I was with out internet for about 4 weeks due to a huge balls up at out nearest BT Exchange and it seems like whilst I've been gone this sport has gone tits up...
Exhibit A-
Scoring Bradley v Pacquioa
What were the judges watching here? I have now seen this bout and I have no idea how 2 of the judges scored the bout to Bradley, in fact I've not idea how the score cards are possibly as close as they are. Surely everyone who has seen the bout knows that Pacquiao won so what on earth were the judges doing?
Exhibit B-
Result Quigg v Munroe
Scott Quigg's recent WBA Interin Super Bantamweight title bout with Rendall Munroe was adjudged to have been a "3rd round technical draw". Whilst under the rules of the BBBofC (British Boxing Board of Control) this would have been the correct decision we need to remember that the WBA rules would have over-ridden the British rules. Under the WBA rules the bout should have been a No Contest or No Decision.
Exhibit C 1-
Drugs Larry Olubamiwo
British Heavyweight Larry Olubamiwo has confessed to having been on 13 different types of performance enhancing substances over the last 6 years. How he managed to go 6 years with out a positive test would be remarkable...had he actually been forced to give a test at any point in his career prior to his fight with Sam Sexton. His drugs test after the Sexton fight actually tested positive for EPO.
Exhibit C 2-
Can't piss in Texas Julio Cesar Chavez Jr
It appears that Julio Cesar Chavez has skipped another urine test (this is just a rumour as far as I'm aware though it deserves to be included here) in Texas. Maybe poor Julio just can't piss in Texas...or maybe there is more to this story. Sadly we won't know any time soon it seems.
