Comments Thread For: Canelo Edges Erislandy Lara With Split Nod To Win

[Beater_of_ass]

LMAO at people saying Lara wasn't "running" he was boxing. Last I checked the difference between running and boxing is throwing punches, using your legs and not throwing punches is not boxing as simple as that. 117-111 is way too wide, but it's exactly what I expected which was Lara to lose the fight even if he won. Personally I think he lost anyway and I picked the wrong guy but it was close, Lara also gave me a lot more appreciation for Gamboa. Dood is the only Cuban who at least tried to adopt a pro-style instead of talk a ton of **** to be scared in there.

[Beater_of_ass]

Strange logic , Lara still outlanded Canelo.

Maybe Canelo should have landed more instead?.

Wait... Canelo was trying to hit Lara, Lara was trying to avoid those punches and yet... Lara outlanded by 10 punches? Seems like Lara wasn't very effective and moving and countering if he only hit a guy 10 more times than he got hit, add in that it was mainly jabs and he didn't do anything of note.

[komodo]

I'd like to thank Castro from the bottom of heart for not letting these guys turn pro.

[CubanGuyNYC]

I had it a draw.117-111 was crap...they did what they did to de la hoya against trinidad here...lara did too much running but still i had it a draw....no excuses from lara fans!!

Good post. I thought it was a bad decision. I had it 115-113 Lara. 117-111 Canelo was suspension worthy. It's what makes people think "fix." Landy's style will always lend itself to losing close rounds, so a draw is reasonable. I thought Lara boxed beautifully at times, but there were a couple of moments where he went into full run-mode.

[CubanGuyNYC]

117-110 top wide but it was close. Lara should have stood his ground a lil more and he would have won

The one scorecard in favor of Canelo was too wide, but it was a close fight that came down to a few swing rounds. Lara fought the second half of the fight more like he was trying to protect his lead than trying to win.

True statements. On the other hand, Canelo was starting to gain strength and urgency. Lara had to keep moving in order to avoid getting caught. There were moments later in the fight where it looked like Alvarez was moving in for the kill. I was starting to get concerned, but Landy weathered the storm.

[CubanGuyNYC]

Everybody knew Lara wouldn't get the decision so no controversy IMO

Lara should have let his hands go more and stood on his punches. He should have watched the Mayweather fight, you can beat Canelo inside but instead Lara 1 Punch Circle no Counter

117-111 was bad though, much closer than that 6-5-1 either way IMO

Lara's not Floyd. Only Floyd is Floyd. Landy has to move, throw 1-2s and move again. That's his style. Unfortunately, he'll lose a lot of close fights he should've won that way.

[champion4ever]

First I would like to say congratulations to Canelo Alvarez on displaying such a spirited effort and fighting a helluva fight under some very difficult circumstances, in his close victory decision over Erislandy Lara. I am the first to admit I was very proud of his performance, as he proved me wrong in this bout.

I had Lara originally picked but Ginger really surprised me with his overall tenacity, willpower, stamina, workrate and cardio conditioning. I expected a lackluster Canelo picking and choosing his spots very carefully by fighting in spurts and by backing up and fighting off the back foot. However, he did the complete opposite. He fought off the front feet for the entire fight without losing any stamina and personally I had him winning this fight by simply being the busier and hungrier of the two fighters.

As far as Lara is concerned, he really disappointed me. I expected him to land many more combination punches than he did but he would go long stretches in the fight without releasing his hands. Perhaps it had something to do with Canelo's relentless body attack In any case, while I thought Erislandy landed the cleaner punches to the head and that his overall footwork and ring generalship was superb; I just didn't think he did enough to justify winning this fight. He moved his feet a lot more than his hands which maybe cost him the fight in the end as Alvarez appeared busier and the more accurate body puncher of the two.

So all I can say is good luck champ on a job well done as I wish him and his fans all the best in his future endeavors.

[bojangles1987]

True statements. On the other hand, Canelo was starting to gain strength and urgency. Lara had to keep moving in order to avoid getting caught. There were moments later in the fight where it looked like Alvarez was moving in for the kill. I was starting to get concerned, but Landy weathered the storm.

I don't care what head of steam Alvarez was gaining, Lara should never have let him walk in without making him pay with straight rights and lefts. He lost the fight because he stopped throwing in those middle rounds.

He always waits and waits and waits, and it cost him in his biggest fight. He should have won this fight.

[Wizardsh]

LMAO at people saying Lara wasn't "running" he was boxing. Last I checked the difference between running and boxing is throwing punches, using your legs and not throwing punches is not boxing as simple as that. 117-111 is way too wide, but it's exactly what I expected which was Lara to lose the fight even if he won. Personally I think he lost anyway and I picked the wrong guy but it was close, Lara also gave me a lot more appreciation for Gamboa. Dood is the only Cuban who at least tried to adopt a pro-style instead of talk a ton of **** to be scared in there.

What mayweather and ivan Calderon do that's boxing. Lara didn't do that but actually ran without letting his hands go huge diffrence.

[LAPete]

Lara was not boxing...he was constantly on the move but he did not engage enough to grant him the win. While it was a close fight Lara fans need to recognize the reality of the score and be clear on understanding why without injecting their TV scoring logic. There is a HUGE difference between point scoring from the couch at home and ringside at the venue.