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Pacquiao’s Defeat Spawns Conspiracy Theories
The Cambodia Daily
MAY 4, 2015
As Floyd Mayweather raised his right arm in victory moments before the end of the 12th round in what had been billed “The Fight of the Century,” the mood at Mao’s nightclub in Phnom Penh began to shift.
The crowd of about 80 Filipinos watching the fight there had been nervous and excited, but certain that they were about to see their countryman Manny Pacquiao crowned the No. 1 boxer of the modern era.
(Men watch the boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao at a coffee shop in Phnom Penh on Sunday.)
But Mayweather’s raised arm signaled a different outcome, and the room became tense. There were gasps of horror as the judges’ unanimous decision was announced: Mayweather had won.
They were in no doubt—one judge scored 118-110 in Mayweather’s favor while the other two awarded the fight to the American 116-112.
But the score was being kept differently in Phnom Penh.
“Our perception is that Manny Pacquiao won the fight,” said a Manila native who has lived in Phnom Penh for the past two years and gave his name only as Ely.
“It is not because we are Filipinos, but because of what we are just seeing. He throws more punches. He is more aggressive about the fight,” he said. “Mayweather is always just running around.
“I’m too disappointed,” he added.
It had all started very differently. The Phnom Penh crowd had joined those in Las Vegas and millions across the world, erupting in cheers as Pacquiao made his way to the ring.
The pride was palpable at Mao’s as the room stood to attention, hands on hearts for the national anthem. Then it was off. The fight got off to a slow start, but by round four, when Pacquiao erupted and unleashed a fury of blows, cheers rang out and the mood became increasingly buoyant
Pacquiao would later say, to the delight of his fans, that the American “didn’t do nothing.” Statistics told a different story, however: Mayweather landed 148 punches to Pacquiao’s 81.
Outside the nightclub, Cambodian spectators around Phnom Penh were just as frustrated as Pacquiao’s Filipino fans.
Tim Leng, 41, who watched the match at a coffee shop at the corner of streets 242 and 63, said the result was not fair.
“I think the result is biased in favor of Floyd because I and others saw that Manny Pacquiao was chasing from the first round until the end.”
The judges, he felt, favored Mayweather because the fight was held in the U.S.
But there was at least one Mayweather supporter in Phnom Penh—42-year-old Ek Rith, who said he had been following the American boxer for five years and was a happy man Sunday.
“I am very happy Floyd won…. Manny Pacquiao punched a lot, but most of them missed.”
Biggest stars in attendance at Pacquiao-Mayweather superfight
LAS VEGAS — Name one famous celebrity and he or she is likely at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Robert De Niro, Denzel Washington, Bradley Cooper, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson. The stars have converged here to be part of the biggest sporting event of the year: Mayweather-Pacquiao.
READ: The Pacquiao Files Celebrity Corner
Also in attendance are actor and Manny Pacquiao supporter Mark Wahlberg, NBA superstar Russell Westbrook and Hall of Famers Charles Barkley and Reggie Miller.
Hollywood stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Denzel Washington, Christian Bale, Ben Affleck, and Claire Danes are also at the Arena.
READ: Celebrities arriving for Mayweather-Pacquiao
Tennis great Andre Agassi and boxing legends Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield are also among the sellout crowd in this glitzy desert boxing capital.
The megafight between Floyd Mayweather and Pacquiao is expected to shatter all existing records in combat sports including Pay-Per-View buys and revenues.
Cambodia PM says Mayweather only won because megafight was held in US
Tuesday, May 5th, 2015
A leader of an Asian country slammed the result of the “Fight of the Century,” saying that judges should have given the victory for Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao and not to undefeated American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr.
In a report published in the Cambodia Daily on Tuesday, Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen said Dave Moretti, Burt Clements and Glenn Feldman, the judges of the historic fight, would only side with Pacquiao if Mayweather was “beaten to death.”
“Now hear voices of Filipino brothers and sisters who want a rematch. Fighting on their land, they would not allow us to win unless Floyd was beaten to death,” Hun Sen was quoted as saying.
READ: Pacquiao cries conspiracy
He blasted the judges for letting Mayweather win, saying that he was just “running around” while Pacquiao was throwing more punches.
“I send a message to American judges to provide an explanation for why Floyd won. Floyd was just running around—blocking and avoiding—while Pacquiao repeatedly threw more and more punches, punching him to lie against the ropes,” he said.
“I didn’t expect that American judges would be so weak. I just know America clearly now. Judges made a unanimous decision to make a winner become a loser,” the prime minister added.
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Hun Sen said that Mayweather won because the fight was held in the US.
The prime minister was reportedly an “avid sports fan” and has betted $5,000 in favor of Pacquiao. However, he refuses to pay up in protest of the fight’s result.
“Now if we are talking about yesterday’s fight, I owe you, but I will not pay,” he added.
Offering his message to Pacquiao, Hun Sen said that the People’s Champion should not be disappointed.
“Pacquiao doesn’t need to get disappointed because it’s an injustice created by judges,” he said.
Mayweather won via unanimous decision of the judges, keeping his spotless record of 48-0.
