Decision very questionable, but credit to Canelo

He fought the only way he could have fought -- to survive.

[Edit ---> Canelo did not fight "to survive," he fought "not to engage". That's a fairer statement. Thanks for the correction below from Babality]

He understood the situation, as regards the judges, and he used it to his advantage.

So, I'm not condoning what happened in the fight. Golovkin won the fight.

But Canelo fought a smart fight and he fought a disciplined fight. He came up with a strategy and he stuck to it.

For that, he deserves credit.

 

Tough night, Rummy. Very disappointed.

But definitely Canelo deserves props for creating and executing the strategy. He did a good job with it. As you said, about as well as he could have done in this instance.

 

Yeah, he did seem a bit nervous early.

The 118-110 is something that I'm not sure can be defended in a rational way.

114-114? Well, GGG landed about 50 more shots in the fight and was on the front foot. I think it's bad, but I'll wait for the round-by-round CompuBox to say more.

On the surface, it looks really bad.

If you land more shots and are making the fight, you should not lose the fight. At least not in how I observe fights.

 

Fair. My initial assessment was probably a bit harsh.

I should have said "Canelo fought not to engage." He fought like Jacobs fought the last 6 rounds of that fight.

What I meant by "survive" was "don't exchange with GGG." But you're right, there is still a way to do that and try to thrive, not just survive.

 

He is. He has improved incredibly over the years.

I recall him being outboxed by one of those "Contender" guys in their fight (before Canelo won by KO). He's come a long way since then.

Credit to him.

 

This was my scoring, like 8-4. I have to watch it again.