Poll: Is this Punch Legal or Illegal?

[Lomadeaux]

Bump to embarrass this clown again.

[Marchegiano]

good thread.

[Dr. Z]

Since it was during the action and did not land in the back area of the head, it's legal.

[TonyGe]

Canelo's shot is undoubtably illegal. Golovkin's is legal. Canelo landed with his palm. Golovkin landed on the side of Canelo's head with the knuckle portion of the glove. So not sure who you are referring to..

[TonyGe]

However looking at it again in slow motion it hit Canelo bring the ear so it's not a legal punch.

[BrometheusBob.]

Looks illegal but it's easy for the ref to miss it, and wasn't deliberate.

I thought it landed more on the side when I first saw it.

[TonyGe]

Looks illegal but it's easy for the ref to miss it, and wasn't deliberate.

I thought it landed more on the side when I first saw it.

Yeah same here. It looked to be further forward initially.

One thing I did notice was Canelo landed plenty of shots that were scored using his palm.

[ruedboy]

As Andre Ward has demonstrated, "Anything is legal if the ref don't call it.

[QueensburyRules]

- -Behind the ear ain't a rabbit if it's touching the ear.

Nor is ducking into a shot a rabbit any more than deflecting or pulling a fighter low as he throws to land below the belt.

Manny clearly KOed by a JMM neck shot, nut manny made a footwork error that stumbled him into the shot.

[BrometheusBob.]

- -Behind the ear ain't a rabbit if it's touching the ear.

Nor is ducking into a shot a rabbit any more than deflecting or pulling a fighter low as he throws to land below the belt.

Manny clearly KOed by a JMM neck shot, nut manny made a footwork error that stumbled him into the shot.

Absolutely not true