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Boxing Memorabilia Canelo Stand Alone
Canelo by Richard T. Slone
Official artwork of Richard T. Slone available now at www.FightMuseumLV.com
Official artwork of Richard T. Slone available now at www.FightMuseumLV.com
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Anderson Silva, Chael Sonnen meet again in one of the most highly anticipated fights in UFC history
Anderson Silva, Chael Sonnen meet again in one of the most highly anticipated fights in UFC history
by Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS – Despite Chael Sonnen doing one of the most brilliant promotional jobs in the history of sport, there was no greater demand than usual to see UFC 117 on Aug. 7, 2010, at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif.
Anderson Silva put his middleweight title on the line against Sonnen that night and, despite an hilarious and completely unexpected verbal war waged by Sonnen in the pre-fight build-up, it did little to change minds. The fight was expected to be a one-sided rout when it was made and, despite Sonnen's best efforts, when the bell rang that night, most still believed that Silva would squash his loud-mouthed challenger.
The perception was that they were two different calibers of fighters and that Silva's skill would easily overshadow Sonnen's bombast.
Less than a minute into the fight, though, a straight left from Sonnen nearly floored Silva. About 100 seconds into the bout, Sonnen had landed four or five significant left hands, which left the champion reeling.
The fireworks early, as Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen nearly come to blows at a press conference. (UFC)
Halfway through the opening round, Sonnen was on top and driving his shoulder into Silva's head, bouncing it off the mat like a basketball.
Jaws dropped around the arena as the realization hit one, then another, then another: Sonnen was doing everything he said he would do, and more. His words were no mere idle boast. It was reality and Silva was being pummeled like he'd never been before.
Nearly two years later, they meet again Saturday in the main event of UFC 148 at the MGM Grand Garden in a bout that has clearly captured the public's attention. It's easily the UFC's biggest fight of the year, and while it won't do the kinds of numbers on pay-per-view that, say, boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. did when he sold 1.5 million units for his May 5 bout with Miguel Cotto, it's going to do the kinds of numbers that will make Silva and Sonnen very rich men.
The MGM Grand Garden will be full and the UFC expects a Nevada record paid gate of around $7 million.
Much has been made of Sonnen's 23 minutes of dominance, and of Silva's dramatic late-fight triangle choke that saved the fight, and his title.
Sonnen proved a point that night, but so, too, did Silva. Despite a brutal beating, Sonnen was unable to finish Silva and that inability cost Sonnen a championship.
Sonnen has walked around to news conferences and public appearances with a replica title belt again disparaging Silva, often to comical effect, but clearly, when the bell rings on Saturday, it has to be on Sonnen's mind: What do I have to do to finish this guy?
If Silva took Sonnen lightly that time – and it would be only human if he had – be assured that Silva has done no such thing this time around.
He better than anyone understands how difficult a match Sonnen presents. Silva is an elite wrestler and Silva's only moments of trouble in his 14 previous UFC bouts came against wrestlers, Dan Henderson at UFC 82 and Sonnen at UFC 117.
"If you train 100 percent, the result will be 100 percent," Silva said. "I'm 100 percent trained and the results are going to be 100 percent."
Silva tried to add a bit of intimidation when the news conference ended. About a week after a now-famous conference call in which Silva threatened to break Sonnen's teeth and bones, Silva was unusually aggressive when the two posed for photos. He leaned forward and pushed his head into Sonnen's forehead, forcing UFC president Dana White to jump between them and end it.
Sonnen laughed off Silva's threats and acknowledged that he'll probably get hurt.
"Anderson is going to have his opportunity [to carry out his threats]," Sonnen said. "If he does any or all of those things, it won't be the first time. But what he didn't say was he would break my spirit. What he didn't say was he's going to leave with the victory, because he's not. I don't care about bones. I damn sure don't care about going to the hospital. It's happened before. I care about 12 pounds of gold and I'm coming to take it."
Sonnen continued his verbal barrage on Silva, going so far as to say he thought Silva's aggressive posture at the square-off had a distinct meaning.
"At the press conference, he was trying to get disqualified," Sonnen said. "He was trying to start a fight so he could say, 'Oh, Chael hit me and now I can't fight Saturday.' It was very transparent and obvious. It was very hard to keep a straight face because I knew what he was doing. But I am going to wait. I've been around the guy a number of times when I'd have loved to have dragged him outside and beaten him up. But I'm going to wait until [Saturday] and I'm going to give the whole world the opportunity to watch me do it."
Sonnen's words are seemingly never-ending. He's relentless and just keeps chipping away, like when he said, "This is going to be a one-sided pounding and I'm swinging the hammer."
Anderson Silva talks to mixed martial arts fan Steven Seagal during media workouts on Thursday. (Getty)
The difference this time, though, is that the fans and Silva himself know it's no longer an idle threat. Silva knows that Sonnen is capable of inflicting great amounts of punishment and, yes, even winning the fight.
Silva has earned the reputation as the greatest mixed martial arts fighter of all-time with his run in the UFC. He's 14-0 overall and 10-0 in title fights. He's barely been touched in some of those events and wins so easily sometimes, he seems to get bored in the cage.
Sonnen has repeatedly called him a bum, but Silva shook it off. Despite apparently losing his cool on the conference call, which more than likely was planned, he's sloughed off Sonnen's taunts.
"I don't have any issues with Sonnen or anyone else," Silva said. "This is a sport and this is all inside the sport. Each person can promote the fight the way they want to promote it. I don't choose to promote that way, but it's the way he chose. It is what it is."
But that talk, and Sonnen's unexpectedly strong performance against Silva in 2010, have combined to make UFC 148 one of the most anticipated fights in the sport's brief history.
On a radio interview, Sonnen vowed he would pat Silva's wife on the back side and force her to cook him a medium rare steak after he wins. It was just one of the many over-the-top lines he concocted in turning the bout into a highly anticipated grudge match.
Bigger than the upcoming Summer Olympics? Well, perhaps not to anyone but Sonnen, but this fight figures to be one of the company's most memorable, regardless of how it turns out.
"I'm scratching my head, because I love the Olympics, but let's be fair: Just because somebody's got the Olympics on in the background while their family's eating dinner, it isn't exactly the same," Sonnen said. "It's not the same as filling out venues and it's not the same as people traveling to destinations, buying t-shirts and fighting with each other over work and placing bets, talking about something for two years, waiting for two guys to finally settle their business.
"There is no sport, there is no fight in the history of combat, where in all of 2012 that's got as much weight and as much emotion, not just from fans and media, but from the athletes that are participating in this one. So you know, the stakes are completely different, and I'm not playing around. He thinks that's funny to say he's going to break my face. Tell him I got two words for him: medium rare."
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by Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS – Despite Chael Sonnen doing one of the most brilliant promotional jobs in the history of sport, there was no greater demand than usual to see UFC 117 on Aug. 7, 2010, at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif.
Anderson Silva put his middleweight title on the line against Sonnen that night and, despite an hilarious and completely unexpected verbal war waged by Sonnen in the pre-fight build-up, it did little to change minds. The fight was expected to be a one-sided rout when it was made and, despite Sonnen's best efforts, when the bell rang that night, most still believed that Silva would squash his loud-mouthed challenger.
The perception was that they were two different calibers of fighters and that Silva's skill would easily overshadow Sonnen's bombast.
Less than a minute into the fight, though, a straight left from Sonnen nearly floored Silva. About 100 seconds into the bout, Sonnen had landed four or five significant left hands, which left the champion reeling.
The fireworks early, as Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen nearly come to blows at a press conference. (UFC)Halfway through the opening round, Sonnen was on top and driving his shoulder into Silva's head, bouncing it off the mat like a basketball.
Jaws dropped around the arena as the realization hit one, then another, then another: Sonnen was doing everything he said he would do, and more. His words were no mere idle boast. It was reality and Silva was being pummeled like he'd never been before.
Nearly two years later, they meet again Saturday in the main event of UFC 148 at the MGM Grand Garden in a bout that has clearly captured the public's attention. It's easily the UFC's biggest fight of the year, and while it won't do the kinds of numbers on pay-per-view that, say, boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. did when he sold 1.5 million units for his May 5 bout with Miguel Cotto, it's going to do the kinds of numbers that will make Silva and Sonnen very rich men.
The MGM Grand Garden will be full and the UFC expects a Nevada record paid gate of around $7 million.
Much has been made of Sonnen's 23 minutes of dominance, and of Silva's dramatic late-fight triangle choke that saved the fight, and his title.
Sonnen proved a point that night, but so, too, did Silva. Despite a brutal beating, Sonnen was unable to finish Silva and that inability cost Sonnen a championship.
Sonnen has walked around to news conferences and public appearances with a replica title belt again disparaging Silva, often to comical effect, but clearly, when the bell rings on Saturday, it has to be on Sonnen's mind: What do I have to do to finish this guy?
If Silva took Sonnen lightly that time – and it would be only human if he had – be assured that Silva has done no such thing this time around.
He better than anyone understands how difficult a match Sonnen presents. Silva is an elite wrestler and Silva's only moments of trouble in his 14 previous UFC bouts came against wrestlers, Dan Henderson at UFC 82 and Sonnen at UFC 117.
"If you train 100 percent, the result will be 100 percent," Silva said. "I'm 100 percent trained and the results are going to be 100 percent."
Silva tried to add a bit of intimidation when the news conference ended. About a week after a now-famous conference call in which Silva threatened to break Sonnen's teeth and bones, Silva was unusually aggressive when the two posed for photos. He leaned forward and pushed his head into Sonnen's forehead, forcing UFC president Dana White to jump between them and end it.
Sonnen laughed off Silva's threats and acknowledged that he'll probably get hurt.
"Anderson is going to have his opportunity [to carry out his threats]," Sonnen said. "If he does any or all of those things, it won't be the first time. But what he didn't say was he would break my spirit. What he didn't say was he's going to leave with the victory, because he's not. I don't care about bones. I damn sure don't care about going to the hospital. It's happened before. I care about 12 pounds of gold and I'm coming to take it."
Sonnen continued his verbal barrage on Silva, going so far as to say he thought Silva's aggressive posture at the square-off had a distinct meaning.
"At the press conference, he was trying to get disqualified," Sonnen said. "He was trying to start a fight so he could say, 'Oh, Chael hit me and now I can't fight Saturday.' It was very transparent and obvious. It was very hard to keep a straight face because I knew what he was doing. But I am going to wait. I've been around the guy a number of times when I'd have loved to have dragged him outside and beaten him up. But I'm going to wait until [Saturday] and I'm going to give the whole world the opportunity to watch me do it."
Sonnen's words are seemingly never-ending. He's relentless and just keeps chipping away, like when he said, "This is going to be a one-sided pounding and I'm swinging the hammer."
Anderson Silva talks to mixed martial arts fan Steven Seagal during media workouts on Thursday. (Getty)The difference this time, though, is that the fans and Silva himself know it's no longer an idle threat. Silva knows that Sonnen is capable of inflicting great amounts of punishment and, yes, even winning the fight.
Silva has earned the reputation as the greatest mixed martial arts fighter of all-time with his run in the UFC. He's 14-0 overall and 10-0 in title fights. He's barely been touched in some of those events and wins so easily sometimes, he seems to get bored in the cage.
Sonnen has repeatedly called him a bum, but Silva shook it off. Despite apparently losing his cool on the conference call, which more than likely was planned, he's sloughed off Sonnen's taunts.
"I don't have any issues with Sonnen or anyone else," Silva said. "This is a sport and this is all inside the sport. Each person can promote the fight the way they want to promote it. I don't choose to promote that way, but it's the way he chose. It is what it is."
But that talk, and Sonnen's unexpectedly strong performance against Silva in 2010, have combined to make UFC 148 one of the most anticipated fights in the sport's brief history.
On a radio interview, Sonnen vowed he would pat Silva's wife on the back side and force her to cook him a medium rare steak after he wins. It was just one of the many over-the-top lines he concocted in turning the bout into a highly anticipated grudge match.
Bigger than the upcoming Summer Olympics? Well, perhaps not to anyone but Sonnen, but this fight figures to be one of the company's most memorable, regardless of how it turns out.
"I'm scratching my head, because I love the Olympics, but let's be fair: Just because somebody's got the Olympics on in the background while their family's eating dinner, it isn't exactly the same," Sonnen said. "It's not the same as filling out venues and it's not the same as people traveling to destinations, buying t-shirts and fighting with each other over work and placing bets, talking about something for two years, waiting for two guys to finally settle their business.
"There is no sport, there is no fight in the history of combat, where in all of 2012 that's got as much weight and as much emotion, not just from fans and media, but from the athletes that are participating in this one. So you know, the stakes are completely different, and I'm not playing around. He thinks that's funny to say he's going to break my face. Tell him I got two words for him: medium rare."
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Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Nevada attorney general: Bradley over Pacquiao not a robbery
Nevada attorney general: Bradley over Pacquiao not a robbery
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Many in the boxing world have declared that Manny Pacquiao's split-decision loss to Tim Bradley was a stick-up at point-blank range.
But an investigation by the Nevada attorney general Catherine Cortez Matso determined on Tuesday that there was no smoking gun.
"After conducting an initial investigation, there do not appear to be any facts or evidence to indicate that a criminal violation occurred," wrote Cortez Matso, who took action in response to a request by Top Rank CEO Bob Arum, who promotes both Pacquiao and Bradley.
"As of this date, no one has presented any facts or evidence to indicate a crime has been committed by anyone involved in the Bradley/Pacquiao fight."
Click here to view the documents from the investigation.
Neither Arum, Bradley, Bradley's manager, Cameron Dunkin, nor Pacquiao's advisor, Michael Koncz, could be immediately reached for comment.
Meanwhile, Arum told Yahoo!Sports "I have no reaction to it," while Dunkin said, "I expected this."
"Nothing did happen, no funny business at all, and I'm not surprised that's what [Cortez Masto] found," Dunkin told Yahoo!Sports. "I'm happy they cleared it up, and for all the paranoid people who don't understand and who don't know what they're talking about, now they can calm down."
Bradley (29-0, 12 knockouts) defeated Pacquiao (54-4-2, 38 KOs) by scores of 115-113 on the cards of official judges C.J. Ross and Duane Ford, dethroning him as welterweight titleholder on June 9 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Jerry Roth had it 115-113 for Pacquiao, and an informal poll of 51 writers favored Pacquiao over Bradley, 48-3.
In the wake of Bradley's victory, Arum requested in a letter dated June 11 that Cortez Matso investigate the results.
"There have been numerous allegations on blogs and from boxing authorities that perhaps Top Rank, as well as myself, had something personal to gain by what has been described as an extremely poor decision by boxing officials in Nevada," Arum wrote.
"As you know, Mr. Bradley was awarded a split-decision over Mr. Pacquiao despite the fact that there was near unanimous scoring by boxing writers at ringside that had Pacquiao winning in a lopsided decision."
Although none of the judges were interviewed during Cortez Matso's investigation, referee Robert Byrd was. According to Cortez Matso's letter, Byrd stated that "the only thing that was unusual was that Pacquiao was late to the pre-bout rules meeting between the referee and the fighters."
Pacquiao "was stretching and using the treadmill during the scheduled time," Byrd told Cortez Matso in the letter, "which resulted in him being late for the meeting and this delayed the start time."
Although Cortez Matso wrote the matter "is closed," Arum expressed outrage that none of the judges were interviewed.
"They spent a lot of time interviewing the referee who had nothing to do with judging the fight, and I didn't see any interviews with the three judges who scored it? Wouldn't you do that if you were looking into it?" said Arum.
"Anybody who reads that letter is going to say, 'Hey wait a second. The three people who, in effect, caused this, why weren't they interviewed?' Obviously, it would have been far more thorough had they interviewed the judges. They probably would have come to the same conclusion [that there was no evidence of a crime], but at least they would have talked to the people at the center of the issue."
Arum's initial request, though, was more focused on absolving the sport and his promotional company.
"I am not asking you to in any way investigate the determination by the judges from Nevada," his letter said, "nor am I asking you to give any consideration to seeking a change in the final outcome. Instead, I would ask that you consider an investigation that would set the record straight on boxing in Nevada for the entire world to see."
"Nevada is still the premier site for boxing events in the world, and an investigation of the process and more specifically the role of the promoters, including my company, would allow me and my company to defend its reputation against malicious accusations that are damaging not only to us as a reputable promoter but to the sport itself."
Arum asked Cortez Matso to do the following:
-- Determine how officials are picked by the Nevada State Athletic Commission to show that there is an impartial selection of those who work the fights.
-- Investigate the charges of any rumored betting improprieties, although I do not believe that to be the case.
-- Point to the fact that there are no malfeasance among the Nevada officials and the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
-- Speak to the legitimacy and efficacy of the athletic governing body in Nevada so that the world sees that this state continues to be among the world leaders in governing boxing.
-- Thoroughly examine and vet all executives and decision makers in our company, Top Rank
-- And any other pertinent facts that you would deem appropriate.
"Displeasure with the subjective decisions of sporting officials is not a sufficient basis for this office to initiate a criminal investigation. Unless evidence beyond mere displeasure if forthcoming, this matter will be considered closed," wrote Cortez Matso.
"While there may be strong disagreement with the decision, the exercise of professional judgment by individuals officiating at a sporting event is not by itself a criminal violation."
Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director Keith Kizer said he cooperated with the investigation, adding that "the attorney general did a good job."
"The attorney general asked questions and I provided the answers, and I also provided the information which was requested," said Kizer.
"I really felt that there was no need for an investigation in the first place, but I'm glad that the attorney general did a good job investigating the allegations from Top Rank."
Kizer also informed RingTV.com that he has concluded a review of the video with Ford, Ross and Roth.
"I sat down with the three judges individually and we watched each of the specific rounds of the fight that that particular judge gave to Bradley," said Kizer.
"We were very satisfied with their performances that night, and we were very satisfied with their review of the tapes with us last week. We feel that they did a good job that night and we were satisfied with their review."
In addition, Kizer said that Nevada chairman, Skip Avasino, "spoke to the judges individually" and is expected to address their conversations in a report during a 9 a.m. meeting of the commission on July 9.
Cortez Matso's ruling contradicted one on June 20 by a five-member panel of judges convened by WBO President Francisco "Paco" Valcarcel, which unanimously scored in favor of Pacquiao after watching video of the fight.
Valcarcel informed RingTV.com that his panel all had the matchup for Pacauiao, by scores of 117-111, 117-111, 118-110, 116-112, and115-113. From ringside, Valcarcel said he scored the fight for Pacquiao eight rounds to four.
Valcarcel said that his organization's rules do not allow for the bout being overturned, but that "the only thing that we can do is authorize a rematch."
The Bradley-Pacquiao contract already had contained a clause calling for a rematch on Nov. 10, although Pacquiao may be considering a fourth bout with Juan Manuel Marquez or else a rematch with three-division titlewinner Miguel Cotto for that date.
Valcarcel said he would leave the scenario regarding a rematch to Arum, Marquez's Mexican-based co-promoter, Fernando Beltran, who often works with Top Rank, and Dunkin.
Photos by Naoki Fukuda
by
Many in the boxing world have declared that Manny Pacquiao's split-decision loss to Tim Bradley was a stick-up at point-blank range.
But an investigation by the Nevada attorney general Catherine Cortez Matso determined on Tuesday that there was no smoking gun.
"After conducting an initial investigation, there do not appear to be any facts or evidence to indicate that a criminal violation occurred," wrote Cortez Matso, who took action in response to a request by Top Rank CEO Bob Arum, who promotes both Pacquiao and Bradley.
"As of this date, no one has presented any facts or evidence to indicate a crime has been committed by anyone involved in the Bradley/Pacquiao fight."
Click here to view the documents from the investigation.
Neither Arum, Bradley, Bradley's manager, Cameron Dunkin, nor Pacquiao's advisor, Michael Koncz, could be immediately reached for comment.
Meanwhile, Arum told Yahoo!Sports "I have no reaction to it," while Dunkin said, "I expected this."
"Nothing did happen, no funny business at all, and I'm not surprised that's what [Cortez Masto] found," Dunkin told Yahoo!Sports. "I'm happy they cleared it up, and for all the paranoid people who don't understand and who don't know what they're talking about, now they can calm down."
Bradley (29-0, 12 knockouts) defeated Pacquiao (54-4-2, 38 KOs) by scores of 115-113 on the cards of official judges C.J. Ross and Duane Ford, dethroning him as welterweight titleholder on June 9 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Jerry Roth had it 115-113 for Pacquiao, and an informal poll of 51 writers favored Pacquiao over Bradley, 48-3.
In the wake of Bradley's victory, Arum requested in a letter dated June 11 that Cortez Matso investigate the results.
"There have been numerous allegations on blogs and from boxing authorities that perhaps Top Rank, as well as myself, had something personal to gain by what has been described as an extremely poor decision by boxing officials in Nevada," Arum wrote.
"As you know, Mr. Bradley was awarded a split-decision over Mr. Pacquiao despite the fact that there was near unanimous scoring by boxing writers at ringside that had Pacquiao winning in a lopsided decision."
Although none of the judges were interviewed during Cortez Matso's investigation, referee Robert Byrd was. According to Cortez Matso's letter, Byrd stated that "the only thing that was unusual was that Pacquiao was late to the pre-bout rules meeting between the referee and the fighters."
Pacquiao "was stretching and using the treadmill during the scheduled time," Byrd told Cortez Matso in the letter, "which resulted in him being late for the meeting and this delayed the start time."
Although Cortez Matso wrote the matter "is closed," Arum expressed outrage that none of the judges were interviewed.
"They spent a lot of time interviewing the referee who had nothing to do with judging the fight, and I didn't see any interviews with the three judges who scored it? Wouldn't you do that if you were looking into it?" said Arum.
"Anybody who reads that letter is going to say, 'Hey wait a second. The three people who, in effect, caused this, why weren't they interviewed?' Obviously, it would have been far more thorough had they interviewed the judges. They probably would have come to the same conclusion [that there was no evidence of a crime], but at least they would have talked to the people at the center of the issue."
Arum's initial request, though, was more focused on absolving the sport and his promotional company.
"I am not asking you to in any way investigate the determination by the judges from Nevada," his letter said, "nor am I asking you to give any consideration to seeking a change in the final outcome. Instead, I would ask that you consider an investigation that would set the record straight on boxing in Nevada for the entire world to see."
"Nevada is still the premier site for boxing events in the world, and an investigation of the process and more specifically the role of the promoters, including my company, would allow me and my company to defend its reputation against malicious accusations that are damaging not only to us as a reputable promoter but to the sport itself."
Arum asked Cortez Matso to do the following:
-- Determine how officials are picked by the Nevada State Athletic Commission to show that there is an impartial selection of those who work the fights.
-- Investigate the charges of any rumored betting improprieties, although I do not believe that to be the case.
-- Point to the fact that there are no malfeasance among the Nevada officials and the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
-- Speak to the legitimacy and efficacy of the athletic governing body in Nevada so that the world sees that this state continues to be among the world leaders in governing boxing.
-- Thoroughly examine and vet all executives and decision makers in our company, Top Rank
-- And any other pertinent facts that you would deem appropriate.
"Displeasure with the subjective decisions of sporting officials is not a sufficient basis for this office to initiate a criminal investigation. Unless evidence beyond mere displeasure if forthcoming, this matter will be considered closed," wrote Cortez Matso.
"While there may be strong disagreement with the decision, the exercise of professional judgment by individuals officiating at a sporting event is not by itself a criminal violation."
Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director Keith Kizer said he cooperated with the investigation, adding that "the attorney general did a good job."
"The attorney general asked questions and I provided the answers, and I also provided the information which was requested," said Kizer.
"I really felt that there was no need for an investigation in the first place, but I'm glad that the attorney general did a good job investigating the allegations from Top Rank."
Kizer also informed RingTV.com that he has concluded a review of the video with Ford, Ross and Roth.
"I sat down with the three judges individually and we watched each of the specific rounds of the fight that that particular judge gave to Bradley," said Kizer.
"We were very satisfied with their performances that night, and we were very satisfied with their review of the tapes with us last week. We feel that they did a good job that night and we were satisfied with their review."
In addition, Kizer said that Nevada chairman, Skip Avasino, "spoke to the judges individually" and is expected to address their conversations in a report during a 9 a.m. meeting of the commission on July 9.
Cortez Matso's ruling contradicted one on June 20 by a five-member panel of judges convened by WBO President Francisco "Paco" Valcarcel, which unanimously scored in favor of Pacquiao after watching video of the fight.
Valcarcel informed RingTV.com that his panel all had the matchup for Pacauiao, by scores of 117-111, 117-111, 118-110, 116-112, and115-113. From ringside, Valcarcel said he scored the fight for Pacquiao eight rounds to four.
Valcarcel said that his organization's rules do not allow for the bout being overturned, but that "the only thing that we can do is authorize a rematch."
The Bradley-Pacquiao contract already had contained a clause calling for a rematch on Nov. 10, although Pacquiao may be considering a fourth bout with Juan Manuel Marquez or else a rematch with three-division titlewinner Miguel Cotto for that date.
Valcarcel said he would leave the scenario regarding a rematch to Arum, Marquez's Mexican-based co-promoter, Fernando Beltran, who often works with Top Rank, and Dunkin.
Photos by Naoki Fukuda
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