Opinions on Canelo/GGG 1&2

I scored both fights as narrow decision wins for GGG. Close rounds to call and I don't begrudge anyone that had Canelo winning.

 

Both fights 8-4 to Golovkin.

In the first fight Canelo boxed well off the backfoot and landed some good counters. However Golovkin outworked him, pushed him back and controlled him with the jab.

In the second fight Canelo tried to do the same thing to Golovkin who took the opportunity to land some great counters himself and imho not only landed the harder shots but also had Canelo genuinely hurt at one point. Again GGG outworked ginger. I felt the second fight was the better, more action packed one.

There is a lot of bias in Canelo's favour with regards to these two fights. Vegas is seen as ginger's "hometown" and the decisions he gets there are nearly always unreasonably skewed towards him. Golovkin was aware of this which is why he even offered to fight Canelo at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico because he felt he'd get a fairer shake there. Says a lot imho.

For example, there was the whole "story of the fight" bull**** pushed where he was talked up by the commentary team just because he didn't run like the first fight. Basically people gave Canelo extra points just for standing his ground. In the first fight he was talked up for "ring generalship" where he walked Golovkin into counters and on occasion made him miss wildly. OK. In the second fight Golovkin returned the favour, landed some thunderous shots and made Canelo miss wildly ... and all of a sudden there's no talk of "ring generalship" and "defence" but only of how Canelo stood his ground Like, really?

It's beyond obvious that the "money" fighter will win fights where he's still conscious and standing in his hometown, and that's what happened here.

 

Thought the first fight was a draw the 2nd I’ve yet to score.

 

8 - 4 for GGG, both times.

 

8-4 and a draw.

 

Dito.

 

7-4-1 in the first fight for GGG

I scored the rematch even.

 

The vast major of ring cards say GGG won the first fight.

There are more GGG 116-112, and 115-113, then total draws and the Canelo crds are very few.

GGG out landed Canelo in 10 of 12 rounds.


A few sample score cards

Brian Campbell (CBS sports): 116-112 Golovkin
Dan Rafael (ESPN): 114-114 draw
Salvador Rodríguez (ESPN Mexico): 114-114 draw
Gareth A Davies (The Telegraph): 116-112 Golovkin
Josh Peter (USA Today): 115-113 Golovkin
Sports Illustrated: 114-114 draw
Dylan Hernandez (LA Times): 115-113 Golovkin
Lance Pugmire (La Times): 114-114 draw
*******: 114-114 draw
Chris Mannix (Yahoo! Sports): 115-113 Golovkin
Kevin Iole (Yahoo! Sports): 114-114 draw
The Guardian: 116-112 Golovkin
Joe DePaolo (Washington Post): 115-113 Golovkin
The Associated Press: 114-114 draw
Bill Simmons (HBO and The Ringer): 114-114 draw
Steven Muehlhausen (Sporting News): 116-112 Golovkin
Michael Montero (MonteroOnBoxing): 115-113 Golovkin
George Willis (New York Post): 114-114 draw
Jeff Powell (Daily Mail): 116-113 Golovkin
Mike Coppinger (Ring Magazine): 114-114 draw
Sherdog . com: 116-112 Golovkin
Jai Bednall (news . com . au): 115-113 Golovkin
Brian Mazique (Forbes): 114-114 draw
Adam Abramowitz (Ring Magazine and SN Boxing): 115-113 Golovkin
Tom Craze (Bad Left Hook): 116-112 Golovkin
Fraser Coffeen (Bloody Elbow): 115-113 Golovkin
Matt Christie (Boxing News): 115-114 Golovkin
Below The Belt Podcast: 115-113 Golovkin
World Boxing News: 115-113 Golovkin

 

I had GGG winning the 1st fight by 2 rounds.
For the 2nd fight I had Canelo winning, but around 2 rounds.

 

Abnormal is normal in Las Vegas, especially boxing. Especially in a Canelo fight.

 

Yeah, all of them. I saw cash being handed out by the bushel. It's on the video.


Only kidding about the press row, but did you think Adelaide Byrd's 118-110 card was clean of all guilt, or was she (is she) simply incompetent.

I had GGG winning the first fight 7-5; the second was a draw to me but I'd have no problem with Canelo winning by a round.