounding the controversial split decision that favored Bradley but led many to believe Pacquiao was robbed of his WBO welterweight belt.
Infuriated fight promoter Bob Arum has sent a letter asking Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto to look into the scoring by judges Duane Ford and CJ Ross who each had Bradley winning. A third judge, Jerry Roth, gave the fight to Pacquiao.
"I feel confident there has been nothing untoward but if an investigation makes everyone feel better, do the investigation," Reid, the Senate majority leader, told reporters when asked about the fight at his weekly press gathering.
http://www.lvrj.com/news/reid-endorses-call-for-probe-into-disputed-bradley-pacquiao-fight-158613735.html
There are two things wrong with this request:  First, the Nevada Attorney General, Catherine Cortez-Matso is a Harry Reid tool and will doing anything Harry says.  This includes filing false and completely bogus charges against a potential Harry Reid challenger just before the 2010 elections.  She is a complete and total political tool and has very little creditability.
Second, this is probably not a criminal case, it is a case of 3 elderly judges who are totally incompetent and completely arrogant.  The Nevada Attorney General has no control of that aspect of the case.  It's not criminal to be incompetent, arrogant and old and maybe a touch senile.
What I would like to see is Gov. Brian Sandoval call for an investigation of the Nevada Athletic Commission.  It should be an independent investigation and it should investigate all aspects of the Athletic Commission, from the executive director, to the commissioners, to the judges and it's policies and regulations.  Maybe 1 guy can do it or may a small commission of 2-3 people with a couple of investigators.  Yes, it will cost money, but boxing brings in hundred's of millions of dollars into the Las Vegas/Nevada economy and if it appears that there is incompetence or worse in Nevada, it will cost us fights and money.
So, Reid and Arum are trying the bait and switch method.  They are calling for a criminal investigation when the real investigation should be looking at the judges, their competency and their ability to score a fight properly.

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