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Canelo vs GGG

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Those scorecards were ugly! I had GGG winning. I like Teddy Atlas' rant...

https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/9/17/16321240/outraged-teddy-atlas-blames-boxing-corruption-for-canelo-vs-ggg-draw

To make this one a draw means there will have to be 3 fights total...whoever loses the next one will want another rematch.

Outraged Teddy Atlas blames boxing 'corruption' for Canelo vs. GGG draw

Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin fight ruled a draw | SportsCenter | ESPN - YouTube

Boxing has long dealt with issues regarding judging controversies, and Saturday night was no exception.

But after the blockbuster bout between Canelo Alvarez and Gennedy “GGG” Golovkin was stunningly declared a draw on the judges’ scorecards, ESPN analyst and longtime boxing figure Teddy Atlas decided that he’d had enough.

“Corruption in boxing,” Atlas said bluntly when asked on-air what he thought about the decision. “Follow the money. And no one else is going to say that in boxing, and some people are going to be very upset, and I don’t care. I don’t care if they’re upset.”

The heart of the issue Saturday was the controversial 118-110 scorecard in favor of Alvarez which was submitted by judge Adelaide Byrd. That scorecard, in addition to Don Trella’s 114-114 scorecard, swung a bout that was largely controlled by Golovkin into a draw, rather than the Golovkin win many pundits believed it should’ve been.

Atlas went on to decry Byrd as well as the Nevada Athletic Commission and the sport of boxing itself, growing increasingly outraged before erupting in a memorable on-air rant that can be watched here.

“There’s money to be made in the casino business, but there is an oversight board to make sure there is no corruption. There’s no oversight board in boxing,” an enraged Atlas shouted.

“There’s no commission. There’s no national commission. No federal guidelines. Nobody looking and saying, ‘Ah, can’t do that! Oh, can’t do that! You can’t be charge! Promoter can’t be in charge of who the judges are going to be! No, of course you want these judges. You can’t be in charge; we’re in charge. We’re going to oversee it, we’re going to police it, we’re going to make sure that there’s no corruption.’ There’s nothing.”
 

cuz

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I didn't watch the fight so I can't comment on that. The obvious corruption in the judging is one of the reasons I don't watch boxing anymore. I agree with Teddy. There needs to be a higher power policing the judges.
 

K1

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Looks like she should have had a better plan in place if she planned on going one way in the fight...Those judges were all over the place with their scoring?!