You can judge the Pacquiao fight, even if it's not a book
Last night, while watching the ACC Championship game between UNC and Clemson, my roommate walked in with his boyfriend and asked me about the Pacquiao-Marquez match. Neither of them saw the fight, and they were curious about why there was such a fuss over the results.
So I started to tell them about how boxing matches were decided, and how close the split decision was, and how it was usually up to the judges to decide such a close fight. I'd spend ten minutes explaining, and neither of them looked like they were able to wrap their heads around the idea.
Them: "So, the judges, they count the punches for each round?"
Me: "No. They try to figure out who won each round, who got the best shots in, who controlled the pace of the match."
Them: "We don't get it."
Me: "It's subjective. Parang judging Bb. Pilipinas."
Them: "Ahhh. Gets."
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