Round-by-Round: Canelo Alvarez vs. Daniel Jacobs - May 4, 2019

[Thomastearns]

Utter nonsense and you know how it!

Well perhaps only a fashionista like yourself would really know what's going on.

Rock on dude!

[ironbeard]

1. I had it even. I do not have a problem that the cards went to Alvarez. My problem is with the fact that boxing fans have been desensitized to the constant favoritism shown The Entitled Mexican. It is now accepted that he will be shown favoritism so it is his opponents’ faults that they cannot overcome it. I watched it twice. Live with the sound off, then with the absolutely ass kissing commentary on.

It was razor close. There were several rounds that could have been scored either way, but the viewing audience is naturally going to be affected by shamelessly biased commentary.

It was largely a masters level chess match. 3G’s criticism that it was a sparring match is good for buildup purposes but inaccurate. 3G is just looking for his opponents to stand in the middle of the ring and trade with him.

Guess what 3G? Alvarez did just that in the second fight and you did no better than a draw on my card. This is boxing and that was an excellent display of the art and science of it last night.

[ClivePatrickLyons]

Had those 2 judges given the last 2 to Canelo, the final cards would have been:

117-111, 117-111, 116-112

But like I said, they probably didn’t want too much of a wide card.

The fist 6 rounds were tough to score one judge gave Jacobs 1 from first 6 round's the other two judge's gave Jacobs 2 round's out of the first 6 so Jacobs was in big trouble on the card's by the half way mark because you could have easy had it 3/3 at the half way point with the 3 judge's scoring it Canelos way so clearly in them first close 6 round's Jacobs would have had to take him to school in the next 6 round's to get the Decision im not saying 115-113 is off the mark or even the 116-112 because the fight was'nt a robbery and most of the round's were so close and punch stats are like lie detectors not reliable but just watching the two GGG fight's then this one its gonna take someone to dominate Canelo in atleast 8 round's to get a split Decision or take it away from the judge's with a KO Canelo got that Granite chin so we may be waiting for awhile to see him lose The commentry was also very bias they were giving Canelo round's because Jacobs was'nt following his corner instructoins to stop standing in front of him and show some angles its the norm now to expect Canelo to be gifted almost all close round's on the table and to win the decision thats not good for boxing i surmise.

[lord_charles]

Damn, Gennady's gone rogue!

[ironbeard]

2. It was an excellent card, especially for a big PPV.

The real news of night is the coming out of Ortiz Jr. Hopefully the kid can stay focused. He is absolutely on a fast track to p4p. His speed, size and power combined with top notch skills is a combo I have not seen in quite some time.

I can’t imagine anyone at 140 volunteering for that job. Ortiz Jr. is coming welter weight division. “MAN THE WALLS!!!”

Ali is done.

Ryder is a tough, quick skilled dude.

Roach is not going far with that work rate.

Diaz Jr. v Farmer anyone?

Hard to find a better boxing card in memory. Good job DAZN!!

[boxing_rocks]

People on social media are calling this a boring fight. I thought it was more interesting that the golovkin Jacobs fights with a big swing in momentum and big clean shots landed. I liked it a lot. High level stuff.

Obviously big shots were not big enough to wobble an opponent.

[candyslim]

I got up early to watch the whole card and by the time we got to Alvarez v Jacobs I couldn't keep my eyes open.

So I'm a little late to the party having just watched it properly. Firstly anybody who found that boring jusr doesn't like boxing. Fighting maybe but not boxing. That was real quality.

I believe that if you have to search to find a winner for a close round then don't struggle and maybe pick the wrong man. Nothing wrong in my opinion with an even round. Consequently i score way too many rounds even for many people's liking. I make no apology. I scored 118 Alvarez (2,4,5,8) 116 Jacobs (9 and 10)

A cracking contest and great respect to both boxers.

[jujigatame]

I thought it was a good fight, the right guy won, and the scores were reasonable.

I also thought the announcers were awful. They were jockriding Canelo hard even in round 1 which he clearly lost. The unofficial scoring was downright bizarre, I think they got several rounds wrong, in both directions.

[Enlightened-One]

What a f*cking idiot. Canelo skills, especially footwork and jab are nowhere near Golovkin's. Every time he has a good boxer in front of him (Trout, Mayweather, Lara), his lack of skill shows.

Hight/reach wise, Canelo is a midget compared to Jacobs. I doubt that his jabs will be reaching the target. Getting close and going to the body is his only hope, but will Jacobs let him get close? I doubt.

Remember how Canelo was following Lara like a confused puppy. The difference is that Jacobs will be countering harder than Lara.

You really think Canelo will be able to overcome the gigantic reach and height advantage? Also, I'm laughing at you thinking Jacobs will sit in the pocket. Canelo will get jabbed to death. Canelo didn't even hurt tiny Cotto. Put whatever your smoking down, man.

GBP has been matching Canelo very well post-Lara/Trout. This is all hype. Jacobs is too much for him. Stylistically, it's a horrific fight for Canelo.

Honestly, I wouldn't put it past Monroe Jr. to dominate Canelo either. Monroe Jr. and Jacobs are just stylistic nightmares for Canelo.

[ewenhay]

It went to points as I suspected. Alvarez rarely stops guys in elite fights.

Jacobs gave Alvarez too much of a start in the first half. Got himself back into it 2nd half but just came up short. I had it by 2 points to Alvarez in the end so no controversy this time.

Jacobs had him troubled at times in the second half though. Good performance by both guys, I'd like to see a rematch.

[oogiebe]

It went to points as I suspected. Alvarez rarely stops guys in elite fights.

Jacobs gave Alvarez too much of a start in the first half. Got himself back into it 2nd half but just came up short. I had it by 2 points to Alvarez in the end so no controversy this time.

Jacobs had him troubled at times in the second half though. Good performance by both guys, I'd like to see a rematch.

Great points. I was also wondering if Jacobs was a bit taken by Canelo's aura the first half of the fight. Seemed to get more confident as the fight went on. I was thinking he was going to just survive, but he really fought a great fight. Close one.

[boxing_rocks]

What a sick idiot, that EO. Digged out posts from 2+ years ago.

[ewenhay]

Great points. I was also wondering if Jacobs was a bit taken by Canelo's aura the first half of the fight. Seemed to get more confident as the fight went on. I was thinking he was going to just survive, but he really fought a great fight. Close one.

A rematch at super middle would be very interesting

[oogiebe]

A rematch at super middle would be very interesting

Oh yeah! That Canelo is a little beast. I was really impressed with Jacobs. Made more of a fight then I thought he would. Would LOVE to see a rematch.

[oogiebe]

What a sick idiot, that EO. Digged out posts from 2+ years ago.

You just learning that?

[Enlightened-One]

What a sick idiot, that EO. Digged out posts from 2+ years ago.

It took 20 seconds to find one of your many anti-Canelo posts.

It’s kind of interesting to see you avoid recognising the words you wrote.

You accuse many fighters of being “ducks”, but that’s exactly what you’re doing.

[oogiebe]

It took 20 seconds to find one of your many anti-Canelo posts.

It’s kind of interesting to see you avoid recognising the words you wrote.

You accuse many fighters of being “ducks”, but that’s exactly what you’re doing.

You just keep making yourself look worse! No one cares what you post except for entertainment purposes.

[ClivePatrickLyons]

Yeah, Canelo won final 2 rounds. And I gave him 4 in the first 7.

While watching the fight live i had Jacobs winning the 9th and 10th i thought they were probably he's best round's for the whole fight
I watched the 10th round half a dozen time's and its a Clear Jacobs round the two judge's who gave Canelo that round (10) are kidding its round's like these that make it painful to watch Golden Boy Canelo show's 115-114 on two judge's card's at the end would have had Jacobs wanting a rematch i suppose and thats not on Golden Boy's agenda it was'nt a robbery but very predictable ending.

[candyslim]

I agree 9th and 10th were Jacobs' best rounds, and I really don't see how you could score either for Canelo even though he was the rightful winner.

[Impractical Poster]

I was really hoping Jacob's would pull this one off. I had Canelo winning 8 rounds to 4. But, I thought Canelo clearly showed he was the better all around technician.

I have been very critical of Canelo throughout his career. My main criticism of him was the way he would fight in spurts. Well, it seems he has ironed that out. Saturday night's performance was a top notch, high level, steady performance from him. His head movement, and ability to effectively defend while coming forward is spectacular.

[ClivePatrickLyons]

I agree 9th and 10th were Jacobs' best rounds, and I really don't see how you could score either for Canelo even though he was the rightful winner.

[Ruthless-RKO]

The contest with Jacobs was a huge ratings hit in Mexico,

According to ESPN Deportes, it was viewed in Mexico by more than 30 million fans. The broadcast was carried by the two biggest television channels in the country, Televisa and TV Azteca.

In total there were 30.5 million fans who were watching the fight, and that is practically a quarter of the Mexican population, taking advantage of TV Azteca with 18.4 million viewers and 12.1 million watching Televisa.

[lazboy]

The contest with Jacobs was a huge ratings hit in Mexico,

According to ESPN Deportes, it was viewed in Mexico by more than 30 million fans. The broadcast was carried by the two biggest television channels in the country, Televisa and TV Azteca.

In total there were 30.5 million fans who were watching the fight, and that is practically a quarter of the Mexican population, taking advantage of TV Azteca with 18.4 million viewers and 12.1 million watching Televisa.

That is phenomenal. I wish my country had boxing as a mainstream sport.

[DrDuke]

While watching the fight live i had Jacobs winning the 9th and 10th i thought they were probably he's best round's for the whole fight
I watched the 10th round half a dozen time's and its a Clear Jacobs round the two judge's who gave Canelo that round (10) are kidding its round's like these that make it painful to watch Golden Boy Canelo show's 115-114 on two judge's card's at the end would have had Jacobs wanting a rematch i suppose and thats not on Golden Boy's agenda it was'nt a robbery but very predictable ending.

Yeah, 9-10 were all Jacobs.

Well, as I've already told some particular rounds, I probably gotta show my full score. I had it like that:

1: Jacobs 10-9
2: Canelo 10-9
3: Jacobs 10-9
4: Canelo 10-9
5: Canelo 10-9
6: Jacobs 10-9
7: Canelo 10-9
8: Canelo 10-9
9: Jacobs 10-9
10: Jacobs 10-9
11: Canelo 10-9
12: Canelo 10-9