Canelo's favouritism with the judges.

[A-Wolf]

Excellent thread.

Nice to know there are still a few people out there with eyes and a brain.

[A-Wolf]

The fact the most popular and highest earning fighter in the sport outclassed Canelo for 12 rounds and sc****d a MD, says it all

The man can't be beaten on the scorecards even if he loses the fight, not now that Floyd has retired

Canelo has an amazing run of fighters on his resume, but the fact 3 of his biggest fights were either way fights, it makes Canelo lose a lot of shine

And it's costing him respect as well.

[_original_]

I felt Canelo beat Trout in a close fight, but after re-watching it I lean towards a Draw. I'd say Lara too was a Draw.

At the end of the day Canelo doesn't have the amateur pedigree and will struggle with a guy who has good footwork.

Well if you had Canelo-Trout a draw than Canelo wins because of the knock down.

[_original_]

this is a very good point.


canelo does have a ton of experience, but he doesn't have the international amateur background that exposes guys to lots of different styles that employ movement. that's where you learn to fight movers.

he was fighting professionally in the second half of his teens and getting experience, but it wasn't against guys who move well. he was exposed to the styles you see in mexico.

True, but at this point he's faced Mayweather and Lara in two professional fights, can't get any better experience against movers than that.

[elfag]

hes boys with some of the guys in the cartel. maybe the judges are scared they will end up with their head being left on their mom's door step with a testicle in each eye socket

[LacedUp]

I felt Canelo beat Trout in a close fight, but after re-watching it I lean towards a Draw. I'd say Lara too was a Draw.

At the end of the day Canelo doesn't have the amateur pedigree and will struggle with a guy who has good footwork.

That's certainly true.

But it shouldn't give him outrageous cards regardless!

[bojangles1987]

It couldn't be clearer that money influences things positively for Alvarez.

[Box-Office]

Well if you had Canelo-Trout a draw than Canelo wins because of the knock down.

Trout got dropped in the first 15 seconds or so only to get up & dominate the round, it should've been a 10-10.

[gmc_rfc_06]

Trout got dropped in the first 15 seconds or so only to get up & dominate the round, it should've been a 10-10.

Dominate the round? Seriously?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gudtx4M_5d0

There's the round right there...what does he do that is even remotely dominant? Like, at all?

He gets cracked with another 4-5 big shots and throws a lot of keep off punches with nothing on them. It is a clear 10-8 round.

[Caught Square]

Those cards are too wide but this isn't only with Canelo. Close fights have and will continue to have outrageously wide cards under the current 10-9 system.