Remember back a year ago ago when Timothy Bradley was able to buy off 3 Nevada boxing judges when he defeated Manny Pacquiao back in early June, well, now, the incompetence of these three blind judges cost some Nevada boxing judges a chance to judge the Pacquiao-Marquesz fight coming up in early December.
From the LVRJ: Usually, the selection of judges for a big fight in Nevada is a relatively easy task.
A
list of potential candidates is presented to the commission, the
executive director makes his recommendations, and the commission
approves the selection. It normally takes all of 30 seconds.
But
with a controversial history having shrouded the three previous Las
Vegas fights between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez, the
selection of officials for their fourth meeting on Dec. 8 at the MGM
Grand Garden has received heightened interest.
Today's Nevada
Athletic Commission meeting agenda includes the selection of officials
for the fourth go-round between Pacquiao and Marquez, and both camps are
concerned about the use of Nevada judges.
Marquez has demanded
that no local judges be used after he has come out on the short end of
all three fights, each of which went to the scorecards to determine the
outcome. Their first meeting on May 8, 2004, at the MGM ended in a
12-round draw. Their rematch on March 15, 2008, at Mandalay Bay saw
Pacquiao awarded a 12-round split decision. Their most recent meeting on
Nov 12, 2011, at the Grand Garden saw Pacquiao win a 12-round majority
decision.
Pacquiao has had his share of judging controversy
outside the Marquez fights. Pacquiao was the loser by split decision
against Timothy Bradley Jr. on June 9 in a fight many observers believe
he won convincingly. In the wake of what happened against Bradley,
Pacquiao said he would like to see someone from outside the state judge
this fight.
"Not all the judges from Vegas are bad," Pacquiao
said. "But for this fight, we should look at using some judges from
outside of Vegas." http://www.lvrj.com/sports/controversy-piques-interest-in-judges-for-pacquiao-marquez-iv-179358241.html
The actions of the Nevada judges in the Bradley-Pacquiao fight has tarnished Nevada horribly and there will be ramifications to come.
While we, Las Vegas, are lucky to get the fight, I wonder how many fights we have lost fighters, trainers and promoters don't trust Nevada judges.
Fred Roach says it best:
Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach, who has worked Pacquiao's corner
for years, said a fair compromise would be to spread it around.
"They
should have one Vegas judge, one American judge and one international
judge," Roach said. "That would be fine with us. But I'm not going to
lie to you and say I'm not concerned about the judges. I'm very
concerned."
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