Always wild to watch non fans speak boxing...the concept of weight classes is completely foreign to them...Bivol already has a hell of a match up in his own division (Beterbiev)...Canelo was trying to play gate crasher
Canelo Alvarez vs Gennadiy Golovkin 3
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Always wild to watch non fans speak boxing...the concept of weight classes is completely foreign to them...Bivol already has a hell of a match up in his own division (Beterbiev)...Canelo was trying to play gate crasher
Weight drain might cause him issues
Nah. Bivol didn’t step on the gas in this fight. He beat Canelo with jabs, distance and basic combos. I don’t see Canelo winning the rematch without the judges. Rewatch some clips and see how his footwork was off all night, he had to reach for every shot—that’s was tired him out so soon. He has to hop twice to get into position and by then Bivol has already slid off. Bivol only sat down on his shots in combos occasionally. He’ll put harder and longer combos on that ass in the rematch; he’s too agile, young and patient for Canelo to beat.
He don't post when he loses tho foh
Canelo couldn't hit Bivol with clean shots
Those undercuts woulda landed on 95% of other boxers
I wanna say this tho
Ppl keep giving Canelo props and he deserves it for taking the step but
That mfer didn't do shit the whole fight so really why ppl acting like he put on a great performance that mfer only won 3 rds imo and i probably gave him 2 rds cause he was more active it could be a case he only won 1 or 2 rds so squash all those props the mfer was outclassed from beginning to end
Ppl keep giving Canelo props and he deserves it for taking the step but
That mfer didn't do shit the whole fight so really why ppl acting like he put on a great performance that mfer only won 3 rds imo and i probably gave him 2 rds cause he was more active it could be a case he only won 1 or 2 rds so squash all those props the mfer was outclassed from beginning to end
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I like your response, but I'll play devil's advocate... Although it's not in Canelo's style if he does more slip and shoot (counterpunching) he'd be able to get on the inside - but that requires ring movement which is not his game, he's great at just walking people down... Another tactic he could use but it's not in his game plan, is to throw combo's - he does but at a low rate, his game is to catch a punch with his high guard then throw a bomb to the body, which he could barely do yesterday... Canelo is excellent at wearing down his opponent, but those opponents also tend to fall into his trap of fighting in a phone booth with him, which is why the uppercut has been a fav punch of his but did not work yesterday... And that leads me to my final point, Canelo will need to move with some of his punches vs his usual stationary position... We all know boxing is a sport of angles and I don't think Canelo did a good job of creating those angles, but then again he never does because in the past he's been consistently good at moving forward and breaking down his opponent... Bivol's feetwork and ring awareness was on point... Great fight from the unexpected champion... Scorecards we're closer than I thought, but relieved they didn't rob Bivol...
Sidenote - looking forward to Tank vs Rollie, somebody getting zzzz'd that night
Best move Canelo made last night was arriving in that Bugatti.
Good breakdown
I thought Canelo entrance was dope too, but Bivol had the hip hop vibes intro so they both had my attention
4:25 is why is Bivol won this fight. Notice he kept his weight even on those flurries, didn’t engage in a brawl. Most important part is at around 4:30 he doesn’t change angles or levels. Had he tried to mix up those shot he would have been open for counters. Most fighters would have dug to the body but that would have left him exposed. He stabbed and got out. Discipline.
Once Bivol didn't answer that call to come to the ropes I assumed Canelo was about to have his hands full for the night... Rarely see discipline and confidence like that vs Canelo
Lol. It’s like Bro man and Whitty Hutton.
They filled out the scorecards before the fight from sounds 1-9 not expecting the fight to last 9 rounds.
But if it did and went the distance , it would be decided in the last 3 rounds just in case Bivo was doing well
I am talking about if he went down to 168
His cardio is gone. Listen to what Bivol said. He only tries to pinch abs and gets tired. Then he waits to gather strength again. He’s no longer a good boxer.
So glad my chick never on her phone. I’ll be damn if paid all that money my chick ain’t watching.
Even if he does, he just needs to get down there earlier so he doesn’t have to cut so drastically. He won’t lose. Canelo is still too big from the juice and will get gassed again and eat jabs like skittles all night. Dude has the blueprint: patience and distance. Canelo had to skip and hop just to get in range. 0-2
Bivol could have knocked him out; he just chose to play it safe. Next fight he drops Canelo inside 5 rounds. He felt his power, read his speed. Not taking credit from Juice Alvarez but he’s too small and the weight slows him down. Less tainted tacos.
Possible...far as I know Bivol has always been 175 and he is not a young fighter...would be a risky move IMO but I know Bivol sees that second big payday and will say what he needs to say to make the fight happen
Canelo should leave Bivol alone, another loss to Bivol would tarnish Canelo's whole career.
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C'mon bruv...lack of cardio from challenging your legacy and going up in weight suddenly makes the Mexican no longer a good boxer?!
Pacing your cardio/stamina is strategic fight IQ used by all the greats. Granted, his trademark is power shots but by no means does that make him a bad boxer. It makes Bivol the better boxer that fight for noticing and taking advantage.
He wasn't knocked down or out...simply out-boxed by a solid boxer in his natural weight class.
They weren't even the worse ones of that bunch, there 2 others just to the right of the bitch with the white top and titties... They were on their phone the entire fight excluding 11 & 12
Canelo got beat by Mario Lopez
Bivol landed more punches in each round from 1 through 4 but the judges claims he lost?
based on the compubox, what rounds did Canelo win?
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This fight wasn’t close.
based on the compubox, what rounds did Canelo win?
Canelo vs. Bivol - CompuBox Punch Stats
Dmitry Bivol threw an average of 59 punches per round, landing an average of 13. Canelo Alvarez averaged 41 and 7. Bivol achieved double digits in landed punches in every single round. Canleo hit double digit lands in two rounds. Bivol landed 36 more jabs and 32 more power punches than Canelo.
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This fight wasn’t close.
No, even when he clearly lost, the judges had this shit even going into the last 3 rounds.
Didn’t see it live so I’m only going off clips. Bivol didn’t want a KO from what I’m seeing. He just boxed circles around him, all jab sammiches. Bivol took no chances and just stayed outside and kept that stick on him. I laughed so damn hard Canelo was getting touched on the ropes and Bivol pulled back, Canelo motioned for him to brawl and Bivol just stood there.
Yup, Bivol did what he had to do. Combat fighting is about exploiting your opponents weakness and most importantly, the Black philosophy of “hit and don’t get hit.” In MMA if you can’t grapple, expect your opponent to take you down to test your ground game. In boxing if you’re flat footed, slow, your opponent is going to run circles around you.
