Thursday, November 15, 2012

Stupid Nevada Boxing Judges Cost Other Nevada Judges Jobs

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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