Where would you rank GGG - Canelo in terms of robberies in boxing history?

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  1. FastSmith7

    FastSmith7 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'm just curious to know where you would put this fight, I am not sure, if Canelo got the decision then I might say it was one of the biggest robberies of all time but I am unsure where to stand on it as a draw.
     
  2. qwertyblahblah

    qwertyblahblah Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not in the top 5 this year. The 118-110 scorecard was one of the worst scorecards ever, but the decision wasn't close to a robbery.
     
  3. shadow111

    shadow111 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    A robbery by definition suggests that someone had something taken from them. Nothing was taken from Triple G or Canelo. Triple G still has his belts and Canelo is still Lineal and Ring Champ.
     
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  4. HerolGee

    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    whats this robbery crud?
    draw is a pretty fair result. Noone gave a really superior display.

    only that 118-110 is an issue, but its surely inconsequential when its counted on cards total each.
     
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  5. The Long Count

    The Long Count Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    In terms of draws its not as bad as Lewis Holyfield 1 imo.
    It's bad because of the Byrd card 10-2 for Canelo is the most absurd card I've seen in forever.
    I felt Kovalev Ward 1 was worse and Bradley Pac 1 was worse.
    It was bad though because obviously Byrd was a plant who was going to give the fight to Canelo no matter what which means Golovkin would have to sweep the other cards for a win. That's not easy in Vegas against the house fighter.
    After the McGregor Mayweather farce stole a lot of this fights thunder - I suspected this might happen to allow them to recoup lost sales. Disgraceful but I've sadly seen worse
     
  6. alangjk

    alangjk Active Member Full Member

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    This was not a fully marinated robbery.

    Credit to GGG. A shame that one judge refuses to let me give Canelo any credit for the way he fought. I'll force myself to eventually.
     
  7. Radrook

    Radrook Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Technically you are right. However, GGG's aura of invincibility was significantly reduced and his rep as an irresistible destruction machine was permanently tarnished.
     
  8. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Canelo vacated any championship claim months ago. He said so himself.
     
  9. Sugar 88

    Sugar 88 Woke Moralist-In-Chief

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    Byrd had any suggestion she isn't either on the take or totally incompetent swept away in one foul card.
     
  10. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Robbery, no. This was a close fight that can be anywhere from 8-4 Golovkin to 6-6.
     
  11. shadow111

    shadow111 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    You can't let judges affect how you view a fighter's performance. It sounds like you were impressed with how Canelo fought. Block your opinion of Byrd's card out of your mind and allow yourself to give Canelo the credit he deserves.
     
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  12. Radrook

    Radrook Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Careful you don't permanently rupture several million cerebral neural synapses and gaskets in the process.
     
  13. Ilikeboxing

    Ilikeboxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    That happened a few fights back when he faced Brook.
     
  14. shadow111

    shadow111 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Anywhere from 8-4 Canelo to 8-4 Golovkin you mean.
     
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  15. shadow111

    shadow111 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    His aura of invincibility was already reduced to an extent vs Jacobs going into this bout.

    It was reduced further based on what Canelo was able to do. Canelo fighting so well off the ropes, for example, and landing the kind of punches he landed on Gennady reduced Gennady's aura of invincibility further and his rep as an irresistible destruction machine. Canelo did that, Canelo tarnished that with what he was able to do to Gennady in that ring.