We've seen far, far worse in what might be the most corrupt sport outside of horse racing.
But seriously, if Floyd goes into the 11th round and goes more defensive (not unusual) with what he and us all believe to be a giant lead on the cards, and Pac-Man offers another flurry of punches against the ropes (of which, most didn't even connect, as the announcers astutely pointed out), and then perhaps gives a last ditch effort in the 12th, then the result would have been two judges saying this fight was a DRAW?
You can give three rounds to Pac-Man at best. 116-112 is a mere two rounds switching fighters. Not sure which round went to Pac-Man for not one but TWO judges. I certainly didn't see it, the announcers didn't see it and no one I spoke with thinks Pac-Man won 4 rounds.
Yeah, you may say it's a bit much to complain about but we all stuck around for the decision knowing anything could happen (as the boxing world definitely wanted a rematch given the lack of meaningful fights on the horizon).
Two judges, a mere two rounds, from seeing this fight as a draw, when the landed punch count was 148 to 81 for Floyd (and the 'punches that connected' vs. 'punches thrown' was far far higher for Floyd). Ok.
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