That is ridiculous. Literally cannot believe that scorecard.I scored it 116-112 to GGGMorocco Mole wrote:Not surprised at the draw to be honest. 118-110 Canelo tho' :lol:
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Canelo landed the better punches. Golovkin generally walked through them. Canelo won the first few rounds, GGG controlled the middle of the fight, Canelo finished strongly. Hard to score. I can see why it was a draw. Canelo went up in my estimation massively.
Adelaide Byrd (who?) needs to jack it in though.
Adelaide Byrd (who?) needs to jack it in though.
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Robbery, it's a joke Canelo gets these cards
118-110?! That judge only gave GGG the 4th and 7th rounds
I had GGG winning that fight so comfortably. A great fight too.
118-110?! That judge only gave GGG the 4th and 7th rounds
I had GGG winning that fight so comfortably. A great fight too.
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A terrific fight ruined by some of the worst scorecards I've seen.
The promotion clearly wanted to add some controversy to bring some drama and additional pay off for a rematch. So why not three completely ridiculous results? That will bring the crowds and PPV money back.
The promotion clearly wanted to add some controversy to bring some drama and additional pay off for a rematch. So why not three completely ridiculous results? That will bring the crowds and PPV money back.
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Just watched that, not massively knowledgeable in the sport but 118-110 not a chance in hell. I thought GGG edged it by a couple of rounds.
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De La Hoya doing wonders for Canelo
17 - 111 vs Lara
118 - 109 vs Trout
119 - 109 vs Cotto
114 - 114 vs Mayweather
118 - 110 vs Golovkin
17 - 111 vs Lara
118 - 109 vs Trout
119 - 109 vs Cotto
114 - 114 vs Mayweather
118 - 110 vs Golovkin
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brilliant fight. i've only just watched it and was fully expecting to see GGG being robbed after reading the reports. however, i had canelo winning 5 rounds to 3. quite a difficult fight to score though, so maybe a draw was a fair result?
can't wait for the rematch!
can't wait for the rematch!
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I had Golovkin winning 116-112, the best I could give Alvarez was him losing 115-113, no way did he do enough to take more than five rounds. Lara, Trout and now this, Alvarez is one lucky Golden Boy.
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GGG won that easily,
anyone saying alvarez landed the better shots needs to understand that landing not enough of them lost him that fight. The look on his face after told you he knew he lost.
oh well at least we have Rigo and Loma soon,
and billy joes son stole the show with his " im sorry for punching you in the nuts " :lol:
anyone saying alvarez landed the better shots needs to understand that landing not enough of them lost him that fight. The look on his face after told you he knew he lost.
oh well at least we have Rigo and Loma soon,
and billy joes son stole the show with his " im sorry for punching you in the nuts " :lol:
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I respect your opinion hudds but the fact is he didn't lose the fight. He scored more power punches than his opponent - i.e. eye catching punches - against GGGs better volume. I have no skin in this game, in fact I expected Golovkin to iron him out fairly easily but he couldn't and never looked like doing so at any point. I thought Golovkin nicked it but to call it a 'robbery' is a huge disservice to Canelo. How good does Mayweather look in context?hudds town hammer wrote:GGG won that easily,
anyone saying alvarez landed the better shots needs to understand that landing not enough of them lost him that fight. The look on his face after told you he knew he lost.
oh well at least we have Rigo and Loma soon,
and billy joes son stole the show with his " im sorry for punching you in the nuts " :lol:
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The Mayweather fight was too early for Canelo. Ironically enough, Mayweather dragged him to down to a weight he struggled to make (152lbs). Something Canelo has been doing to plenty of his opponents ever since.
There were a couple of close rounds that could perhaps have been scored either way, but overall I can't see any argument for a draw let alone a Canelo win. GGG had Canelo backed up and throwing very little for Rounds 3-10 imo, which is where he won the fight for me. Canelo needed a KO going into the last couple of rounds and he didn't get it. Harold Lederman's 116-112 scorecard for GGG was spot on, imo.
There were a couple of close rounds that could perhaps have been scored either way, but overall I can't see any argument for a draw let alone a Canelo win. GGG had Canelo backed up and throwing very little for Rounds 3-10 imo, which is where he won the fight for me. Canelo needed a KO going into the last couple of rounds and he didn't get it. Harold Lederman's 116-112 scorecard for GGG was spot on, imo.
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Cracking fight, I knew Canelo wouldn't lose on points, no chance in Vegas ad De La Hoya's cash cow, GGG is incredible, great power but a superb boxer and 35, shame he isn't English, you can see why Froch was scared of him.
Bizarrely Saunders called out Khan
Bizarrely Saunders called out Khan
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I backed the draw at 28/1 in the 5th, I've seen too many Vegas nights that have been spoiled by bad cards (as well as British). GGG won the fight by 3 rounds at least. Byrd should never be allowed to judge a fight again, truly shocking judge..
I though BJS done well. Munroe completely froze and gave nothing, Bill only looks good against someone who want's to fight unfortunately.
I though BJS done well. Munroe completely froze and gave nothing, Bill only looks good against someone who want's to fight unfortunately.
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BJS is a f**king bellend, calling out guys two weights below you is cowardly.
A day has passed and that result on Saturday seems even worse, I don't care if Alvarez landed a few power punches more, he didn't do enough to deserve a draw, he did exactly what I said he'd do too, go to the ropes for breathers throughout, and he got caught by GGG's jabs no end through doing that. All this "I'm a true Mexican figher" bullsh!t is a joke too, true Mexican fighters don't bounce around the ring and lean against the ropes, they come forward, they go toe to toe, they trade, Alvarez and his team talk a load of rubbish.
A day has passed and that result on Saturday seems even worse, I don't care if Alvarez landed a few power punches more, he didn't do enough to deserve a draw, he did exactly what I said he'd do too, go to the ropes for breathers throughout, and he got caught by GGG's jabs no end through doing that. All this "I'm a true Mexican figher" bullsh!t is a joke too, true Mexican fighters don't bounce around the ring and lean against the ropes, they come forward, they go toe to toe, they trade, Alvarez and his team talk a load of rubbish.
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If Canelo and GGG can do it why can't Saunders?Jumby wrote:BJS is a f**king bellend, calling out guys two weights below you is cowardly.
A day has passed and that result on Saturday seems even worse, I don't care if Alvarez landed a few power punches more, he didn't do enough to deserve a draw, he did exactly what I said he'd do too, go to the ropes for breathers throughout, and he got caught by GGG's jabs no end through doing that. All this "I'm a true Mexican figher" bullsh!t is a joke too, true Mexican fighters don't bounce around the ring and lean against the ropes, they come forward, they go toe to toe, they trade, Alvarez and his team talk a load of rubbish.