The story surrounding the whole Carlos Padilla admitted to cheating in the Manny Pacquiao-Nedal Hussein fight, with the referee stating how he gave a floored Pacquiao extra seconds to recover, sure has got big.
Fans may recall how, at the recent WBC convention in Acapulco, warrior Jeff Fenech was awarded a fourth world title some 31 years after almost everyone felt he had done enough to have won it from Azumah Nelson in their all-action super-featherweight title fight.
We all know how, in the sport of boxing, one fight, one result, can change a career – a life. Australian warrior Nedal Hussein knows this better than anyone.
Now this one is controversial. Filipino referee Carlos Padilla has come out and admitted that he purposely gave Manny Pacquiao an 18-second count when the emerging star was dropped heavily by Australian fighter Nedal Hussein in October of 2000.