My card: 5-3-4 Marquez. My thoughts: You're all crazy if you think JMM was robbed.

Here's my card:

1-even
2-Marquez
3-Pac
4-Pac
5-Marquez
6-Even
7-Marquez
8-even
9-even
10-Marquez
11-Marquez
12-Pac

5-3-4 Marquez.

Lemme start by saying what I've said all along about Pacquiao moving up in weight...it was a TACTICAL choice by Roach, who knows that while Manny can handle a bigger man's punch...bigger guys CANNOT handle Manny's speed and elusiveness.

JMM, however, is a master of handling that elusiveness, and light enough to be used to guys as fast as Manny. The way he steps back and turns with Manny to always keep him in range was masterful during this fight. Manny jumps in for his shots, but because of that half-step, he has nothing to hit, and therefore Pac jumps out or pivots before getting countered. And the way JMM even steps IN on a southpaw and throws his straight right was a thing of beauty as well.

I also thought Pac looked pretty good. He just had issues with keeping JMM in front of him. JMM put on a clinic tonight, but Pac is HIS foil, as well. Who else slows JMM to that kind of workrate? usually he's all over the guy with combinations.

Also, who in Pac's corner chose that size of a ****ing ring? Jeez. Bad choice. The ring was a HW size ring.

Anyway, no robbery. I had Marquez winning more rounds than Pac so far, but with 4 even rounds (and when I say even, i mean a single punch could have moved them in someone's favor) it was tough, as usual, to score.

But kudos to both guys...they are truly the masters of their craft. :good

 

probably was. But I can score however I want :good

The point is, this fight was incredibly hard to score.

 

Actually, that's not a robbery, whatsoever. The point is that those rounds were very, very close.

If you scored all 4 to Pac, I wouldn't argue. If you scored all 4 to Marquez, I also wouldn't argue.

What I WILL say is that the 116-112 score is tough to backup. I also have no clue how Lederman gave Pac the 9th.

 

Another thing I will say is that Lederman (or someone on the broadcast) made a good point that body language is also important. I thought Pacquiao did look "in control" to a certain extent even if he was having problems with Marquez. It's tough as a counterpuncher to demonstrate the same type of control, especially with someone like Pac who has a rhythm of his own.

 

I'm not a judge. I'm a viewer. And I don't mind giving an even round if it is, in fact, an even round.

 

I'm not arguing that the scoring overall didn't reflect the fight. I think 6-6 was a good score for it, I think you could see it 7-5 either way if you really wanted to. The 8-4 Pac was a little extreme.

But also, in the end, everyone wins, so I'm not gonna complain. We'll get to see Pac-Mayweather. JMM and much of the boxing world views him as the toughest competition there is for Pac. No one loses except JMM gets an L on his record that is arguable...again...

Frankly i thought JMM won their second fight more convincingly, at least.