This is a good proof that looking in from the outside is different to actually being in the ring and boxing I think Bivol will do well. As long as he can establish that jab and doesn't let a bad round or two get to him mentally. If Bivol lets Canelo position for bodyshots he has already failed... Hit him in that ginger nut with the jab 500 times whilst he stands their acting like the greatest thing since muhammad i'm hard bruce lee because he has a little bit of head movement. Real reasons he can't beat Canelo 1. Atleast 1 Judge will be bought 2. Canelo wouldn't fight someone he doesn't see as a target and beatable, he sees something in Bivol he feels he can exploit. Kovalev fight people were all hyped for but the guy almost got his brains caved in 60 days prior, by many standards he shouldn't have even been sanctioned to fight, then retired smartly.
Fans use judges as a crutch too often. They make wild assumptions about judges movtives that have no way of being proved or validated. Canelo has won the fights he won because he was better than his opponent on the night. Of course fans have the right to disagree, but that's part of the business of sports. Canelo is a great fighter, but winning doesn't just happen for him, he has to earn it in the ring which he has throughout his career but he could lose tonight.
"both fighters are on even terms when the opening bell rings." is just a bull**** statement to make. Boxing is a business, even terms and boxing don't go together in prize fights.
Well even if you believe that Canelo gets some kind of favorable scoring, both fighters are in fact on even terms when the opening bell ring. Claiming that Bivol is down 11 rounds on the scorecards before he walks into the ring, that's a BS statement, you know that. If that were the case, then 50% of fans wouldn't be picking him to win. If you think Canelo gets favorable scoring that's one thing, but to claim he's ahead by 11 rounds before a fight starts, that's quite an exaggeration.
Canelo been on the biggest stage of all several times so Bivol going to be star struck. I don’t expect Bivol to loosen up until 3rd round but by 8th Canelo will have him timed just right. Csnelo by possibly late TKO or SD
Versus Larry Mosley – Ray Corona – 99-91 Versus Austin Trout – Stanley Christodoulou – 118-109 Versus Floyd Mayweather – C.J. Ross – 114-114 Versus Erislandy Lara – Levi Martinez – 117-111 Versus Miguel Cotto – Dave Moretti – 119-109 Versus Gennady Golovkin – Adalaide Byrd – 118-110 Versus Kovalev Dave Moratti and Julie Lederman had Alvarez leading 96-94 at the time of the stoppage, while Don Trella had it 95-95