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[Fox318]

Are you trying to say that Vince McMahon bought boxing?

If Vince McMahon bought boxing the fight would be in an empty corpus Christi arena.

 

[Heel]

Classic Teddy Atlas. He literally just produced an echo in the ESPN studio.

 

[Tater Tot]

118-110 was incredibly stupid

 

[smurfx]

Yup. Amazing how they went to "such a good fight " to "boxing lol"

Canelo needs to work in his condition. I hope he knows that.

i'm wondering if he had a bad cut or something. dude looked gassed at the 6th round. he needs to be a bit more aggressive in the rematch.

 

[Turin]

I love Teddy but I worry about that man's blood pressure.

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.

I thought Canelo was the sharper fighter when he stayed engaged. He took too much time off and GGG was putting in work even if it wasn't as clean. 7-5 is the closest I could see it.

 

[K.Jack]

SAS is out of his depth, he needs to stand down

 

[Chichikov]

Actual result is not robbery. 118-110 is just a stupid scorecard. Commentator is on point with the Hagler comparison.

Agreed, though I need to rewatch the fight to gauge my outrage, it's just giving every close round to Canelo. I've seen such scorecards in the past that seem way less outrageous when you break them down round by round carefully. I still think it's bullshit, the question is just how bullshit.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Is MMA really taking boxing? and is boxing really in a bad position?

I mean, this year the only UFC fight that looked like a big deal was JoJo vs DC, meanwhile, boxing had this match and joshua vs klitcshko. Even Canelo vs Chavez seemed to do good business.

At least I have the feeling that boxing is hotter than last year, while UFC is lower in the same time span

No. This fight alone is probably going to do more ppv buys than UFC's entire 2017 ppv lineup.

 

[SelfCon]

Adalaide Byrd must be stopped.

 

[imBask]

If Vince McMahon bought boxing the fight would be in an empty corpus Christi arena.

LISTEN TO THE CROWD MAGGLE THEY LOVE IT

also the PPV would've started last night, 24h of boxing

 

[bob_arctor]

yo the rematch is going to be insane! we were hyped for this imagine ggg/canelo 2!!!!

GGG would maybe KO him I feel. He respected Canelo a little too much here, especially early, which makes sense, but he was pretty much walking through Canelo's shots later on. To me, the difference in power was clear.

 

[Dr Duncan Steel]

Atlas is gonna throw a chair at this big screen lol

 

[Gorillaz]

SAS is out of his depth, he needs to stand down

lmao

 

[Syphon Filter]

I'm actually less hyped. Good fight but Canelo clearly lost.

No he didnt, early half was his and ggg took the second. how is that clear?

 

[TuXx]

Adalaide Byrd the legend.

Always in someone's pocket. I shouldn't be surprised

 

[Ninman]

Lmao at the salt, GGG gave the most punches, but the best ones came from Canelo, Canelo or Tie was the best outcome.

 

[Vivalaraza]

I think this fight proved GGG cannot be KO'd, he took Canelo's biggest shots and laughed them off.

Canelo is a powerful puncher but his natural weight is below this weight class. It was very unlikely he could carry that power into middleweight.

But yeah GGG is a beast just walked straight through most of the shots.

 

[MaulerX]

U can make the case canelo won the first 3 rounds. And u can make the case that he won at least 2 of the last 3 if not all 3. That's 5-6 rounds right there for canelo. Yea GGG kept coming forward but canelo made him miss a lot and he was countering him all night. Boxing isn't scored just based on walking forward and swinging away. 115-113 either way is an acceptable score.

Absolutely. If that was the case Mayweather would have lost alot of fights. Anyway, is the first three and the last three for Canelo really that hard to believe?

 

[Niven]

GGG would maybe KO him I feel. He respected Canelo a little too much here, especially early, which makes sense, but he was pretty much walking through Canelo's shots later on. To me, the difference in power was clear.

You say that but at what point was canelo ever rocked?

 

[SenjutsuSage]

Canelo lost that fight clear as day. Not even close. That female judge who scored it 118-110, check her fucking bank account, or her relative's bank account, cause she was paid.

 

[Yekshemesh]

The match was a draw, fine. Now please someone come and defend the 110-118 score. Please I'd love to hear it.

 

[Ether_Snake]

No he didnt, early half was his and ggg took the second. how is that clear?

Because clearly GGG took more rounds. You know it, just won't admit it.

 

[Shanks D Zoro]

i'm wondering if he had a bad cut or something. dude looked gassed at the 6th round. he needs to be a bit more aggressive in the rematch.

It always happens because he works so hard to make weight and then swells up for the fight.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Hmmm, SAS or Max Kellerman? Whose more likely to be right about the result of a boxing match?

 

[NoctisVsStar]

Fuck I'm salty.. my man GGG won this fight.

 

[TheSkullPrince]

GGG has a granite chin, but Canelo didn't get rocked either especially since GGG is known for savaging his opponents.

 

[qcf x2]

I think a draw is totally justifiable. But Adalaide Byrd continuing to get work is sad. Boxing never changes I guess, she's been doing this for many years. It's not enough that they give her any ole matches, no, they give her title fights, main events, big money fights.

 

[Rumblebones]

The actual fight was amazing, but that decision controversy put a bad taste in everybody's mouth.

 

[causan]

After the Pacquiao fight and now GGG being robbed I think I'm done with boxing for awhile.

 

[Typical]

I genuinely had it a draw.

2-3 rounds canelo started super strong, coasted a bit, ggg chased him but did land much which I gave to canelo. First 2 and last 3 to canelo. So 5 in the bag and one of the rounds I mentioned above.

For me correct decision.

 

[Wallach]

i'm wondering if he had a bad cut or something. dude looked gassed at the 6th round. he needs to be a bit more aggressive in the rematch.

Canelo's always had just kind of an average gas tank, and Golovkin literally never stopped moving forward after the third round. Canelo could just come out in the first two round more paced, but it's fighting a losing battle I think as Golovkin's stamina is simply better at this weight, so he's still going to be more tired in the deep rounds.

 

[Obliterator]

No. This fight alone is probably going to do more ppv buys than UFC's entire 2017 ppv lineup.

No it's not. Jones vs DC by itself did almost 900k buys.

UFC is having a weak year but are we really expecting this fight to do 2 million or more? It would need to do that for your post to be accurate. GSP vs Bisping will also do 750k+

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Because clearly GGG took more rounds. You know it, just won't admit it.

It wasn't as clear as you think it is, which is what people like you fail to understand or recognize.

 

[kinggroin]

I don't know how to feel.


On one hand, one of the greatest most heart-pounding fights I've seen in a decade.


On the other hand, FUCK BOXING.

I never hated something I've loved this much.

 

[sirap]

draw is fine, if you thought it was a robbery you know shit about boxing.

That's a shame. You'd think all these people covering this fight would know boxing.

 

[Imp the Dimp]

Look at the rounds:

1. Canelo 10-9 Golovkin, very close
2. Canelo 20-18 Golovkin
3. Canelo 30-27 Golovkin
4. Canelo 39-37 Golovkin
5. Canelo 48-47 Golovkin
6. Canelo 57-57 Golovkin
7. Canelo 66-67 Golovkin (rounds 2-7 were easy to score)
8. Canelo 76-76 Golovkin (close)
9. Canelo 86-85 Golovkin (close)
10. Canelo 96-94 Golovkin (close)
11. Canelo 106-103 Golovkin (close)
12. Canelo 116-112 Golovkin (easily for Canelo)

That's 5 close rounds on my scorecard. There's potential for a swing from 116:112 (which is what I got) to 112:116 for Golovkin. It's just that I found Canelo's defense and counterpunching superior to Golovkin's stalking. I thought he adapted to Golovkin's style very well and got the better punches in in most rounds.

 

[Turin]

On the other hand, I'm glad we're getting a rematch. Canelo needs to be more consistently assertive.

 

[Fox318]

No. This fight alone is probably going to do more ppv buys than UFC's entire 2017 ppv lineup.

Ehhhh it's a bad year due to Conor being out and a few stars but I be if you take out the Conor fight UFC still sold more PPVs than all of boxing out combined.


Hell didn't the Bellator NYC show do 200k at least? Probably more than the GGG garden show.

 

[Oxn]

Because clearly GGG took more rounds. You know it, just won't admit it.

No he didn’t and i was rooting for GGG too.

 

[SyenceLabb]

Where are the COMPUBOX numbers. Curious.

 

[K.Jack]

Yo I have Teddy up 5 rounds to 2 right now.

 

[bob_arctor]

You say that but at what point was canelo ever rocked?

He got stung a few times imo, never rocked because he has great movement and is slippery as hell, but it's clear that GGG has the power on him. GGG gave away early rounds out of respect, rematch that's not happening.

 

[akileese]

i'm wondering if he had a bad cut or something. dude looked gassed at the 6th round. he needs to be a bit more aggressive in the rematch.

Constantly defending like that takes a lot of effort.

Boxing isn't all dead. Check out the Naoya Inoue fight from last week. The kid is amazing.

 

[NoctisVsStar]

I don't know how to feel.


On one hand, one of the greatest most heart-pounding fights I've seen in a decade.


On the other hand, FUCK BOXING.

I never hated something I've loved this much.

Robbery fam

 

[Ninja Scooter]

No it's not. Jones vs DC by itself did almost 900k buys.

UFC us having a weak year but are we really expecting this figjt to do 2 million or more? It would need to do that for you post to be accurate. GSP vs Bisping will also do 750k+

I had wiped that fight from my memory so point taken. Still boxing still has an ability to put together huge, transcendent cards. This "boxing is dying UFC is taking over" is usually bullshit parroted by people that follow neither.

 

[ladyluthien]

Yo I have Teddy up 5 rounds to 2 right now.

LMFAO

 

[Syphon Filter]

GGG would maybe KO him I feel. He respected Canelo a little too much here, especially early, which makes sense, but he was pretty much walking through Canelo's shots later on. To me, the difference in power was clear.

Actually to my surprise canelo didnt feel those punches from ggg, he seemed cocky and confident once he found out he can easily take them.

 

[Obliterator]

I had wiped that fight from my memory so point taken. Still boxing still has an ability to put together huge, transcendent cards. This "boxing is dying UFC is taking over" is usually bullshit parroted by people that follow neither.

For sure agree with you there

 

[Fercho]

That's a shame. You'd think all these people covering this fight would know boxing.

That doesn't mean anything tbh. Here in Mexico are salty too for the draw making the case for Canelo. So there is some bias from "the people who knows"

 

[Qvoth]

Fuck i missed this, it was a draw? Wtf
Did mah boi ggg did well at least?