By Rasheed Catapang: Floyd Mayweather Jr may be the best boxer in the planet this time around but he’s sure to lose that title along with whatever belts he has should he fight Tim Bradley. Mayweather and Bradley are both undefeated inside the ring but the latter should be favored to win against the pound for pound king.
After all, Bradley has the win over the feared fighter many thought and believed Floyd has always avoided.
For those with short memories, Bradley soundly defeated Pacquiao just weeks ago. It was a masterful performance that saw Bradley administering Pacquiao his comeuppance – the punishment for going against Obama, badmouthing the gay community and wielding the bible like the popes did during the dark ages. As Duane Ford eloquently stated, “Bradley gave Pacquiao a boxing lesson.” Ford, along with CJ Roth, helped secure the win for Bradley.
Of course, everybody else who watched the fight saw Pacquiao as the clear winner. It doesn’t matter. Larry, Curly and Mo, or their recent incarnations as boxing’s judges, in such instances reign supreme. Infallible like gods, the verdict was straight up from the 3 Stooges Book of Mayhem and could not be overturned.
That notwithstanding, it didn’t stop the WBO from conducting an exercise in futility. Its independent judges found out what everyone knew all along – that Pacquiao won the fight. But as said earlier, nothing else would be done. What a massive waste of everyone’s time.
Pacquiao, who in his recent fights proved he is no longer the force of nature we come to admire, urged us all to respect the judges. We know better that such stupidity is not to be respected. By acquiescing, Pacquiao lost not only the title but also a moral high ground. Well, he’s guaranteed 26 million dollars win or lose while the rest of us mortals hang only to truth, justice or some semblance of such. We’re not giving up on that.
We know now that Pacquiao has lost the fire within, the pure joy we’ve seen before when he plies his trade is all but gone. He’s ripe for the taking. The judges as such stole for Bradley what rightfully belongs to Mayweather – the guy who waited so long for nothing. Floyd’s legacy will always have that question mark now.
As for Bradley, he really shocked the world. It doesn’t take superior skill to prevail in boxing after all. With the right judges, pedestrian skills could take you there.
Boxing’s now a joke and it’s not even funny.
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