by AkydefGoldberg » Sep 20, '17, 5:31 am
As it was a fight worthy to buy, I had hoped to watch it in comfort via my TV but Boxnation/Sky fuck up meant I had to switch from a few streams on Facebook but hey ho..
I was actually impressed by Canelo early on as he seemed to relying on footwork, movement to get in and get out from GGG's bombs but gradually as the fight wore on, it became clear he was attempting to do that for all of the fight than stand and trade, get involved close up. So many times Canelo narrowly escaped a right hand from Golovkin whilst being stuck on the ropes. Golovkin took his opponent's shots naturally at his weight and didn't seem affected at all. It was a close battle but it was clear Golovkin had done enough to win and that judge calling it so widely was just as much embarrassment, if not more, of the Mayweather McGregor farce. Ol' Oscar's words on the latter fight comes back to haunt his own mega-fight. A disaster to some degree that the fight that deserved a definitive verdict didn't get one.
I doubt a rematch is happening. Oscar will want to protect his boy judging on that evidence despite the money and even more attention a Canelo v GGG II fight would have. Hopefully money supersedes the fear of a loss for Canelo.
Billy Joe Saunders may have a chance but oddly he's talking up a fight with Amir Khan (probably as it'd be an easy KO and a decent enough big name on his CV). Maybe a rematch takes place next year rather than straight after which would be ideal for Canelo's team.