Orlando Cruz, the No. 4-ranked featherweight boxer from Puerto Rico, became the first openly gay man in the sport’s history, describing himself as a “proud gay man.” Why Cruz chose to come forward and why now was not revealed. But it will be interesting to see the fall out after such an admission, if there [...]
WBO Panel Scores Fight Unanimously for Pacquiao, but Result Stands
June 21, 2012 | Posted by
The WBO completed its review Wednesday of Timothy Bradley’s controversial split-decision victory against Manny Pacquiao with its five-member international judging panel all scoring the fight for Pacquiao, even though the official result will stand. Pacquiao told The Associated Press from the Philippines on Thursday that he would prefer a rematch rather than Bradley giving up [...]
Manny Pacquiao ‘Loss’ Won’t Go Away; WBO To Investigate
June 13, 2012 | Posted by
Whether it is genuine or contrived to please an aggravated public, the powers that be will not let the Timothy Bradley split decision over Manny Pacquiao Saturday night in Las Vegas rest. One of boxing’s major sanctioning bodies will review the controversial decision, the first step toward what promoter Bob Arum hopes will be ”clarity” [...]
