Judges score the match between Golovkin and Alvarez as a draw

Andrew Karlov Sept. 17, 2017, 12:45 a.m.
Gennady Golovkin vs Canelo Alvarez
Gennady Golovkin vs Canelo Alvarez

Extremely spectacular bout of the two best middleweights in the world Gennady Golovkin and Saul Alvarez was extremely controversially judged as a draw. Judge Dave Moretti preferred Golovkin - 115-113, Don Trella saw it as a draw - 114-114, and Adelaide Byrd had it 118-110 in favor of Canelo for which she should get at least lifetime disqualification.

According to Compubox statistics, Alvarez was able to deliver 169 blows of 505 thrown (33%), while Golovkin - 218 punches out of 703 thrown (31%).

After the fight Alvarez said that Gennady did not surprise him at all in the battle: "He was slower than we thought, and he does not hit hard. I think that I easily won 7-8 rounds. Golovkin did not win, the duel proved to be a draw."

Gennady, in turn, said that he also does not agree with the decision of the judges, but not against the draw - the titles stayed with him, he is still the champion. "It's not my fault that the fight turned out this way. I wanted to show real Mexican boxing, in every round I went forward. I have a couple of ideas on how I will act in rematch, but it will still be a spectacular Mexican style," Golovkin said.

Both fighters supported the idea of a rematch.

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