Horn’s upset WBO title win over Pacquiao sparks outrage on social media

ALL of Australia was celebrating after Jeff Horn shocked Manny Pacquiao to claim the WBO welterweight title on points at Suncorp Stadium on Sunday.

But the reaction beyond our shores was not quite as joyous.

Boxing pundits from around the world were outraged at the decision, which had one judge calling the fight 117-111 to Horn despite its incredibly even nature.

The fight was judged by two Americans and an Argentine, but that didn’t stop people overseas, particularly the yanks, getting stuck in.

American trainer and commentator Teddy Atlas was scathing in his assessment

“They gave a trophy, a win, a huge win, to Horn for trying hard. You’re not supposed to get it for trying hard, you’re supposed to get it for winning!” he said.

Three-time heavyweight champ Lennox Lewis was similarly baffled.

Lennox Lewis

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This is what’s wrong with boxing. Horn was very game but I’m hard pressed to see how he could have won that fight by any stretch!

Social media, predictably, went into overdrive.

SportsCenter

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Jeff Horn finished as a +450 underdog vs Manny Pacquiao.

Tonight, he shocked the world. http://pic.twitter.com/3YdSxpHSYQ

Source: Aussie Jeff Horn’s upset WBO welterweight title win over Manny Pacquiao sparks outrage on social media | Perth Now

WA lost almost every cent it raised in iron ore royalties over the past decade

WA lost almost every cent it raised in iron ore royalties over the past decade as the Commonwealth Grants Commission redistributed the benefits of the mining boom to the rest of the nation.

A breakdown of the commission’s rulings since 2006 and the State’s mining royalties reveals $39 billion that swelled WA coffers was lost in the annual GST carve-up.

Victoria has been the biggest winner from the WA mining boom, prompting calls from the mining sector to change the grants commission process.

Every year the commission looks at the revenue and costs facing each State and Territory, redistributing GST based on the relative strengths or weaknesses of each.

In its most recent allocation, under which WA will get 34.4¢ of every dollar raised in GST in the State, almost $5.8 billion worth of “mining production” was moved between the States and Territories. WA accounted for $5.3 billion of the total that was moved to other areas.

Since the middle of last decade, WA has lost almost $39 billion under the GST carve-up because of its relative strength in mining.

 

Source: WA loses $39 billion in GST carve-up | Perth Now