Official Thread: Canelo Alvarez-Erislandy Lara

[OumaFan]

120-108 was me being kind of facetious, but Lara didn't dominate a single round. Lara himself wouldn't say he dominated a single round. Well, yes he would, but he would be utterly full of shit. Or have no idea what the word dominate means.

I was rooting for him fully, but he was too defensive. He can have no complaints (he'll complain).

He could have gotten off first, thrown two or three punches once Canelo got set, and then turned him. But he was too defensive, and the most meaningful punches of the fight were Canelo body shots.

How did you score the first 3 rounds?

I gave the first three to Lara, but again I was rooting for him, like "stylists" and kind of have an irrational dislike for Canelo. He clearly came nowhere near to dominating those rounds He barely landed anything meaningful whatsoever.

No, it wasn't domination, just the calculated picking off of a come forward fighter. Still that's 3 that we both agree on from the off. I'm sure there will be other rounds we agree on too, though I will need to watch them properly again due to stream chop. If you scored Lara the first 3 and then went to sleep, then for sure 117-111 Alvarez might make more sense. Most would agree it was close and a case can be made either way.

I had Lara edging it. But I don't feel good about that.

Granted, I've only watched it once, but the only round I feel good about scoring for Lara was the first.

He just didn't do enough. The best shots of the fight were Canelo's body shots. Easily the best shots.

Again, I feel like I could make a strong case for either guy winning that fight 117-111. The rounds were all close. There were no dominant rounds and I feel like this: "just the calculated picking off of a come forward fighter" is a bit much.