A little backgrounder first. Pacquiao lost even if his performance showed otherwise: more connected punches, almost knocked down Bradley twice (or thrice?). There were three judges as per policy and after twelve rounds, Bradley won by a split decision. This means one judge gave Pacquiao a higher score than Bradley; unfortunately, two did otherwise. And the news and chicanery spread all over the media and world like wild fire.
Of course, both boxers will still get money as per their contract.
Penny for your thoughts?
1. Is boxing still a sport or has it turned out to be entertainment, like WWE? Or are the sour grapes spreading conspiracy theories because their bet didn't win?
2. Since our body is the sacred temple of God, why didn't the Christian groups, who protested against Lady Gaga's recent concert, protest against Manny Pacquiao? Don't they feel disrespected about his acts, i.e. preach then punch?
3. Why did the Filipinos react the way they did? ("They" is for grammatical correctness, but since I am a Filipino, I am included in "they".) Does the recently ended season of American Idol ring a bell? (Speaking of, Jessica Sanchez sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" but not "Lupang Hinirang". You can't have everything, right?)
Maybe these points can lead you to a conclusion, or maybe it won't. I'm sure of one thing though: there will be a re-match and it will come soon.
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