It appears not everyone was happy about Jeff Horn’s controversial win over Manny Pacquiao in the Battle of Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium with Teddy Atlas heading the top of the list.
The US boxing trainer and analyst erupted over the unanimous decision from the judges in favour of the Aussie underdog while he was doing ringside commentary for ESPN.
The judges scored the bout 117-111, 115-113, 115-113, to hand Horn the WBO welterweight title and make the rest of the world sit up and take notice.
“They give everybody a trophy,” Atlas fumed, slapping his console at times to make his point.
“That’s what they did tonight. They gave a trophy — a win, a huge win — to Horn, the local kid, for trying hard.
“You’re not supposed to get it for trying hard! You’re supposed to get it for winning! And I thought Pacquiao won the fight if you go by the real rules, the Marquess of Queensbury rules — who lands the cleaner punches.”
Atlas didn’t let up either when ESPN interviewed both fighters at ringside, telling an uncomfortable-looking Horn he lost the bout as Pacquiao broke into a smile besides him. Article continues below You might also like
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“Congratulations,” he said. “Great effort. I thought you lost. But great effort.
“I thought this guy was throwing the punches, you were throwing a lot that were missing.
“But you showed great heart, the heart of a champion, no doubt about that, the courage of a champion.”
The fight also divided fans on Twitter, with many Aussies congratulating him for his performance while the decision was slammed overseas for going against Pacquiao.
Statistics from the fight show Horn threw more punches but Pacquiao landed more blows including jabs (59-19) and power punches (123-73).
