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Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao faced off against hometown hero Jeff Horn as he defended his WBO welterweight championship on Saturday night in Brisbane, Australia.
The bout — which aired live on ESPN — featured plenty of entertaining back-and-forth action but ended in controversy.
After going all 12 rounds, Horn was granted a controversial unanimous decision win.
While the fight was close and the two 115-113 scorecards are justifiable, though still highly debatable, one judge had an absurd score of 117-111, which led to fans across social media crying robbery on behalf of Pacquiao. And as you would expect, most people were pointing out the hometown cooking from the judges.
Highlights of the fight can be seen below:
https://twitter.com/SInow/status/881377466971021312
https://twitter.com/jnsanchez/status/881370406522933248
https://twitter.com/jnsanchez/status/881371252765675521
After the fight, ESPN’s “resident boxing expert” Stephen A. Smith called out the judges for their scorecards and controversial decision.
Stephen A. Smith calls out the judges of the Pacquiao/Horn fight #PacquiaoHorn pic.twitter.com/yObAIpctwc
— thevvindycity (@thevvindycity) July 2, 2017
As for how the fighters were feeling, Pacquiao and Horn both addressed the crowd from inside the ring after the controversial finish to the night.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNX3qW1cRa0
How did the final stats stack up for each fighter?
Final punch statistics favored Manny Pacquiao, but Jeff Horn won WBO welterweight championship #PacquiaoHorn pic.twitter.com/ZxMIeH88hU
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) July 2, 2017
Do you think Horn was deserving of the victory? Or were the judges simply homecooking with their decision? Sound off in the comments section below with your thoughts on Saturdy night’s ending.
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