LIKE most of the fans and other personalities who saw Z ?The Dream? Gorres? fight against Vic Darchinyan, Manny Pacquiao expressed his disappointment over referee Lance Revill.
Pacquiao hit Revill for his lousy officiating and for calling a knockdown against Gorres when he slipped in the first round.
However, the reaction of the Cebuano crowd also draw Pacquiao?s ire.
?Even if the match ended with a draw and favored my fellow Filipino, Gorres, I still was not happy with the referee. The referee started with a bad judgment by calling a knockdown on Gorres, which I thought was a wrong call. The throwing of water bottles and coins at the referee was as bad as the referee?s officiating,? said Pacquiao in his column at Philboxing.com.
Pacman wrote that there were some crucial calls that the referee missed that affected the result of the match. He also thought Darchinyan deserved to win if the referee called the other slips as knockdowns.
On the other hand, Pacquiao also praised Cebuano judge Jonathan Davis, whom he considered honest in his scoring after tallying it 114-112 in favor of the Armenian visitor.
Meanwhile, in his second day of sparring last Tuesday at the famed Wild Card Gym in Hollywood, Pacquiao faced two Mexican sparring partners, Daniel Cervantez and Juan Garcia, who had styles resembling Marquez?s. He sparred with both boxers for three rounds each.
In another development, Pacquiao, who apart from his lethal blows is also known for his generosity, will be giving financial support to the family of fallen boxer Alex ?Maasin Bomber? Aroy, who died last Monday.
Philboxing.com also reported that Antonio Aldeguer will also give aid to the family of the boxer. (EKA)
