As for my answer, it was fixed in the sense that Kov never was going to win unless he would knock Alvarez clean out. But that isn't more fixed as most of Canelo's fights.
Okay then Chuck, debate these points Ive made previously. Try it without screeching "'conspiracy theorist" Add to this, having a short camp does not prevent someone for doing something as rudimentary as fully extending punches and not pulling punches.. throughout entirety of the fight
You've got to be really naive to think that fight was real. You have to at the very least be suspicious otherwise you're a fool
I've already argued against all your flawed points in another thread and you ran away. Don't try to act like you're the one being smart here lmao
I think Canelo made the most of every A side advantage he could, and couple that with a short camp and an increasing alcohol problem, he took Kovalev at the right time. Kovalev has twice been knocked out but I never expected Canelo to have been the third time. But I do think Kovalev was paid to take a dive? No. No I don't.
If was fixed in the sense that Kov was not going to win unless he got the KO. The cards were absurd (again). I don't believe Kov took a dive, but he did in the sense that he admitted he had 'no chance' to win due to the circumstances. The concussion, short recovery, drain and bias cards were too much to overcome, everything was MASSIVELY stacked in Canelo's favour and more so than any fight beforehand. Other fighters have had handicaps, but not a list that long. So it was technically possible Kov could have won by landing a KO punch, but the chances of that happening under the circumstances were clearly low and that's why Team Canelo were confident of the victory. Rigging a fight doesn't necessarily mean you have 100% chance of winning, it's often enough you have 70/80/90% etc. There is a argument Kov was under agreement to box, not throw proper power shots, and I suppose that's possible. But I highly doubt it.
Good thing the fight wasn’t held in Russia. Kovalev would have gotten the decision even after getting knocked out. You wanna talk about fixed fights? Go watch Fedor get his ass kicked and still “win” in Russia.
What's really ridiculous is how these same people can't produce any credible evidence to support their claim.
Kovalev was set up to lose. Old, shot, had a month to train after a brutal fight. So, it was kind of fixed. He even admitted that he knew he won't be able to train properly and had 0 chance of winning, and only showed up to pick up $.
I agree with the sentiment here. Canelo milked every advantage to overcome the disparity in size. But for me that's an A side using his influence. Like catch weights etc. Fixing is a different ball game and renders the victory meaningless.
Nah. I'd like to see if you could argue against what I've wrote here: Also, having a short camp does not prevent someone for doing something as rudimentary as fully extending punches and not pulling punches.. throughout the entirety of the fight. From round 1..to 11..Are you suggesting otherwise?
Kovalev was out boxing Canelo quite clearly. He didn't seem able to pull the trigger, but he didn't need to pull the trigger the way he was controlling the fight. He gassed, Canelo caught him with a beauty. Game over. Kovalev looked like someone not getting out of first gear. But he didn't need to. He was winning the fight.
it's the only fight in Kovalevs life ever where he never threw any power shots. all the tippy tappy stuff is not Sergey Kovalev. Definitely something was not right. Seemed fixed to me.