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By Mark Whicker - It was more vanilla than cinnamon, that’s for sure. But thyme (and time) is still on the side of Saul “Canelo” Alvarez.
Just don’t expect the ****y discussions about Saturday night’s split decision at MGM Grand Garden Arena to subside anytime soon.
Canelo chased Erislandy Lara around the ring for 12 rounds and threw enough windy misses to supply power to most of Clark County for a week.
But since Lara didn’t get off his unicycle long enough to mount an offense, Canelo came out the winner, much to the relief of Golden Boy chief Oscar De La Hoya.
Judge Levi Martinez gave Canelo a 117-111 nod, hard to digest in a bout where most of the rounds should have gone to arbitration. Jerry Roth favored Lara, 115-113, and Dave Moretti gave it to Alvarez by the same score.
“Levi Martinez should be looked into,” Lara said.
A vast majority of the crowd of 14,239 exploded when Canelo’s winning score was announced. Ronnie Shields, Lara’s trainer, waved his hand dismissively at all concerned, and Lara, incredulous, was held up against the turnbuckle by two of his handlers.
“There’s an old saying that if you want to make love, you need a partner,” Canelo said later. “If you want to fight you need a guy who wants to fight.” [Click Here To Read More]
Just don’t expect the ****y discussions about Saturday night’s split decision at MGM Grand Garden Arena to subside anytime soon.
Canelo chased Erislandy Lara around the ring for 12 rounds and threw enough windy misses to supply power to most of Clark County for a week.
But since Lara didn’t get off his unicycle long enough to mount an offense, Canelo came out the winner, much to the relief of Golden Boy chief Oscar De La Hoya.
Judge Levi Martinez gave Canelo a 117-111 nod, hard to digest in a bout where most of the rounds should have gone to arbitration. Jerry Roth favored Lara, 115-113, and Dave Moretti gave it to Alvarez by the same score.
“Levi Martinez should be looked into,” Lara said.
A vast majority of the crowd of 14,239 exploded when Canelo’s winning score was announced. Ronnie Shields, Lara’s trainer, waved his hand dismissively at all concerned, and Lara, incredulous, was held up against the turnbuckle by two of his handlers.
“There’s an old saying that if you want to make love, you need a partner,” Canelo said later. “If you want to fight you need a guy who wants to fight.” [Click Here To Read More]
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