Why so much hate?

[ajwesty13]

I'm not sure why people are so upset with last night's result?? It's crazy seeing people blasting the sport as a robbery or a joke.. The last 2 fights have been so close it's difficult to pick a winner... Robbery or a joke absolutely not we've had 2 outstanding and extremely close fights with 2 excellent fighters who fought 24 rounds and were probably only separated by a round or 2 ... The judges didn't ruin the sport of boxing it unfortunately seems as though the fans have ..

[jezzamundo]

First fight was a clear win to GGG and a robbery. The rematch was far closer and could have gone either way.

[Cent0089]

Boxing is greatest sport in world. Unfortunately, boxing fans are one of the worst.

[jamamb]

so much hate in all sports. so many sports fans live through there favourite athletes/teams and take it as a blow to there own self when they dont get the result they wanted

[NateJR]

First fight was close, GGG might have edged it, but a draw was clealry not a robbery. I thought Canelo did better in the second fight than GGG did in the first.

[lillywhite14]

I thought GGG was clear winner in first fight and didn’t lose last night either. He’s been very unlucky in both fights imo.

I like both fighters and won money last night betting on Canelo MD. If it was remotely close he was getting the nod.

I’m not a fan of everything that comes with Canelo. Favouritism is big with him, the Mayweather scoring was shocking for example, but that’s not Canelo’s fault. The juicing however...very, very poor from everyone involved.

[Noxy]

It’s just passion because it was a big fight with two top guys going at it. I thought GGG shaded it last night but a lot of rounds could have been scored either way.

[Perseus]

Boxing is greatest sport in world. Unfortunately, boxing fans are one of the worst.

[jamamb]

lol im not so sure about that, you should check out how much crap there is from fans in other sports, like i said, so many fans in all sports seem to be unable to stand back and seperate themselves from the outcomes

[candyslim]

First fight was a clear win to GGG and a robbery. The rematch was far closer and could have gone either way.

Absolutely right !

People were rightly furious about the first fight robbery which GGG won conclusively.

Many people including me, said Canelo would win the decision and were expecting another robbery. I had GGG winning 117 -116 but I fully accept it could have gone either way. It was no robbery.

If I were a less reasonable person I could be complaining it went down exactly as I predicted and screaming 'fix' but there was no robbery even if the van with the getaway-driver was parked up waiting just around the corner if called upon.

That's the reason some are up in arms.

[Deadendgeneration]

First fight was a clear win to GGG and a robbery. The rematch was far closer and could have gone either way.

Absolutely right !

People were rightly furious about the first fight robbery which GGG won conclusively.

Many people including me, said Canelo would win the decision and were expecting another robbery. I had GGG winning 117 -116 but I fully accept it could have gone either way. It was no robbery.

If I were a less reasonable person I could be complaining it went down exactly as I predicted and screaming 'fix' but there was no robbery even if the van with the getaway-driver was parked up waiting just around the corner if called upon.

That's the reason some are up in arms.

Hello David, how's the achilles doing?

[Perseus]

lol im not so sure about that, you should check out how much crap there is from fans in other sports, like i said, so many fans in all sports seem to be unable to stand back and seperate themselves from the outcomes

ONE of the worst, not THE worst.
In my experience Nascar fans are the worst, they are incapable of uttering a positive sentence about their sport.

[jamamb]

actually now that would be interesting, if i were some doctorate researcher or something id look into which sport has fans with the most negative feelings, maybe then they could find an objective way to rank sports by fan negativity and see what causes it more in some sports then others

[candyslim]

First fight was a clear win to GGG and a robbery. The rematch was far closer and could have gone either way.

Absolutely right !

People were rightly furious about the first fight robbery which GGG won conclusively.

Many people including me, said Canelo would win the decision and were expecting another robbery. I had GGG winning 117 -116 but I fully accept it could have gone either way. It was no robbery.

If I were a less reasonable person I could be complaining it went down exactly as I predicted and screaming 'fix' but there was no robbery even if the van with the getaway-driver was parked up waiting just around the corner if called upon.

That's the reason some are up in arms.

Hello David, how's the achilles doing?

Sorry, that went right over my head. Please explain without being so cryptic.

I mean I get the reference but why am I the Hayemaker?

[SenorPipino]

It starts with some ancient anti-de La Hoya sentiment, extends to Golden Boy as a whole and then transfers to Canelo.

Fans also tend to despise the very cream of the profession, especially when that fighter isn't exactly "fan friendly."

Mayweather didn't pander to the public. He didn't care if you loved him or hated him. He had a job to do, and many resented that he did it so well.

Canelo is in the same situation. He's an excellent fighter. Now wealthy beyond the imagination of most, outside of Mayweather or Pacquiao.

Like Mayweather, Canelo makes no effort to embrace the fans. A former NBA basketball player, Benoit Benjamin, once famously said "I don't give a shit about the fans."

Canelo--sullen, often withdrawn publically and brooding---radiates the same attitude.

That never bothers me. I love my boxers who sport a chip on their shoulder and reflect an aura of resentment.

If you read the uninformed, savage social media comments, you can understand why they feel that way.

[JCS]

Neither fight was a robbery.

The only scoring problem in either fight was the 118-110 card from Byrd in the 1st fight.

[squiggy]

Keep in mind that currently 18% of respondents here think Canelo actually deserved the win. It was *in a sense* a fight that "could have gone either way" (that sense being that GGG's win was clear but still close), but the results reek of confirmation that boxing is such that the fight actually *couldn't* have gone either way, because if he wanted to, Canelo basically could have read a magazine in his corner for 12 rounds and still taken at least six rounds on the official cards.

[boxing_rocks]

Neither fight was a robbery.

The only scoring problem in either fight was the 118-110 card from Byrd in the 1st fight.

No. When judges give a round clearly won by one fighter to his opponent, it is a robbery if that one round made a difference. That happened with Trella giving round 7 of the first fight to Canelo and two judges giving him round 12 of the rematch.

[JCS]

Neither fight was a robbery.

The only scoring problem in either fight was the 118-110 card from Byrd in the 1st fight.

No. When judges give a round clearly won by one fighter to his opponent, it is a robbery if that one round made a difference. That happened with Trella giving round 7 of the first fight to Canelo and two judges giving him round 12 of the rematch.

Ok . On the microlevel I'll give you Rd 7 in the first fight..

[jezzamundo]

Neither fight was a robbery.

The only scoring problem in either fight was the 118-110 card from Byrd in the 1st fight.

No. When judges give a round clearly won by one fighter to his opponent, it is a robbery if that one round made a difference. That happened with Trella giving round 7 of the first fight to Canelo and two judges giving him round 12 of the rematch.

Ok . On the microlevel I'll give you Rd 7 in the first fight..

Agree that Trella giving Canelo Rnd 7 resulted in the robbery of the first fight. Round 12 of the rematch was a swing round that could go either way, so no complaints there.

[boxing_rocks]

Two big uppercuts landed by Golovkin at the beginning and at the end of otherwise close round 12 made it a clear Golovkin round.

[ajwesty13]

It starts with some ancient anti-de La Hoya sentiment, extends to Golden Boy as a whole and then transfers to Canelo.

Fans also tend to despise the very cream of the profession, especially when that fighter isn't exactly "fan friendly."

Mayweather didn't pander to the public. He didn't care if you loved him or hated him. He had a job to do, and many resented that he did it so well.

Canelo is in the same situation. He's an excellent fighter. Now wealthy beyond the imagination of most, outside of Mayweather or Pacquiao.

Like Mayweather, Canelo makes no effort to embrace the fans. A former NBA basketball player, Benoit Benjamin, once famously said "I don't give a poo about the fans."

Canelo--sullen, often withdrawn publically and brooding---radiates the same attitude.

That never bothers me. I love my boxers who sport a chip on their shoulder and reflect an aura of resentment.

If you read the uninformed, savage social media comments, you can understand why they feel that way.

I pretty much think you've nailed it...it's down to who is/was the fans and media favourite .. I felt the media whipped up a storm painting saul out to be the pantomime villain....

If you listen to uk bt sports the commentators were making you think.you were watching a different fight..

I don't see any kind of robbery in both of the the fights what i saw was 2 excellent and gripping bouts ... shame for others who are unable to appreciate them ..oh well it's their loss.

[Deadendgeneration]

Absolutely right !

People were rightly furious about the first fight robbery which GGG won conclusively.

Many people including me, said Canelo would win the decision and were expecting another robbery. I had GGG winning 117 -116 but I fully accept it could have gone either way. It was no robbery.

If I were a less reasonable person I could be complaining it went down exactly as I predicted and screaming 'fix' but there was no robbery even if the van with the getaway-driver was parked up waiting just around the corner if called upon.

That's the reason some are up in arms.

Hello David, how's the achilles doing?

Sorry, that went right over my head. Please explain without being so cryptic.

I mean I get the reference but why am I the Hayemaker?

117-116 suggests you had 5 rounds even. Haye has a reputation for scoring a lot of even rounds.

[candyslim]

Right. Thanks for explaining, you had me intrigued. I will always score a round even, if I think it's too close to call. If you pick one fighter because of an eye catching flurry at the end of the round (for example) you risk giving a round to the wrong guy and taking one away from the rightful winner i.e. a two point spread.

Call it even, and any injustice is kept to a minimum. That's how I see it. I make no apologies for that.