
Billed as one of the best and most important boxing matches since Pacquiao vs Mayweather, Saturday night’s Canelo Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin delivered with action, but left many to be desired in the scorecards.
Entertainment-wise, it shaped up to be an all-time classic, but one of the scorecards was an all-time stinker and the bout ended in a draw.
Watch highlights of the contest below along with a snippet from our play-by-play.
Round 12 – They hug as the final round begins. That’s a sharp right by Canelo! I think Canelo needs a KO and he’s going for it. Good right by Canelo but GGG answers back with a series of power shots to the head and Canelo has been backed off. Golovkin works behind his jab and he is scoring cleanly against the ropes. Canelo trying to back him off with a left. 45 seconds to go. Both men score with quality punches. Left hook by GGG but a right uppercut by Canelo! Ten seconds to go. Hard right hand by GGG! Canelo avoids the final two punches and that’s it! What a great battle. They both raise their arms. 117-111 Golovkin.
Official result: 118-110 Canelo (!!!!!), 115-113 GGG, 114-114 to end in a split draw
WOOOOOOOW! #CaneloVsGGG #CaneloGGG #CANELO #GGG pic.twitter.com/gJDvN9SThu
— Fancy Combat (@FancyCombat) September 17, 2017
LULZ #CaneloVsGGG #CaneloGGG #CANELO #GGG pic.twitter.com/EIyGE4sJvY
— Fancy Combat (@FancyCombat) September 17, 2017
GGG no sells Canelo #CaneloVsGGG #CaneloGGG #CANELO #GGG pic.twitter.com/eVRjMQq6bK
— Fancy Combat (@FancyCombat) September 17, 2017
About the author