GGG vs Canelo should never have gone past 8 rds

Are you suggesting that this was a rehearsed fight?

 

I thought Triple G would stop Canelo. I was wrong on that but still felt he won the fight.

The lack of body work was strange to say the least. He didn't do much of it against Jacobs either, but that was different with a tall rangy fighter. He went after it against Brook who was mobile and everyone else. I was a little stunned he didn't throw more last night to the body.

 

He was winning by doing what he was doing, so why would he change it and risk creating new openings for Canelo?

 

GGG is a smart fighter. He and the corner concede the speed advantage. In order to be able to land body shot, he would have to be close and quick or else Canelo uppercut will land first.
I see a very smart fighter who knows his weakness and acknowledge his opponent's strength.
No fighter comes into the ring thinking they can take any hit to the whisker, no matter how good we think GGG chin is. Canelo was baiting and punches with bad intention.
The jab was working perfectly from a distance, why risk it. He still won comfortably in the eyes of 90% of people who actually knows boxing.

 

Because there's a good chance it would get Canelo out of there that's why.

 

People like you don't understand boxing or top level sports in general. If you are beating another world class athlete by a decent margin, you don't take chances.

If GGG had done something to go for the body, maybe he gets his with a counter and it causes him to lose instead of draw.

 

People like you have never had a fight so your opinion is about as valid as my opinion on rocket science.

He knew he was in for a raw deal should it go to the judges, you try your best to land one of your bread and butter shots when you know they are fight ending punches.

 

You get it. I was excited watching this fight.

The first few rounds Canelo's speed advantage was really working well. But the way GGG turned it around was pretty amazing. He used superior timing, distance, footwork, energy expenditure to beat Canelo.

I liked how GGG used his tiny feints to get Canelo to move out rapidly, bob and weave for no reason/slip punches that don't exist. This really wears you down. When you do "head movement" you do not actually move from the waist much, you are moving your ENTIRE BODY. You use your legs and hips to turn/move away from the punch. Canelo makes people miss very wide, which actually isn't that good. It looks "cool" to dummy casuals, but the truth is it just wears you out more. Also with as big as Canelo is, he should be using his size by hitting the guy more. Not by moving away from punches without landing many counters.

 

It was an intense fight. Canelo has a poker face and his big fight experience shows in his calming appearance. But after initial 3 rounds, GGG present and pressure was getting to him. He is uncomfortable in the centre of the ring for the full 3 minutes, something that if he managed to do will give him the victory.
GGG has his limitation and Canelo do have excellent skill but his stamina is really in question for this fight.

 

Good point. I felt he was in control so it wasn't urgent to go to the body, I'm sure Canelo prepared for that and two counter it, and Canelo knew that and game planned himeslf. Basically chess strategy between them. However still odd to me that Triple G didn't attempt it a little he is such an outstanding body puncher almost by reflex I thought he would of attempted it, such control high ring IQ

 

Like I've said before, the problem wasn't just his stamina. It is his energy expenditure. He was doing too many expensive evasive moves when Golovkin would feint. He also was moving backwards. He would move back fast, and golovkin would then proceed to cut him off at a slower speed (uses less energy to go to canelo after he has run around).

 

Yes and no.

Yes.
GGG carried the fight.

No.

Canelo does not want to lose.

 

. Bull****! Any good fighter knows to go to the body. If GGG sinks left hooks into the little bodybuilders liver, he slows him down and stops him. Canelo wasn't hurting him. A great fighter goes body and head and brings canela down.

 

Great points, but we all know the bodywork is GGG's bread and butter. Ggg was going to get hit regardless he went to the body or not. Like Lucas Matthyese, when GGG doesn't concentrate on the body, his game drops some and he tends to struggle more. Going to the body is the #1 rule on slowing down mobile fighters.