Comments Thread For: Erislandy Lara Targets Golovkin, Mayweather, Canelo

[CubanGuyNYC]

The beauty of all this is that Lara actually means it when he says he'll fight anybody.

[UTEP]

Lara beats the shyt out of Canelo and Mayweather, GGG/Lara would be a great fight too, i thing GGG edges that one out.

[The Big Dunn]

SMart move by Lara and GBP. Call out the big names in and around your weight class. I think its clear he wont get a GGG fight because GGG doesn't fight everyone from 154-168 and because he has an HBO deal.

He wont get a floyd fight because floyd only fights at 154 for the big money.

Canelo said he is on the short list of opponents. He may get the fight depending on the ppv sales of the canelo/angulo fight. If I'm Lara I'd be careful-this fight will be in Texas with that open scoring bull****.

[bklynboy]

SMart move by Lara and GBP. Call out the big names in and around your weight class. I think its clear he wont get a GGG fight because GGG doesn't fight everyone from 154-168 and because he has an HBO deal.

He wont get a floyd fight because floyd only fights at 154 for the big money.

Canelo said he is on the short list of opponents. He may get the fight depending on the ppv sales of the canelo/angulo fight. If I'm Lara I'd be careful-this fight will be in Texas with that open scoring bull****.

Why are you against open scoring? There are good reasons to not have it. Fan booing between rounds at scores might change the judges opinions in the next round. My biggest problem is that as someone pulls away (up 7-3 in a 12 round fight) he might just stay away and purposely lose the last two rounds but end up winning the fight 7-5.

Still, there is something good about knowing the score. We know the score in all other sports. (Down 4-2 in the bottom of the ninth; down 102-98 with 28 seconds left; etc...

[The Big Dunn]

In other sports scoring is subjective, not objective. I don't think in any event where there is judging that you

I don't like open scoring because it changes the complexon of the fight. Take Trout v Canelo.

To find out he was down so much on 2 cards clearly upset and frustrated Trout and made him have to change how he was fighting. At the time of the last annopunced scores many thought it was alot closer. Trout essentially was told you need a knockout to win when IMO he shouldn't have.

Maybe I'm just old, but I also prefer to find out the scores at the end.

[CubanGuyNYC]

In other sports scoring is subjective, not objective. I don't think in any event where there is judging that you

It's the other way around.

I don't like open scoring because it changes the complexon of the fight. Take Trout v Canelo.

To find out he was down so much on 2 cards clearly upset and frustrated Trout and made him have to change how he was fighting. At the time of the last annopunced scores many thought it was alot closer. Trout essentially was told you need a knockout to win when IMO he shouldn't have.

Maybe I'm just old, but I also prefer to find out the scores at the end.

Your point is well taken, but I don't know if it's ultimately a bad thing. I really don't have much to say about open scoring; except that, if it's not a clear improvement over the old system, why change?

[The Big Dunn]

It's the other way around.



Your point is well taken, but I don't know if it's ultimately a bad thing. I really don't have much to say about open scoring; except that, if it's not a clear improvement over the old system, why change?

Yeah, thats what I meant lol. thanks.

Open scoring would be good if it forced the guy whose behind to pick up the pace thus making the fight more exciting and dramatic.

When it takes a fighter totally out of his gameplan because one judge is seeing somethign the rest of the world isn't, it makes everything worse.

I, like you, didn't see the need for any change.

[Pain~Lucy]

lara will beat the **** out of canelo. Lara vs mayweather is intriguing, it will be boxing ****, but I think money will edge it. Lara vs GGG @160 will be a competitive fight too but with GGG knocking him out in the late rounds

[bklynboy]

It's the other way around.



Your point is well taken, but I don't know if it's ultimately a bad thing. I really don't have much to say about open scoring; except that, if it's not a clear improvement over the old system, why change?

That's been my position up to now. I like the *idea* of open scoring but ultimately what counts is competent, honest judging. But even with that judging can be all over the map depending on what the judge values as more important.

[Ragnor]

Lara vs GGG

Lucky for Lara that his promoter will never agree to a match with GGG. As good as Lara is, he would be destroyed.