Manny Pacquiao Got Robbed So Badly, His Trainer Wants the Judge Investigated

Manny Pacquiao’s controversial unanimous decision in a loss to Australian fighter Jeff Horn has the boxing community split over what actually transpired in Brisbane on Saturday night.

Horn (17-0-1, 11 KOs) captured the World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title via an upset over eight-time world champion Pacquiao (59-7-2, 38 KOs).

While many agitated boxing experts and fans alike are calling the fight a “fix”, a “disgrace” and a “robbery”, others are noting that the fight was simply a close one, which could have gone either way.

Notice neither Pac nor Arum called it robbery. Both knew it was close fight & Pac left door open. Loud TV analysts create groupthink. Again.

— Brian Campbell (@BCampbellCBS) July 2, 2017

Because I been on the wrong side I have no patience when people call fights like this a robbery cause It takes away from real robbery fights https://t.co/dvZpInVQTg

— Paul Malignaggi (@PaulMalignaggi) July 2, 2017

This is an atrocious decision. Just another Black Eye For Boxing Saturday.

— Bad Left Hook (@badlefthook) July 2, 2017

Manny Pacquiao robbed again!! Good, grief, boxing

— Mike Coppinger (@MikeCoppinger) July 2, 2017

Disrespected @mannypacquiao like he not a legend. #PacquiaoHorn

— Karl-Anthony Towns (@KarlTowns) July 2, 2017

Boxing has real issues man … That’s not right

— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) July 2, 2017

Boxing is wack!!!! Pac-man got robbed again…This is why MMA is so big now..SMH

— Chauncey Billups (@1MrBigShot) July 2, 2017

Haven’t seen that bad of a call since…….. #NeverForget #PacquiaovHorn @espn http://pic.twitter.com/BpDnZhbvz7

— Patrick Peterson /P2 (@P2) July 2, 2017

That was home cooking!! No way he won!!! Smh them judges!!

— Norris Cole II (@pg30_Cole) July 2, 2017

Manny has been robbed twice and Timothy Bradley was there for both#PacquiaoHorn

— Robert Flores (@RoFlo) July 2, 2017

#PacquiaoHorn http://pic.twitter.com/i1oqnD74Q2

— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) July 2, 2017

Boxing is a joke, and it proves it again tonight. Are you kidding me with those scorecards?#joke #rigged

— Aaron Rodgers (@AaronRodgers12) July 2, 2017

117-111 is a problem. 115-113 Manny is what I thought. But I thought it was a draw.

— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) July 2, 2017

Between the two points, however, one thing is obvious: a lopsided scoring is indeed questionable.

Judge Waleska Roldan, who had it 117-111 for Horn, getting ready to score tonight’s fight. http://pic.twitter.com/gwqSuwoNk4

— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) July 2, 2017

Wow! PAC loses by UD? One judge had it 117-111? Wasn’t the fight that I saw!

— Lennox Lewis (@LennoxLewis) July 2, 2017

allrighty then. 117-111 for Horn is um…wrong. 2 pt win for Horn is possible, but maybe a stretch–I could see a draw or close for Pac.

— Al Bernstein (@AlBernstein) July 2, 2017

Very close fight. I had it a draw. Seems a stretch for all three cards, including 117-111 for Horn. But he pushed pace all night.

— Brian Campbell (@BCampbellCBS) July 2, 2017

And this is why Pacquiao’s camp believes an investigation on one of the judges who scored the fight overwhelmingly in favor of Horn is warranted.

Both boxing judges Chris Flores and Ramon Cerdan scored the fight 115-113 in favor of Horn, while Waleska Roldan’s score sheet had the fight at 117-111.

According to The Daily Telegraph, Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach called for the boxing authorities to look into the matter.

“That was hard, sometimes I think people need to be investigated,” Roach was quoted as saying.

“At least in America where you get odd scores like that with the judges, the head commissioner should ask at some point, ‘Why? Where? Show me how you came up with that score.’”

Interestingly, ESPN Stats & Info had the 38-year-old fighting senator from the Philippines leading at the final punch statistics:

Before the bout, Roach had hinted at a possible retirement for Pacquiao should he suffer a loss from Horn.

“Jeff could derail us really badly. Manny is in a must-win situation, he wants a rematch with [Floyd] Mayweather,” Roach was quoted by the Australian Associated Press (via the Guardian). “And with Mayweather, you have to look good against an opponent, you have to be impressive.”