I understand boxing, ring generalship. I totally understand that but to RUN MORE THAN YOU THROW is disgusting. You cant expect to win the fight going backwards the entire fight while your opponent is the one pressing and being aggressive.
I gave the first 3 rounds to Lara then after that, Canelo pressed the action, was the aggressor. Landed thudding body punches. Sure Lara landed clear, crisp combos but it wasnt enough to win the fight.
This is PRIZE FIGHTING. This isnt tag. This isnt the amateurs.
You want to run and be slick? go pick up a glove, field some ground balls and play baseball.
Professional Prize fighting is not the sport for you.
Perfect fight for you would be Lara v. Floyd. That'll make all those ring generalship fans cream their pants.
That'd be Chad Dawson vs Bhop x100... that thought makes me sad.
I understand needed to cut off the ring for people who use good footwork but Lara was running a Marathon last night.
People actually think Lara got robbed?
The best way to deal with a runner is to stop in your tracks once he does his six step backward crap. Just stand there and wait for him to come back to you. How many times did Lara catapulted himself backwards to the other side of the ring tonight?
And Malignaggi thought that was great ring generalship. That was a painful match to watch.
The sport is called BOXING from the word box(punching with your fists) not RUNNNG from the word run.
There should be a warning and points deducted for disengaging from fighting. Like more than one step back should be considered cowardice and be deducted a point.
Just my rant for today.
What a load. So watching Brawler vs Brawler is your type of fight?
I'm not much of a fan of Lara's style but it is effective in most fights.
Perfect fight for you would be Lara v. Floyd. That'll make all those ring generalship fans cream their pants.
He really is a bit of a hypejob.
People should be thankful GGG never took Lara up on the option for a fight, that wouldn't of went well for Lara at all!
I don't care about the crying people are doing Canelo deserved that last night he landed the bigger shots and he was the only man looking for an actual fight.
This is the pro game no the amateurs, it'd be all well and good if Lara fought like that at the Olympics.
Canelo vs Cotto next please.
he landed 10 more total punches, but had 80 more over all jabs. So from them 70 punches which were jabs from Lara, they did more damage then them 70 hard body shots from Canelo?
Reality is Lara hit Canelo more than the other way around, frustrated him n made him look bad, no way in hell any reasonable, impartial party would have it 117 -111 for Canelo, he knows it, Lara knows it n we all know it; business wise it's beyyer that Canelo wins it, we all know it n that's what we got, live w it n be happy.
Those who think that Lara won should belong another sport where boxers ride bicycles in the ring, and call it bicycle boxing, or disgusting boxing. Put Rigo and Floyd in the same sport. Canelo should not fight Lara anymore, Canelo does real boxing and Lara belongs to another sport.
I think the only people mad are the " Lara will KO Canelo late in the fight, prolly around round 10 since Canelo always gasses out ."
I feel for Lara though. No hate for him at all.
Lara got jerked!
He said Marathon.
But you dudes are overblowing his running and completely selling Lara short. He boxed beautifully at times and made Canelo look terrible at times. I had it 115-113 Lara.
I had Canelo to win this fight in brutal fashion and he got shooled for most of the fight. Lara only has himself to blame though he gave rounds 9,10 and 11 away thats 3 in a row.
Maybe UFC is for you guys.
Lara won the first 3 rounds in my book, but his movement was making Canelo reset and he was landing punches while doing so. After the 3rd, his movement was more about avoiding confrontation. His punch output dropped and Canelo's increased while Canelo basically chased him and roughed him up when he could catch him. He did box beautifully at times, but manly only in the first 3 rounds. After that, from the 4th on, I could see and feel a change in him and Canelo controlled the momentum. Lara squeaked in a couple extra rounds where Canelo did not do much either, but I had Canelo winning 7-5
"I had a bully in 3rd grade that I ran home from, but I never got paid for it."
LMAO! Niiice!
I think Lara should move to Kenya or Ethiopia. There's a nice future for him there. long distance running.
LMAO @ those admiring laras "Greek god physique"
Muscles never win fights.
This is Bs. Lara ran the hold time. He made Mayweather a sprinter. He was completely scared of Canelo. I mean grown man scared of another grown man. Saul thought he was fighting today. Anybody that think it was close you'd better not have a street fight in your life because I've never seen a man run for 12 rounds. Then, he had the nerves to believe he won. I had a bully in 3rd grade that I ran home from, but I never got paid for it.
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Those two shouldn't be in the same sentence man, Rigondeaux can be boring but he sets up counters much faster than Lara and he has variety, Lara probably doesn't know what variety is.
Rigondeaux is def. more exciting to watch, even though he uses footwork alot. He's a different breed though....
Lara makes me question whether I want to continue on being a boxing fan.
JK, but he's whack to me.
That is harsh, regardless of decision you should support a fighter who you're a fan of.
Lmfao stop it! I'm not even mad, I'm embarrassed. The sport I love so much is a joke and not even a real sport anymore.
I think the only people mad are the " Lara will KO Canelo late in the fight, prolly around round 10 since Canelo always gasses out ."
I feel for Lara though. No hate for him at all.
And Lara throws more than Rigo. Fuc k Rigo.
Those two shouldn't be in the same sentence man, Rigondeaux can be boring but he sets up counters much faster than Lara and he has variety, Lara probably doesn't know what variety is.
dude, get real man lara was too busy riding his bike. cmon man after all the smack talkin he showed up to stink the place.
Now, I'm with u. If u talk the way Lara did, u ain't live up to all that hot **** was talking. But, Canelo didn't win 7 rds. Let alone 9 on that over card. Lara won that fight.