Ringside media members emphatically favored Juan Manuel Marquez over Manny Pacquiao
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Among 20 scribes, Marquez favored a dozen to one over Pacquiao
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In a comprehensive list of 20 boxing media members compiled from ringside by RingTV.com's Lem Satterfield and Golden Boy Promotions publicist Bill Caplan, only one saw Manny Pacquiao as the victor against Juan Manuel Marquez in Saturday night's fight. Pacquiao was the official winner by majority decision, with ringside judges, Glenn Trowbridge and Dave Moretti turning in scores of 116-112 and 115-113, respectively, while Robert Hoyle called it even at 114-114. The breakdown among writers was 12 for Marquez, seven in favor of a draw and one for Pacquiao. Below is the complete list and the scores:
Lem Satterfield, Ringtv.com: 117-111, Juan Manuel Marquez Ron Borges, Boston Herald: 117-112, Marquez Chris Mannix, Sports Illustrated: 116-112, Marquez Tim Smith, New York Daily News: 116-112, Marquez Mike Coppinger, RingTV.com: 115-113, Marquez Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times: 115-113, Marquez Norm Frauenheim, www.15rounds.com: 115-113, Marquez Ryan Maquinana, BoxingScene.com/CSNBAYAREA.com: 115-113, Marquez Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times: 115-113, Marquez Bob Velin, USA Today: 115-113, Marquez George Willis, New York Post: 115-113, Marquez Jerry Izenberg, Philadelphia Inquirer: 115-114, Marquez Sean Sullivan, Boxing Digest: 115-114, Manny Pacquiao Steve Carp, Las Vegas Review-Journal: 114-114 Tim Dahlberg, Associated Press: 114-114 Bryan Graham, Sports Illustrated: 114-114 Kevin Iole, Yahoo!Sports: 114-114 Kieran Mulvaney, ESPN.com/Reuters: 114-114 Dan Rafael, ESPN.com: 114-114 Rick Reeno, BoxingScene.com: 114-114
Lem Satterfield can be reached at lemuel.satterfield@gmail.com |