The split decision for Timothy Bradley over Manny Pacquiao was either an

The split decision for Timothy Bradley over Manny Pacquiao was either an example of incompetence or outside influence of the judges in Las Vegas on June 9. There’s no other possible way to explain how Pacquiao, who landed 34% of his punches, could lose by decision to a fighter who landed only 19%.

Arum, the 80-year-old chairman of Top Rank Promotions, represents both fighters.

“This is an international kind of story. There are people all over the world looking to blame somebody for this,” he said.
In a decision that sent shock waves through the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Bradley was declared the winner by split decision.

The decision resulted in boos raining down toward the ring, where HBO’s Max Kellerman was trying to interview Pacquiao and Bradley.

Arum says “The conspiracy theory is that somehow I arranged this to create a rematch, which would give me another big fight until Floyd (Mayweather, who is serving an 87-day jail sentence) is ready to fight.”

Yea because it was totally fixed!

Arum says “The conspiracy theory is that somehow I arranged this to create a rematch, which would give me another big fight until Floyd (Mayweather, who is serving an 87-day jail sentence) is ready to fight.”

Well what else would explain the judges’ decisions?

Arum represents both fighters. He was so angry shortly after the fight, he told reporters that the sport was killing itself.

By Sunday, he had moved beyond anger to despair.

Arum knows he’s a natural scapegoat but swears he had no ulterior motive or any part in the decision. And he’s worried about the sport in which he’s spent his life.

“When the guys at the (Las Vegas) sportsbooks are talking about not betting on boxing anymore, I take that very, very seriously,” he says.

Of course you take this seriously, because when you start messing with OTHER people’s money, that is when you start getting hits put out on you..

Regardless, we are definitely turned off by the sport of boxing…for now.

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