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i was being intentionally facetious. i never even looked up the numbers until some asshole on this board said canelo won because he landed more power shots. he did, in fact, land more power shots. a grand total of 4 more power shots.That's all anyone ever quotes as a response to this debate from the "GGG won" side of the fence. Compubox numbers.
Can't form opinions of their own, and believe the numbers like the 100% accurate (they're not) and assume every punch counted is equal.
The criteria isn't compubox, or like the ammies. You actually have to LOOK at the punches that landed, effectiveness, defense, ring generalship, etc... Canelo landed the hardest, most effective work while navigating around GGG'S normally effective jab and pressure game. Canelo looked relaxed and fought his normal fight, countering and exploiting GGG all night while GGG looked off his game and missed a lot. Looked like he was getting hurt too. It was a great fight, but GGG looked like the one trying to save himself from a loss with a higher output (and much higher number of missed punches Canelo made him pay for), Canelo looked the 12 round fighter pacing himself and not rushing a damn thing, the only thing that wasn't Canelo fighting "Canelo's fight" was he didn't KO GGG. That man can take a punch.
I can't believe people are on here unable to "fathom" a Canelo win. Like it's totally inconceivable lol. Ok, GOD.
golovkin looked exactly like he always looked, moving forward, jabbing, throwing right hooks and uppercuts behind the jab. so canelo won because he fought his fight, but golovkin didn't? they both fought exactly the way they always do, that's what made it an awesome fight. golovkin moves forward and looks for the kill, canelo fights off the back foot and counters. they fight right into eachother's games - if golovkin wasn't getting old, they could fight 15 times and every one of those fights would be exciting.
and lol at golovkin looking like he was getting hurt. get the fuck out of here. in the 9th (i think?) canelo landed the kind of right that would've maimed a regular middleweight, and golovkin ate it like a cookie. if there is one thing gennady didn't look, it's hurt.
canelo's victory is not completely inconceivable. but i'd have to lean so hard towards him i'd snap my neck. no one can objectively score that fight for him. but if we're judging by saying the guy pressing forward and landing more was just trying to save himself from a loss, then that's a different thing entirely. but it's not objective.