Five of boxing’s most controversial decisions

■ Jeff Horn (unanimous decision 12) over Manny Pacquiao

Saturday night’s fight in Horn’s hometown of Brisbane, Australia, was almost stopped after the ninth round, when Pacquiao battered and bloodied Horn, and Pacquiao landed almost twice as many punches (182-92) overall.

■ Timothy Bradley (split decision 12) over Manny Pacquiao

Pacquiao landed almost 100 more punches than Bradley in the June 2012 bout at the MGM Grand Garden.

■ Pernell Whitaker (draw) vs. Julio Cesar Chavez

Sports Illustrated ran a “Robbed!” headline on its cover after the September 1993 fight with the subhead “Pernell Whitaker whips Julio Cesar Chavez in a dubious draw.” Whitaker quieted the overwhelmingly pro-chavez crowd of 65,000 at the Alamodome in San Antonio before arguably the worst decision in boxing history was announced.

■ Sugar Ray Leonard (draw) vs. Thomas Hearns

Hearns knocked down Leonard in two separate rounds in their June 1989 rematch at the outdoor arena at Caesars Palace, where there was pandemonium when the decision was announced.

Leonard has since conceded that he lost the fight.

■ Julio Cesar Chavez (technical knockout, 12) over Meldrick Taylor

Taylor had an insurmountable lead on two of the scorecards in the March 1990 fight at the Las Vegas Hilton and only needed to survive the final round to beat Chavez, who entered with a 66-0 record and 58 knockouts. Taylor was knocked down with 17 seconds left but got up on the count of six. He was then given a mandatory eightcount by referee Richard Steele, who twice asked Taylor, “Are you OK?” before calling off the fight with two seconds left.

Todd Dewey