FAO: people who thought Canelo won the fight

[-jose-]

and then soon after the fight, canelo can take cotto up to the top of the teotihuacán pyramid, take his heart out after he places him on the alter and then throw his still warm corpse down and hold his head like a boss as the moon provides light, in typical mexican fashion.

[baya]

it felt wrong typing it up, son.

i'm taking this too far is what my general feeling was.

[UTEP]

the shocking thing here in this thread though is that both cua and utep think that lara didn't win.

Yea, i predicted Lara would win by decision before the fight but i don't think either of them won.

and then soon after the fight, canelo can take cotto up to the top of the teotihuacán pyramid, take his heart out after he places him on the alter and then throw his still warm corpse down and hold his head like a boss as the moon provides light, in typical mexican fashion.

lol, I still think Cotto schools Canelo.

[ßringer]

What is this thread doing in the lounge?

We have one official fight discussion thread so as to appeal to lounge regulars with fight discussion and simultaneously bypass the idiocy in NSB, but one thread is it. Just use that.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Can't wait for this fight to start... Regardless what happens, ding round 1, this is an epic matchup

I think Lara gonna beat him,, now that I saw tale of tape... The 5 inch reach will be the difference
Canelo isn't good at getting inside and fighting there... Lara gonna pick him apart from the outside and maybe stop him.. Canelo's chin will be checked

Lara 1-0

Canelo needs to get busier,, Lara gonna school him in a slow chess match..

If Lara starts opening up combinations behind that lead left, canelo gonna be in trouble

2nd rd was close, but I think canelo edged it with the body work

Endurance and stamina gonna be the deciding factor it looks like

Who is gonna tire first

Lara won big.. Canelo already looks frustrated..

Lara starts opening up combos behind the straight left, he is really gonna hurt canelo.. A hook behind the straight is there for lara

Canelo's best round,, I got it 2 apiece..

Canelo is throwing some heat to the body

Rd 5 was canelo... I got it 3-2 canelo.. Lara needs to get busy and defend the body so more..

Lara usually finds his rythmn as the fight goes on like he did vs vanes, Williams..
Interesting to see how he deals with the body shots

Lara seems to be limited offensively,, only has the straight left and jab.. Hardly any hooks, uppercut, body shots...

Very close 6th... Gave it to Lara, 3-3

Canelo wins another rd,,, 4-3 canelo


Lara seems to be slowing, body shots starting to pay dividends

Canelo wins another.. It's 5-3 canelo..

Lara looks totally zapped of energy from the body shots

Canelo 6-3

Lara has no answers and throws the same 2 punches...

Lara just doesn't throw enough..

Canelo has swept the last few rounds..

6-3 canelo

I think Lara narrowly won the 11th..

7-4 canelo

Gave Lara the 12th

Final score 115-113 canelo..

Good fight, but Lara gave away too many rounds..

Had canelo winning rds 2,4,5,7,8,9,10

Lara winning 1,3,6,11,12

115-113 canelo

117-111 canelo was a horrible scorecard..

Thought canelo won but that score was absurd

Def not a robbery,,, the 117-111 score was crap, but this wasn't a robbery..

These are my thoughts about the fight in real time from the RBR lounge thread

[4Corners]

Canelo won rounds 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, and 12

Lara won rounds 1, 2, 3, 10, and 11

Round 6 was close, should have been an even round.