Comments Thread For: Billy Joe Saunders Struggles in Decision Win Over Artur Akavov

[Superbee]

Low performance by BJS. He has not been fighting for a year so, this was the big handicap for him. GGG and Saul Alvarez beat him very comfortably.

You forgot Jacobs, Lemieux, Quillin, Sulecki, Monroe Jr... Basically anyone in the top 20...

Lemieux should take note.... Nice belt opportunity ...

[SteveM]

Somebody explain: how do you get a 116-113 scorecard in this fight?

Brit judges seem to score 10-10 rounds when nothing much happens or a clear draw.

[Sid-Knee]

Really poor performance tonight from Saunders, but he at least got the win. Being out of the ring that long isn't a good look. Neither is not being in shape all year round otherwise you'll put in sluggish performances like he did here. He has to get his finger out and focus on his career and not pissing about and enjoying himself getting fat.

Saunders should fight a top 10 fighter before he takes on Golovkin to shake off the rust otherwise he won't even be slightly competitive.

[BitPlayer]

It was a **** performance from him, but I don't see why people think that's all he's got, he's shown he has way more.

[Randall Cunning]

I had it even after 6, wasnt scoring it properly though, Saunders won 7-10, Akavov the last 2. Think 116-114 is fair

[RuslanChagaev]

You forgot Jacobs, Lemieux, Quillin, Sulecki, Monroe Jr... Basically anyone in the top 20...

Lemieux should take note.... Nice belt opportunity ...

No doubt brother, anyone who sees this performance of BJS, will agree with your thought.

[SteveM]

His normal trainer went awol. I'm thinking they had an argument about his lack of conditioning. His active corner were horrible - according to the commentators Frank Warren went round to them after round six to ask them how they had it. The corner told him he was winning the early rounds. Think Frank gave them a rollicking and things picked up in rnds 7-10.

[Sid-Knee]

It was a **** performance from him, but I don't see why people think that's all he's got, he's shown he has way more.

True. That was the worst I've ever seen Billy fight. But being out of the ring for a year will do that if you're not training and keeping in shape.

Hopefully he gets back to his old self next time out and he looks as sharp as he can look.

[angkag]

I got the feeling before the fight based on things BJS has said that a Canelo fight doesn't seem likely for whatever reason. So his focus switched to GGG, which is only other 'cash-out' option.

Don't know how this plays out, but one thing is for sure, GGG wants BJS's belt more than anything else.

GGG has 2 years left. He pretty much said as much in a press conference in Astana. He's got time to unify, but not much else.

The comments from GGG's team about a fight in Astana are interesting. GGG is as big in Kazakhstan as Pac is in the Philippines. The fight would likely be at the Astana stadium (30,000 seater) or Bary's Ice Palace, and word from Kazakhstan is that he would fill either. Also, that it would be the biggest night in Astana EVER. Kazakhstan can pay 40m to cyclists to wear the badge, so money is there. And interest in an event like this would be up to presidential level.

Pretty sure that if they played it out right, we could see BJS vs GGG in Astana for GGG to unify on home turf.

Could happen......

[BrometheusBob.]

Forgot about this fight lol