Ring Generalship

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The post became absolutely useless when it was said that Canelos punches were the only ones that mattered. If you can't see how wrong that statement is there is no reason to discuss further.

People aren't upset about the outcome. They're upset about 117-111

I think there's an issue of semantics here, possibly. I agree with amat to some extent here - a body shot that has visible effect is more valuable than a jab which conversely has little effect. In amateur boxing, a scoring punch is a scoring punch, but in professional boxing, the punch's effect must also be factored into the score. Thus, fewer body shots with more effect can score higher than more jabs with lesser effect.

That being said, Lara did mix in some really nice combos, whipping Canelo's head back in several places. I think your assessment of the scoring outrage is right on the money. I think most of us wouldn't have a problem with 115-113 either way.