I'm glad this thread was bumped back up, as it brings back the subject of bad decisions.
And we're far enough removed from the Pac-Bradley fight that no one's feathers will get ruffled by the topic.

Here we go again with the "bad decisions are part of boxing" defeatist attitude. I honestly don't get this way of thinking. Is it a problem? Yes. Does it turn some people off and away from boxing? Yes. As with any other problem, can it be resolved? Yes. Then why on Earth should we wring our hands and not even hope for a resolution? It doesn't make sense to me. If you ask me, that's one of the first things we should change about boxing, as someone else already said. Overhaul the judging system, from training... to picking judges... to deciding where they sit... to considering maybe adding two more judges... to implementing an accountability system... etc, etc, etc.

And the view of "well... at least if gives people something to talk about". Please!!
Again, it's an area that can be fixed.

There's a prevalent viewpoint that the "real" boxing fans don't care, because they'll keep coming back and will never abandon the sport. But don't we want to attract new fans to the sport? It's the best way to ensure the future of the sport, and maybe bring it toward the mainstream once again, as it was in the past. Not doing anything to resolve the problems that plague boxing is a narrow-minded approach, that only serves our own self interests. As long as we continue liking boxing, who cares what anybody else thinks, right? Wrong. As true fans of the sport, we should very much care about bringing in new fans and increasing the popularity of boxing.