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This will go down in the books. A virtual unknown muscled his way past the finesse of a legend and came out bloodied but on top. This is Rocky if Rocky won the first fight. Incredible. Absolutely incredible (no one can believe this happened). Here’s how it went down.
Despite ESPN’s neophyte coverage of boxing, we had a damn interesting match as the Battle of Brisbane. Manny Pacquiao was 38 years old, taking on an up and coming former high school teacher in Jeff Horn. Australia was fully behind Horn, who Stephen A Smith was constantly bashing through the night, calling him a no-name who’s beaten nobody. It seemed like Horn watched the coverage because he came out blazing, blasting Pac to the body and knocking out his mouthpiece in the first round.
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Who the fuck wrote this? This isn’t rocky dude it’s the fucking sting. Worst call in the world.
Whoever wrote this article should be ashamed of themselves. Manny landed literally twice as many punches. Strong arm robbery has occurred in Australia.
Did the judge who threw in that ridiculous 117-111 scorecard write this article?
Pacquiao won the fight. Horn should have gotten a participation medal, nothing more.
I thought Horns mouth piece fell out? I remember the ref washing it off and putting it back in. At most i thought Horn won maybe 5 rounds at best. It seems like a point might have been taken away after the 2nd vicious headbutt by Horn. This is why boxing is dying. Teddy Atlas was right when he said people shouldn’t be rewarded for trying but for actually winning. Plus the numbers the Pac landed compared to Horn blew him away. Higher % too.
Guess boxing matches can still be rigged.
“Despite ESPN’s neophyte coverage of boxing, ”
You’re the combat sports writer?
Nah. He won. Maybe not in the 9th and 10th. But he won.
A high profile match left up to the judges will always breed controversy. That’s why it will be so refreshing to see an undisputed champion when Conor McGregor leaves Floyd Mayweather unconscious in the center of the ring for all the world to see. Conor by KTFO early in the 2nd round.
Hahahahahahahah
I think boxing sucks now, and even I know Horn didn’t win shit. Rocky is real my ass.
“Despite ESPN’s neophyte coverage of boxing”
ESPN has been covering boxing for decades. Atlas talks like he has marbles in his mouth, but ESPN is far from a neophyte at covering boxing.
“Horn would win 117-111. Rocky was real.”
The Rocky comparison is your opinion. I don’t get it, but that’s fine. However, there were three judges. The other two had it at 115 – 113.
Holy shit, of all the bizarre aspects of this article, I can’t believe I missed that. I’m literally laughing out loud right now. It’d be like dramatically narrating the story of the SB and saying, “Final score? Pats 34. Miracles do happen.”
” An accidental headbutt would bust open Manny, but the plasma would be far away from his eyes.”
Oh, sure, we hear about the location of the (much lighter colored) plasma. But not a word on the facial whereabouts of the darker hemoglobin. Red cells matter, Uproxx.
Seriously. You’ll be dead without them.
This guy gets it