Sometimes boxing fans are their own worst enemies. They watch the fights as one big round, don't keep scorecards, and then like to cry when the decision is announced. This isn't surprising, there are people that think Floyd lost to Maidana and Pacquiao. Probably the same people that think Kovalev-Ward I was a robbery.
Unfortunately, people see one guy coming forward and assume he deserves to win.
Anyway, here is my scorecard. Watched it with no audio so I wouldn't be influenced. *** means that the round was close and could have gone either way. Canelo was throwing the combos, landed the eye catching shots, and better body shots. Golovkin applied the non-stop pressure.
Neither guy was hurt, dropped, bloodied, battered or took significant damage. Rounds were close. Cries of robbery uncalled for.
1. Canelo
2. Canelo
3. Canelo
4. Golovkin ***
5. Golovkin ***
6. Canelo ***
7. Golovkin (clearest round in the whole fight in my opinion)
8. Golovkin
9. Canelo ***
10. Golovkin
11. Golovkin
12. Canelo
6-6, 114-114.
Okay, that's cool. I thought you were being sarcastic or something.
Yeah, I think many preferred Golovkin's pressure style even if he wasn't landing cleanly
Maybe, but pressure for pressure's sake isn't something I like to watch, and I doubt that I'm alone. Largely why I'll likely never like watching Shawn Porter, tbh
6-6 draw
Canelo had first 3 rds
Golovkin took control from 4-9
Canelo rallied and won the last 3..
Honestly pretty easy fight to score..
1,3,10 were close.. ggg gets one of those rds, he wins
I see no credible argument for canelo winning, but a draw is legit
Sometimes boxing fans are their own worst enemies. They watch the fights as one big round, don't keep scorecards, and then like to cry when the decision is announced. This isn't surprising, there are people that think Floyd lost to Maidana and Pacquiao. Probably the same people that think Kovalev-Ward I was a robbery.
Unfortunately, people see one guy coming forward and assume he deserves to win.
Anyway, here is my scorecard. Watched it with no audio so I wouldn't be influenced. *** means that the round was close and could have gone either way. Canelo was throwing the combos, landed the eye catching shots, and better body shots. Golovkin applied the non-stop pressure.
Neither guy was hurt, dropped, bloodied, battered or took significant damage. Rounds were close. Cries of robbery uncalled for.
1. Canelo
2. Canelo
3. Canelo
4. Golovkin ***
5. Golovkin ***
6. Canelo ***
7. Golovkin (clearest round in the whole fight in my opinion)
8. Golovkin
9. Canelo ***
10. Golovkin
11. Golovkin
12. Canelo
6-6, 114-114.
Yes, I scored rounds slightly different but I got 6-6 too!
The one judge's scorecard was ridiculous but the overall DRAW decision wasn't.
115-113 for either guy would not have been a robbery.
Sometimes boxing fans are their own worst enemies. They watch the fights as one big round, don't keep scorecards, and then like to cry when the decision is announced. This isn't surprising, there are people that think Floyd lost to Maidana and Pacquiao. Probably the same people that think Kovalev-Ward I was a robbery.
Unfortunately, people see one guy coming forward and assume he deserves to win.
Anyway, here is my scorecard. Watched it with no audio so I wouldn't be influenced. *** means that the round was close and could have gone either way. Canelo was throwing the combos, landed the eye catching shots, and better body shots. Golovkin applied the non-stop pressure.
Neither guy was hurt, dropped, bloodied, battered or took significant damage. Rounds were close. Cries of robbery uncalled for.
1. Canelo
2. Canelo
3. Canelo
4. Golovkin ***
5. Golovkin ***
6. Canelo ***
7. Golovkin (clearest round in the whole fight in my opinion)
8. Golovkin
9. Canelo ***
10. Golovkin
11. Golovkin
12. Canelo
6-6, 114-114.
Your name is golden boy and your profile pic is Canelo punching GGG.... Your whole post wasn't even worth reading due to the fact
I didn't watch the fight again yet, but your score is fine. Close fight or a draw are fair. The problem is that 118-110 card by Byrd that put do much controversy on the judging. It's really marring what was a great, great fight.
Mad props to both fighters.
Being completely legit; didn't watch the fight (was flying back home), so simply going off of what the post I was responding to scored the fight.
If a round is close, logic says that the edge usually goes to whatever style the person scoring prefers.
Unless you're trying to argue that Golovkin or Alvarez simply clearly dominated more rounds than folks are talking about, I'm not sure where your surprise is coming from.
Okay, that's cool. I thought you were being sarcastic or something.
Yeah, I think many preferred Golovkin's pressure style even if he wasn't landing cleanly
not sure if you're being sarcastic or not lol
Being completely legit; didn't watch the fight (was flying back home), so simply going off of what the post I was responding to scored the fight.
If a round is close, logic says that the edge usually goes to whatever style the person scoring prefers.
Unless you're trying to argue that Golovkin or Alvarez simply clearly dominated more rounds than folks are talking about, I'm not sure where your surprise is coming from.
So according to you the first three which were extremely close you put as clear Canelo, but 4-5-6 which were clear GGG rounds you put as close, and even gave 6 to Canelo?
If I put an asterik I think they're close and could have gone either way.
If I didn't, then I think one guy did slightly better work and deserved it.
This fight was full of close rounds. Looking at other people's scorecards no one can really agree that one guy 100% deserved a round. Scorecards are all over the place.
So according to you the first three which were extremely close you put as clear Canelo, but 4-5-6 which were clear GGG rounds you put as close, and even gave 6 to Canelo?
I scored 5 and 6 for Canelo and they seemed pretty clear for him to me.
4 to Canelo, 4 to Golovkin, 4 in the lurch; therefore anything from 8-4 Canelo to 8-4 Golovkin, on your card, could be seen as a reasonable score.
Good to know.
not sure if you're being sarcastic or not lol
Sometimes boxing fans are their own worst enemies. They watch the fights as one big round, don't keep scorecards, and then like to cry when the decision is announced. This isn't surprising, there are people that think Floyd lost to Maidana and Pacquiao. Probably the same people that think Kovalev-Ward I was a robbery.
Unfortunately, people see one guy coming forward and assume he deserves to win.
Anyway, here is my scorecard. Watched it with no audio so I wouldn't be influenced. *** means that the round was close and could have gone either way. Canelo was throwing the combos, landed the eye catching shots, and better body shots. Golovkin applied the non-stop pressure.
Neither guy was hurt, dropped, bloodied, battered or took significant damage. Rounds were close. Cries of robbery uncalled for.
1. Canelo
2. Canelo
3. Canelo
4. Golovkin ***
5. Golovkin ***
6. Canelo ***
7. Golovkin (clearest round in the whole fight in my opinion)
8. Golovkin
9. Canelo ***
10. Golovkin
11. Golovkin
12. Canelo
6-6, 114-114.
4 to Canelo, 4 to Golovkin, 4 in the lurch; therefore anything from 8-4 Canelo to 8-4 Golovkin, on your card, could be seen as a reasonable score.
Good to know.
Mexicans prefer the guy moving forward, this isn't knew.
And how many of those 200 people had a scorecard? lol
Mexicans generally prefer the Mexican fighter!
I addressed that in another post. Round by round vs the overall war. Little doubt that Golovkin won the overall war and that's how most fans determine winner.
But even in the round by round Golovkin won. It was close but his rounds much more decisive than Canelo's. Basically you had to give Canelo everything close to get him a draw. That shouldn't happen.
Anyways whatever, overwhelming media gave it to Golovkin as well as fans and it appears even fighters. I guess that's how I'll remember it.
Finally a sensible thread about the fight. I totally agree. I thought Canelo won it close and should've got the nod but I can't complain much about the draw. Thing is, GGG is the most hyped boxer in many years so of course a lot of fans are going to side with him. Meanwhile Canelo isn't as popular so doesn't get as many people backing him. Plus it doesn't help that the HBO cheerleaders were going crazy even when GGG was constantly missing and getting countered. Impressionable fans who are new to the sport and have only been following it for a couple of years are going to be swayed by that. Meanwhile very few will take the time to watch it without the commentary and properly analyse what was really happening in the fight.
Bring on the rematch!
115-113 either way i can see. 114-114 totally plausable.
However the difference is that it would be a lot easier to give GGG the close rounds (because of activity) where as to give Canelo the close rounds you really have to think about it. In other words you need to debate and REALLY find a reason to give Canelo the round. Did he hit the flashier shots in those close rounds?? Sure. Did he out land GGG in those close rounds? No. How many jabs = a power punch??
Canelo didn't throw in that round much while Golovkin stalked him.
Just looked it up, Canelo threw the least amount of punches in that round than any other round besides round 1 (although I trust CompuBox with a grain of salt)
The legendary Canelo Alvarez won a round Willie Pep style :hail::hail:
:lol1: Jokes aside I was pretty shocked to see round 7 ticked off for Canelo
Funny enough, the judged who called it a draw gave the 7th round to Canelo
Canelo didn't throw in that round much while Golovkin stalked him.
Just looked it up, Canelo threw the least amount of punches in that round than any other round besides round 1 (although I trust CompuBox with a grain of salt)