Tweet
My Sweet Science card was the reverse of Miller’s, tipping toward Marquez 114-113 in points and 7-5 in rounds. Twice in the days leading up to the fight I watched Marquez-Pacquiao I. Both times my card came out 113-112 Marquez in points and 8-4 in rounds, same as it was four years earlier at ringside. So it goes in boxing but Saturday night’s decision was, to me, a reminder of how difficult it is to win a close decision these days if your opponent is the larger name on the marquee.
All three judges gave the first round to Pacquiao Saturday night, a round that seemed to me to be as significant as the third, when Marquez was knocked down. I did not give Pacquiao that round. Neither did two of boxing’s best ringside observers, ESPN.com’s Dan Rafael and Yahoo.com’s Kevin Iole. Yet somehow it seems automatic these days that the first round on the judges’ cards goes to the fighter who produces the most revenue, as it once supposedly went to the champion unless the challenger had a clear edge.
All three judges gave the first round to Pacquiao Saturday night, a round that seemed to me to be as significant as the third, when Marquez was knocked down. I did not give Pacquiao that round. Neither did two of boxing’s best ringside observers, ESPN.com’s Dan Rafael and Yahoo.com’s Kevin Iole. Yet somehow it seems automatic these days that the first round on the judges’ cards goes to the fighter who produces the most revenue, as it once supposedly went to the champion unless the challenger had a clear edge.
Its crazy how diverse opinions on the scoring turned out to be. Espn and Yahoo had Marquez winning. I also gave the first round to Marquez, but ima watch it again since alot of people gave it to Pac. Maybe I was getting carried away with the excitement that I was looking for all the good things Marquez was doing. I scored it a DRAW by the way.
Comment