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Pacman fails to slay ghost of Marquez 11/14/2011

Monday, November 14, 2011

ANOTHER CONTROVERSIAL WIN

Pacman fails to slay ghost of Marquez

11/14/2011
Las Vegas, Nevada — A deja vu, more or less.

Once again Manny Pacquiao defeated Juan Manuel Marquez in another controversial finish as Pacquiao defended his World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight crown via a majority decision but through a dismal performance that was dissed by experts and fans.

Two of the judges at a jampacked MGM Grand Arena scored the bout at 115-113 and 116-112 for Pacquiao. The third saw it even at 114-114.

The Daily Tribune had it at 115-113 also for Pacquiao. But reviews of the fight had others either favoring Marquez, or at least another draw. The fight was that close!.... MORE

SourceThe Daily Tribune

URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20111114hed2.html

1 comment

Jesusa Bernardo said...

sa loob ng ilang dekada ay madami o madalas madaya ang mga boksingerong polipino sa olympics o iba pang internasyonal na labanan dahil iniismol tayo. ngayon, sumikat tayo ng husto sa boksing, mainly because of pacquiao, tayo naman ang may pabor. kung tatanggapin natin ang katotohanan sa bias sa mga internasyunal na laban, tanggapin din natin ang pagiging pabor kay manny ng huwes ngayon. isa pa, ang defending champion ay talagang may konting pabor.

"“There were so many mistakes Manny had made and I guess that I need to get my job a little bit better,” he continued.

"For Marquez, there’s no other way to describe his loss but as “another robbery.”

"“It was a robbery,” Marquez vehemently complained. “They robbed me again for the third time.”"

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