Cambodia PM says Mayweather only won because megafight was held in US
Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen. AP FILE PHOTO
A leader of an Asian country slammed the result of the “Fight of the Century,” saying that judges should have given the victory for Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao and not to undefeated American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr.
In a report published in the Cambodia Daily on Tuesday, Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen said Dave Moretti, Burt Clements and Glenn Feldman, the judges of the historic fight, would only side with Pacquiao if Mayweather was “beaten to death.”
“Now [I] hear voices of Filipino brothers and sisters who want a rematch. Fighting on their land, they would not allow us to win unless Floyd was beaten to death,” Hun Sen was quoted as saying.
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He blasted the judges for letting Mayweather win, saying that he was just “running around” while Pacquiao was throwing more punches.
“I send a message to American judges to provide an explanation for why Floyd won. Floyd was just running around—blocking and avoiding—while Pacquiao repeatedly threw more and more punches, punching him to lie against the ropes,” he said.
“I didn’t expect that American judges would be so weak. I just know America clearly now. Judges made a unanimous decision to make a winner become a loser,” the prime minister added.
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Hun Sen said that Mayweather won because the fight was held in the US.
The prime minister was reportedly an “avid sports fan” and has betted $5,000 in favor of Pacquiao. However, he refuses to pay up in protest of the fight’s result.
“Now if we are talking about yesterday’s fight, I owe you, but I will not pay,” he added.
Offering his message to Pacquiao, Hun Sen said that the People’s Champion should not be disappointed.
“Pacquiao doesn’t need to get disappointed because it’s an injustice created by judges,” he said.
Mayweather won via unanimous decision of the judges, keeping his spotless record of 48-0. CC
