Is this the most clear instance of a fighter losing rd 1before the fight? Or maybe Floyd v Ortiz?Or did Canelo lose by rage

[billeau2]

Lets add things up. Plant got pushed across the ring like a rag doll in a 100mph wind,then got his punch dodged,& then left hooked followed by a pimpslap so wicked it resembled some blackploitation movie type shz. He ended up looking like some dude who got beat up by a bully at the prom.

Did Plant lose Rd 1 by not being prepared to"protect himself at all times" or did Canelo lose by him getting under his skin?(an argument can be made for both)

Or was Floyd choking out Ortiz as Ortiz took it like a btch the best example of winning the mental war before the fight?

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Interesting proposition: Who got the advantage? Is it the obvious one? Or a more subtle clue of things to come?

I don't really equate any shenanigans with dominance in the ring... The fact that Canelo landed a slap (neither guy punched), and anticipated that Plant would slap, means very little to me. And... if one looks at the tape, these were slaps, not even punches lol.

Plant did show that he is in the epic Ginger's head. You have to follow the subterfuge here: NOBODY!!!! Not even boxing royalty like bread, CRITISIZES the epic Ginger!!! Like the cult of Roy (Jones) when Jones was winning, you existed to worship the ground these god-men walked on and do little else. People are being put out on the street for even suggesting that Plant might make the fight interesting! its worse than when Handsome Oscar De La Hoya fought and my wife and her female friends, would make me and the boys sit in the back!

So here comes Plant who refuses to worship the epic Messican Ginger and has the nerve to state "The emperor has no clothes" or in this case "you muddafcka!" To me that act right there, vis a vis, how Plant makes Canelo all too human... along with boxing analysts who have experience, logical thoughts and integrity, who tend to do the same... means he is getting to the epic ginger.

People get caught up in titles... And they forget that Canelo has looked very fallible in many of his fights. In fact, the judges seem to also think the epic ginger can do no wrong, but then we see triple G, Lara and Trout, who all could have been declared the winner against the "unbeatable" Canelo.

Plant doesn't give a flying Muddafck if Canelo looks dominant hitting him in a press conference. Plant is also a champion, with confidence, skills, and a style that gives him a decent chance against the epic ginger if he plays his cards right. Plant has watched his mother murdered because cops cannot take a knife from a women, he has grown up in an area with shiat everywhere, a community destroyed by Oxicontin, Meth, etc. He isn't buying the the infallibility of the epic ginger. I don't blame Plant. Canelo is drunk on his own koolade. This kind of nationalistic BS that his team pulls, it alarms me frankly. And I always laugh when people talk about titles, like they matter... It matters who you fight. And when you see great middleweights like Lamotta who were able to upset the apple cart of the great Ray Robinson, it puts things in perspective.

Canelo arguably got by triple g both times... and Ward defeated the real version of Kovalev who would have slugged it out and not tried to box against Canelo. Canelo is an insanely good fighter, but there are levels to this lol. insanely good is behind a few levels... and I don't care what alphabet soup you unify.

[eco1]

I think Canelo's body lost a lot of the drugs he takes. One more week of tainted meat and he is good to go.

[_original_]

Danny Garcia (or rather Angel) got into Khan heavy and made him fight like a buffoon.

it remains to be seen who has the upper hand here but I think it tremendously helped sell the fight.

[ruedboy]

Too early too tell. Plant looked shook but it's his first time on the big stage. Probably last time we'll see him in a suit though.

[QballLobo]

10-8 round for Canelo. He took no damage and countered Plant’s hoe move with a sweet dodge and counter.

[-DSG-]

Plant is going to box the **** out of canelo.

[Johnny2x2x]

Scuffle means nothing. Good to see Canelo learning English, should have 10 years ago, he cost himself $Millions in endorsements by waiting.

Canelo is a flat out animal, Plant will be happy to cash the check, but he's going to get hurt in there. Canelo is just a totally different level than anyone he's ever been in with. Plant has no power, it's going to be hard for him to give Canelo pause in there.