'Now, we don't know if Pacquiao's camp is exaggerating or lying or whatever else, or if the Nevada commission did know about the injury (even if they did, Pacquiao's team should have checked that "yes" box instead of "no"), or if there is some mass conspiracy, or if the world and stars and universe all came together, working through the Nevada State Athletic Commission and #TMT to shoot down Manny Pacquiao's chances. This isn't even totally about that.
What we can say, or at least I will, is that this is another complete embarrassment for the sport of boxing. All that talk of the Fight of the Century, about the hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue generated, the fighters' massive paychecks, the $100 pay-per-view, the tickets, the agony in putting the fight together, all those celebrities in attendance, the special neutral graphics on TV that indicated neither HBO nor Showtime, the delightful banter between Jim Lampley and Al Bernstein, Mayweather going to 48-0, Pacquiao getting his opportunity and falling short -- none of that is really being talked about now.
Who's right? It doesn't even matter, and we'll almost certainly never really know. Opinions will be formed, takes will be hot, and this will be fodder for more "boxing is dead" articles and talking head TV discussions. And, really, if you take off the blinders of your fandom and look at this from the outside a little bit, can you blame anyone? This was the big fight? Which now is about shoulder injuries and sabotage?
It's once again about claims of sabotage, conspiracy, corruption, or whatever else. This was the Fight of the Century. And unfortunately, it does represent where boxing far too often is today. Scandal, controversy, accusations, and politics. The fights and the athletes are pushed to the background, while the blame game takes center stage.
Welcome to boxing. I understand if you won't be staying.'
Der ganze Artikel -
http://www.badlefthook.com/2015/5/4...sabotage-claims-are-another-embarrassment-for
@ Heinrich - der Artikel passt auch 1A zu deinen Bildern, auch wenn diese Peinlichkeit nicht erwähnt wird.
Einfach peinlich, sowas, vor allem bei einer Veranstaltung dieser Größe...