thoughts on HBO replay of GGG vs Alvarez

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  1. shadow111

    shadow111 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I'm not sure what to make of it. I watched it several times, but as a Canelo fan in the crowd, with Max asking Canelo if he should fight differently in a rematch, I could see myself screaming noooo, or booing when Max was talking about G's vaunted power.

    It's not like they were booing Canelo when he was talking or after he responded as a reaction to what he was saying. The boos were loud though, and I'm guessing those were mostly from Triple G fans. But, if you watch at the beginning of the interview, when Max first started interviewing Triple G, there were loud boos there as well. Probably the fans were just upset that there wasn't a winner. FYI, I was responding to a post that made the argument that the Mexican fans were booing Canelo which indicated that he didn't win. That's a little much don't you think lol.

    The G fans were cheering pretty loudly for him at times, so probably those same fans were booing loudly when Max shifted to Canelo, but I don't see how you can know that the Mexicans or neutrals were actually booing Canelo.
     
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  2. divac

    divac Loyal Member Full Member

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    All this about Canelo having a shitty gas tank yet Canelo was the one who took the final three rounds on all official scorecards, his overlooked by most body punching wearing on Golovkin.
     
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  3. divac

    divac Loyal Member Full Member

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    LOL, how on earth can you decipher from the camera on her what fighter she's looking at? LOL!
     
  4. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    Canelo picks his shots conservatively and fights in spurts probably because of his issues with stamina. Him getting outworked in the middle portion of the fight, well I also credit GGG, but Alvarez's stamina probably played a part too.

    It's not just this fight, he's shown it for years. He puts so much into everything, his combos, his defensive maneuvers, that it likely takes a toll on his energy.

    You compare it with guys that have great stamina, guys like Duran, Floyd, Sanchez, Arguello, etc...they have a more free-flowing, relaxed nature in their movements. They look like they slip punches as second nature. Canelo looks like he's exerting every muscle in his body when he does these moves, and seems like he breathes hard pretty quickly. Then accordingly, he has a low workrate to conserve his energy.
     
  5. str1

    str1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The more I see it the more I know GGG won and was robbed!
     
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  6. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    It was a replay. That's the extent of my thoughts.
     
  7. rorschach51

    rorschach51 A Legend & A Gentleman Full Member

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    She literally turns her head towards Canelo, all you have to do is watch for yourself. It was blatantly ****ing obvious, and I'm not the only one who noticed plenty of people were talking about it on Twitter when they showed the replay on Linares vs Campbell.
     
  8. Farmboxer

    Farmboxer VIP Member Full Member

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    Byrd rhymes with Tyrd...........................Byrd has feathers, El Pollo has feathers also, Byrd's of a feather stick together..................She works for Oscar. Max, Lampley, and Roid Jones were all so biased it made me sick..............the same with the SOB fight................they needs a good commentator, at least Larry Merchant told it like it was and so did Paulie...............