LOS ANGELES, California-The routine countdown was shelved and the Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez skirmish had an unscheduled start outside the ring over the weekend.
The Philippine side scored the first big point.
With both combatants in danger of losing everything , there’s a growing consensus the 12-round championship may not go the full distance.
But Team Pacquiao achieved a degree of success well ahead of the championship after Murad Muhammad, Pacquiao’s promoter in the USA, haggled and succeeded in replacing one of three judges initially offered to work the championship.
