Floyd Mayweather dominated Saul "Canelo" Alvarez on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, and he did so in such a fashion that left no doubt who the winner would be when the verdict came in from the judges.
As the fight concluded, there were plenty of people who felt similar to Sports Illustrated's Chris Mannix:
However, doubt came rushing in after the first score was announced as a 114 draw. Gasps and even laughs flew from the spectators in the arena and, I'm sure, in living rooms all across the country.
Was boxing, a sport which is no stranger to "controversial" endings, about to see one of the biggest scoring atrocities ever?
Thankfully, the other judges apparently were actually watching the fight.
The draw scorecard belonged to C.J. Ross, and if that name sounds familiar, it would be because this is not her first time in the spotlight from another questionable decision:
As you might expect, given the above tweet, Mannix was baffled and calling for her job after the Ross' draw was announced:
Obviously, there is going to be plenty of speculation that Ross is dirty—that she is on the take and making a mockery of boxing in the process.
Maybe she just needs some laser eye surgery. I have no idea.
What I do know is that she will not be able to defend this decision no matter what her motives are.
At least in the Bradley-Pacquiao fight she wasn't on an island. Another judge agreed with her that Bradley won, and all three had it within two points.
However, that is not the case with this fight.
Ross is on an island with this score, and she will have a hard time finding even the staunchest Canelo supporter populating that little piece of land.
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