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[CassidyIzABeast]

Stephen A at the fight.

I-I-I don't know what to say! BOXING is a TRAVESTY!

 

[Shadow Puppetry]

Christ, the salt is strong lol

 

[Oxn]

Shut up MaX, my god.

 

[TraBuch]

I don't think anyone would have serious issues with a draw if the first judge scored it 7-5 or even 8-4, 10-2 is absolute bullshit.

 

[TheSkullPrince]

The two best guys in Boxing, Canelo and GGG.

 

[zelas]

Alright Kellerman, lets move on. Your questions are boring.

 

[Nagito]

God danm that one score card was out this world

 

[UrokeJoe]

118-110 is the particularly ridiculous part.

The most.

 

[Obliterator]

Wonder how quickly they book the rematch. The more time that goes by the more it favors Canelo

 

[Beefy]

It wouldn't be combat sports it people didn't cry robbery after a close fight.

Nah I can see why the judges gave it closer. But the judge needs to get his eyes checked


Great fight though, can't wait for a rematch. Hopefully with no Bird

 

[Ninja Scooter]

this is some wrestlemania shit

No, it really isn't. Canelo landed a lot of counters and body shots, only Lampley didn't verbally cum after each one. There are multiple ways to judge and gauge fights and rounds that are this close. Aggression isn't an automatic win. And I had it GGG by a hair.

 

[Alex_Mexico]

Was the only way of watching this live in the US by pay per view? And if so how much was it $?

 

[T-Rex.]

Fair play to GGG for being calm. I'd be doing a Drogba right now, it's a fucking disgrace.

 

[Syder]

No he didn't. 8-4 Canelo.

 

[Instro]

118-110 Canelo is ridiculous but I told you guys like I always do with these things . That was a close fucking fight. You don't automatically lose a round because you are backing up. And you don't automatically win a round because you are aggressive. Both guys exchanged at a pretty close clip. Canelo put in work on the body.

Sure, but generally you should lose a round if you are being outlanded, which it's fair to say Canelo was outlanded in most rounds. Giving Canelo anything better than a draw is not great scoring frankly. The only rounds in question to me would be 1-3 and 10-12, those are the only rounds I can see being scored for Canelo. So yeah that 118-110 is bizarro.

 

[CountAntonius]

Great fight fuck that first judge.

 

[Rumblebones]

Wonder how quickly they book the rematch. The more time that goes by the more it favors Canelo

Golden Boy know.

 

[BLOODED_hands]

I-I-I don't know what to say! BOXING is a TRAVESTY!

Lol..... I can't wait to see his segment now.

 

[aBarreras]

I don't think anyone would have serious issues with a draw if the first judge scored it 7-5 or even 8-4, 10-2 is absolute bullshit.

would it have make any difference on the outcome? geninuely asking

 

[sf2fanatic]

Adalaide Byrd 118-110. Lol!!

 

[Dr Duncan Steel]

The second fight is totally gonna cost 100. Fuuuuuck.

 

[Sweeney Tom]

People swearing boxing's dead like they didn't just pay nearly $200 ($100 for Floyd/Conor, $70 to $80 for this) to see a combined total of one competitive fight that had one correct result, neither in the same fight

 

[Mesousa]

What are these bells he keeps talking about?

 

[bob_arctor]

I will say that a rematch ends badly for Canelo imo, GGG knows he can walk through his shots more or less. Canelo can say he wasn't surprised by GGG's power but he was clearly the one who felt the shots more on his end.

 

[Officerrob]

Lol..... I can't wait to see his segment now.

He's on now

 

[ghostofsparta]

I hope GGG KOs Canelo on Mexico's independence day

YEAH BOY

Ok not KO

 

[TraBuch]

would it have make any difference on the outcome? geninuely asking

No, but something is suspicious when a judge scores something so lopsided when it clearly wasn't.

 

[Lakershead22]

I was entertained even though I had Canelo lol

 

[danthefan]

I thought GGG won that by few rounds.

 

[hitme]

>not seeing a draw because money after the 7th round

Come on, it's boxing we're talking about.

 

[Chichikov]

Great fight.
I got GGG 115 113, but there were a bunch of close rounds and I can see people scoring it quite differently.

And in any case, this is nowhere near the robbery that the internet outrage surely will make it out to be.

Bring on the rematch, let's trilogy that shit.

 

[Heel]

"Adalaide Byrd once again totally an outlier."

lol

 

[FourMyle]

Really disappointed in this fight but not the decision. I actually think draw is the right call

 

[slightconfuse]

Awesome fight

 

[CrocoDuck]

I hope GGG KOs Canelo on Mexico's independence day

Mexico Independence Day was yesterday

 

[Yekshemesh]

It wouldn't be combat sports it people didn't cry robbery after a close fight.

It's not about the close fight but the 110-118 score from one of the judges.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Sure, but generally you should lose a round if you are being outlanded, which it's fair to say Canelo was outlanded in most rounds. Giving Canelo anything better than a draw is pretty bad scoring frankly. The only rounds in question to me would be 1-3 and 10-12, those are the only rounds I can see being scored for Canelo. So yeah that 118-110 is bizarro.

Judges aren't told to give the round to whoever throws/lands the most. In terms of damage a lot of rounds were closer. Again, I had it for GGG but people that had it for him in a rout were just setting themselves up for disappointment.

 

[RecRoulette]

would it have make any difference on the outcome? geninuely asking

Thankfully no. Just another case of a judge's scorecard trying to steal the spotlight from an amazing fight.

Now, if Canelo ended up winning 2-1 with that bullshit...

 

[Imp the Dimp]

Golovkin won rounds 4-7 and nothing else. His stalking style just seems easier to score for as opposed to Canelo's terrific defense and counters.

 

[K.Jack]

It's not her having Canelo winning. Giving Canelo 10 rounds is INSANE.

Like Teddy Atlas once said, "It's either incompetence, or corruption."

 

[Gorillaz]

No, it really isn't. Canelo landed a lot of counters and body shots, only Lampley didn't verbally cum after each one. There are multiple ways to judge and gauge fights and rounds that are this close. Aggression isn't an automatic win. And I had it GGG by a hair.

I meant in everyone's reaction lol

 

[Levito]

Honestly, I'm just glad we're for sure getting a second fight??


sorry but I want more

 

[overcast]

But also give me part 2. Great fight.

 

[illmatic22]

Thought Golovkin win but Im not gonna riot.

 

[Beach]

This is the Eastern Europeon Moonlight moment. We almost did it?

Fight was a lot closer then most people think and was great overall.

 

[loki 16]

This is not a robery. It was a close fight it could of gone either way. I had Canelo wining by 2.

 

[MassiveNights]

Chris Mannix going in on Adelaide Byrd, the 118-110 judge.

https://twitter.com/chrismannixys/status/909265847746682880

This is his tweet from 3 days ago

https://twitter.com/chrismannixys/status/908050894033387525

She only gave GGG rounds 4 and 7. Disgrace.

 

[Beefy]

People swearing boxing's dead like they didn't just pay nearly $200 ($100 for Floyd/Conor, $70 to $80 for this) to see a combined total of one competitive fight that had one correct result, neither in the same fight

I didn't

 

[Vivalaraza]

Big drama show - they weren't joking were they.

What a joke. They're all in on it for the rematch :lol

 

[TheSkullPrince]

I'd drop $100 on Canelo-GGG 2