the only criteria that matters in a boxing match is the effectiveness of the punches. the rest are the means to an end. you are a ring general to limit the opponent's effectiveness, and to maximize your own. you defense is a means by which you limit your opponent's effectiveness. your own aggression is only effective if you land more effective punches.
so just ask yourself: who was the more effective puncher in that round? really, you ask: Who did more damage?
that is the basis of scoring a boxing match. if all things are truly equal and both guys were equally effective in the amount of damage they dealt then you can look to other scoring criteria. did one guy make the other miss more? did one guy make the fight while the other guy backpedaled or ended up on the ropes. did one guy have control of where the exchanges took place? but again, that's just a means to an end, and only something you consider outside of its affect on the damage dealt if the damage dealt is completely equal!
so if you argue that they landed equally and dealt equal damage in the round you move to other scoring criteria. and at that stage you have to give rounds to golovkin because he was cutting off the ring effectively and had canelo on the ropes. no, that doesn't mean that the guy coming forward always wins, it means that if he's able to do it effectively he will ahve his man on the ropes and will be making the ring smaller, not just following a guy around and giving him an out.
so just ask yourself: who was the more effective puncher in that round? really, you ask: Who did more damage?
that is the basis of scoring a boxing match. if all things are truly equal and both guys were equally effective in the amount of damage they dealt then you can look to other scoring criteria. did one guy make the other miss more? did one guy make the fight while the other guy backpedaled or ended up on the ropes. did one guy have control of where the exchanges took place? but again, that's just a means to an end, and only something you consider outside of its affect on the damage dealt if the damage dealt is completely equal!
so if you argue that they landed equally and dealt equal damage in the round you move to other scoring criteria. and at that stage you have to give rounds to golovkin because he was cutting off the ring effectively and had canelo on the ropes. no, that doesn't mean that the guy coming forward always wins, it means that if he's able to do it effectively he will ahve his man on the ropes and will be making the ring smaller, not just following a guy around and giving him an out.
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