The world was aware of Manny Pacquiao’s return, where at 46 years of age he fought for the WBC welterweight title against Mario “El Azteca” Barrios. At the end of the 12 rounds, the winner was determined by the judges’ decision, who in their opinion the fight was declared a “majority draw” where the official scorecards read 115-113, 114-114, 114-114. In response, the digital world of the Internet exploded where it showed its disagreement with the verdict.
It is worth noting that in the TV broadcasts, both the official and those of the affiliated television stations, the unofficial scorecards showed the Filipino legend as the winner, where he dominated at least eight of the 12 rounds. However, the numbers on the broadcast are the criteria of the analysts, which are not valid with respect to the scorecards delivered by the judges to the referee. However, the public also felt “robbed” as they also saw Pacman as the winner against “El Azteca” Barrios.
Total rejection of the “majority draw” between Pacquiao vs Barrios
Seconds after the fight results were announced, netizens on social media expressed their rejection of Manny Pacquiao’s draw. For the vast majority, the Filipino legend should have been awarded the welterweight belt, which would have made him the second oldest boxer to win a world title. But the judges decided that he should try in his next fight.
Comments such as “robbery”, “unfair”, “blind” and high-sounding words typical of the social network X, could be read in each of the posts made by users, media and boxing analysts, where most of them did not believe the verdict of the judges installed inside the MGM Grand Casino. During the 12 rounds, “Pacman”, 16 years older than Mario Barrios, was the one who showed initiative in each round to exchange blows. The situation that “El Azteca” was limited and in much of the fight was very conservative against the attacks of the multi-world champion.
What does the future hold for Manny Pacquiao?
For the Filipino legend, “he should have won the fight”. Those were his words after the majority draw was announced in clear rejection of the judges’ decision. However, Manny Pacquiao knows how to respect the final verdict and when the presenter asked him about his future, Pacman replied that he will continue in professional boxing. Now the eight-time champion left his credentials at 62 wins, 39 by KO, eight losses and now three draws, a result he had not achieved since 2004 in his fight against Juan Manuel Marquez.
In the case of Mario Barrios, he has left his mark on 29 victories, two defeats and now he has added his second draw and which has been consecutive, and with this result he remains the current WBC welterweight champion and in the coming months his next challenger will be announced, which will possibly be the rematch with Manny Pacquiao.
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