Imp the Dimp
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He won rounds 10-12 on all three scorecards.
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Canelo Alvarez vs Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin -Saturday September 16th |OT| This is Boxing
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He won rounds 10-12 on all three scorecards.
I dunno, I remember Teddy freaking out about decisions on Friday Night Fights just like this 10-15 years ago. Now he just has a bigger platform for no one to care the next day.
lol the crew in the ESPN trucks were probably laughing their asses off
pixelation
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Chavez roasting golovkin for his supposed "Mexican Style" right now on ESPN, he says that there was nothing "Mexican Style" about tonight's performance (where were the liver shots?), and also... golovkin looking a lot slower so... i guess he wasn't faking his last few (lackluster) performances.
Those late middle rounds where Canelo couldnt raise his gloves went to GGG so...
Yeah, this is not a huge robbery, nor the death of Boxing. Yall say it every time and it still hasn't happened.
That being said, I did think it was an easy decision, I had GGG winning by 3 to 2 rounds.
The rounds were absolutely close at times. Byrd needs to get roasted for that 118-110 nonsense.
Hopefully the rematch happens sooner or later, I dont want to wait till Cinco De Mayo, but the fight would make a killing if it did.
The promoters are the winners, Cotto is the biggest loser, he ain't getting either of these guys, though to be fair, he might be getting saved from getting KTFO'd
For real, that is just Teddy being Teddy and it's always fantastic to observe. Now he gets to share his gift with the world.
That being said, I did think it was an easy decision, I had GGG winning by 3 to 2 rounds.
The rounds were absolutely close at times. Byrd needs to get roasted for that 118-110 nonsense.
Hopefully the rematch happens sooner or later, I dont want to wait till Cinco De Mayo, but the fight would make a killing if it did.
The promoters are the winners, Cotto is the biggest loser, he ain't getting either of these guys, though to be fair, he might be getting saved from getting KTFO'd
For real, that is just Teddy being Teddy and it's always fantastic to observe. Now he gets to share his gift with the world.
NyMartin90
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Gennady pushed the pace this fight and made canelo fight while moving backwards. Fighting backwards made him tired.
Truly Gennady is a man of steel and was unfazed. There were times where you could see the fatigue on Canelo.
Truly Gennady is a man of steel and was unfazed. There were times where you could see the fatigue on Canelo.
Vivalaraza
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Yeah but on the other hand it makes it a lot easier to cop out and score rounds as draws when they're close rounds.
Shanks D Zoro
Banned
True, but it might encourage fighters to go for it a bit more.
Ninja Scooter
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GGG probably kicking himself for not attacking the body more. Would have had Canelo a lot more tired, and probably prevented some of those rallys from Canelo in the later rounds. Gonna be interesting to see which adjustments each guy makes for the rematch.
Obliterator
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Yekshemesh
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Defend the the the 110-118 decision then please. I'd love to hear it
Canelo was sharper at close range but he needed a lot of breathers. Gennady can't take that all night. He's human.
On the flip slide, I think it'd benefit GGG to fight more like he did against Lemieux. He could have done a better job of maintaining his distance while pressuring.
Ninja Scooter
Member
Nobody is defending that decision.
BRB running through a brick wall.
we never lose, baby
soundpross
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I really love teddy atlas his love and knowledge for boxing and the fighters of boxing is very genuine. that being said it was a close fight but i had GGG winning better ring generalship and pressure while landing great shots, but Canelo landed some great shots and worked the body good in the early rounds.
The house always wins.
You'd have a point if two of those cards weren't fishy.
thehypocrite
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Yeah. That really matters for shit. Canelo actually closed better than GGG.
CassidyIzABeast
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God damn, they might as well bring Max on and make this a late night episode of First Take.
sf2fanatic
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We going to Sizzler?
All you can eat, on the house!
Golovkin's human, but I mean, he just did take that all night. I'd say by like round three tonight Canelo really lost the ability to force Golovkin back.
I'm just saying Canelo not only needs to figure out how to be more efficient with his energy to actually hurt Golovkin (especially with the body work - Golovkin must have steel guts or something) but he literally needs more energy overall at 160.
Golovkin doesn't need more stamina as things stand, he just has to figure out a game plan to land more effective body work and more effectively work in those weird angle chopping overhand rights against the ropes where he comes down right on your forehead.
Vivalaraza
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Speaking of Max his post fight interview was strange. It seemed like he wasn't asking the questions he really wanted to and generally seemed a bit bemused.
bob_arctor
Tough_Smooth
That's the biggest one for me. Did you notice that one good body shot GGG landed early? I mentioned it before. I was like yeah, that's what you need to do.
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Canelo won rounds 1-3 and 10-12. A draw is not a stretch. Byrd's card is a farce though.
Fried Food
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why don't they have the judges submit scores after each round? Besides time constraints, tell me why that wouldn't be a better system.
Hurricane_Chris
DDK
Wonder when will they fight the rematch? Considering the rate at which g3 is slowing down, all Canelo has to do is wait a year and a half and he should be able to easily get the W.
Agent Icebeezy
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Some fights do have open scoring like that. Rare though.
jordan0386
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If all 3 judges saw 10-12 as Canelo's. Why is the 118 so impossible?
Folks are way too impressed with the hot takes of running down and stalking your opponent.
I saw two fighters not give an inch. And on the slo mo replays it appeared that Canelo landed more solid shots.
Folks are way too impressed with the hot takes of running down and stalking your opponent.
I saw two fighters not give an inch. And on the slo mo replays it appeared that Canelo landed more solid shots.
Vivalaraza
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:lol
Imp the Dimp
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I don't think 10-2 either way is reasonable but Canelo absolutely landed the better shots tonight and inflicted more damage.
Golovkin turned up this fight in the best shape of his life though.
Shredded 27 year old Canelo didn't look any better in terms of gas than 35 year old not so shredded Gennady.
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[IMG]https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/237368477139075075/358837163980226560/bb3dqd6jddmz.png[/IMG]GGG will need to step up his body shot game lol
Yup and the judges saw that. The thing here is that Golovkin is such a beast that the punches were "meh".
Also Canelo dodging like a beautiful dancer was also noticed.
MaulerX
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Completely missing my point. I disagree with that one card just as much as anyone. All I'm saying is that even if that card was much closer (but still in favor of Alvarez) then the outcome would had still been a draw. So no reason to go berzerk for that one card as far as the actual outcome is concerned.
CassidyIzABeast
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SAS says Top Rank requested that the 118-110 judge didn't work the match.
MiloHoffman
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Syphon Filter
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Why would it be a year from now? Most likely early next year. Cinco de mayo?
GGG wasn't taking it consistently. That said, I don't know if Canelo's actual stamina can get that much better. He needs to get more relaxed at closer quarters. He picks shots off well but he's very tight when he does it.
GGG could have made this a clearer fight if he was more jab centric, digging it high and low. Hard straight rights to the body and chest. Most of the stuff up top comes later.
Ninja Scooter
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I mean, volume doesn't mean everything but he landed 4 more power punches. The fight was a lot closer in terms of power/damaging shots than people want to believe. Canelo was backing up a lot, yes, but he was also exchanging.
Ken K in the Fresh!!!
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Armchair judges posting that canelo won this ez? Lololol
Soapbox Killer
Grand Nagus
Teddy Atlas is about to either cry or have heart attack or both. I agree with Stephen A. that the draw is not the issue here but 118 seems... misguided at best and downright incompetent with any inspection.
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