{"id":1260867,"date":"2022-12-02T10:50:18","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T10:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/02\/boxing-referee-admits-he-cheated-for-manny-pacquiao-during-win-in-2000\/"},"modified":"2022-12-02T10:50:18","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T10:50:18","slug":"boxing-referee-admits-he-cheated-for-manny-pacquiao-during-win-in-2000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/02\/boxing-referee-admits-he-cheated-for-manny-pacquiao-during-win-in-2000\/","title":{"rendered":"Boxing referee admits he cheated for Manny Pacquiao during win in 2000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"463\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image_2022-12-02_100835529-696x463.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Manny Pacquiao got some home cooking in a key win early in his career. (Photo by Christian Petersen\/Getty Images)\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Manny Pacquiao got some home cooking in a key win early in his career. (Photo by Christian Petersen\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Prolific boxing referee Carlos Padilla Jr. has admitted to rigging one of Manny Pacquiao\u2019s most important matches nearly two decades ago.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with the World Boxing Council, the \u201cThrilla in Manilla\u201d referee revealed that he skewed the 2000 WBC International super-bantamweight title match in Pacquiao\u2019s favor by \u201cprolonging\u201d the 10-second count when the now-legendary Filipino boxer was knocked down in the fourth round.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"GSI-TnZD2LY\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nedal &quot;Skinny&quot; Hussein vs. Manny Pacquiao - The Knock Down\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GSI-TnZD2LY?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Padilla, who is Filipino himself, admitted that he wanted to assist his fellow countryman against his Australian opponent Nedal Hussein, who he described as a \u201ctaller, younger, stronger and dirtier fighter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am a Filipino and everybody is Filipino watching the fight, so I prolong the count. I know how to do it,\u201d Padilla said in an interview last month with the\u00a0World Boxing Council.<\/p>\n<p>The shocking revelation really \u201chit a nerve\u201d for Hussein, who told\u00a0World Boxing News\u00a0that the ordeal made him \u201cupset for a full twenty-four hours.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"inKuLDAhzeo\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Carlos Padilla, Referee, interview during his induction to the NVBHOF\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/inKuLDAhzeo?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Hussein said while he always had his suspicions about the fixed nature of the fight, what really angered him was Padilla\u2019s carefree demeanor when admitting to such a career-altering scandal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe way he said it with a smirk and a smile like he was proud of what he had done, like the depth of corruption, it\u2019s obviously in his veins and his heart,\u201d Hussein said.<\/p>\n<p>The bout was a monumental point of inflection for the careers of its combatants. While Pacquiao would launch a career in the U.S. that etched his name in boxing history just two matches later, Hussein waited four more years before getting another title fight despite staying undefeated throughout the entire period.<\/p>\n<p>Hussein claimed a different result might have sent Pacquiao\u2019s career into an entirely new direction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t say Pacquiao\u2019s career would never have been the same, but it would have been derailed, that\u2019s for sure,\u201d Hussein said.<\/p>\n<p>Pacquiao and the World Boxing Council have yet to comment on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"ha1BaIKL6Lc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Baatsonaa Murd3r suspect remanded - Adom TV News (1-12-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ha1BaIKL6Lc?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manny Pacquiao got some home cooking in a key win early in his career. (Photo by Christian Petersen\/Getty Images) Prolific boxing referee Carlos Padilla Jr. has admitted to rigging one of Manny Pacquiao\u2019s most important matches nearly two decades ago. 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