NFT: Boxing vs UFC tonight

Pacing around, shouting, even jumping up and down on one occasion.

The whole thing is a shame bc that was an incredible fight, both men put on a show. And in memory it'll play second fiddle to wondering what in the *fuck* Adelaide Byrd was watching

In comment 13600715 j_rud said:

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Pacing around, shouting, even jumping up and down on one occasion. The whole thing is a shame bc that was an incredible fight, both men put on a show. And in memory it'll play second fiddle to wondering what in the *fuck* Adelaide Byrd was watching

Atlas is a nutcase but he loves the sport. He's as close to a real boxing fan on tv as we can find.

In comment 13600718 PetesHereNow said:

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In comment 13600715 j_rud said: Quote: Pacing around, shouting, even jumping up and down on one occasion. The whole thing is a shame bc that was an incredible fight, both men put on a show. And in memory it'll play second fiddle to wondering what in the *fuck* Adelaide Byrd was watching Atlas is a nutcase but he loves the sport. He's as close to a real boxing fan on tv as we can find.

Yeah, I knew he'd be going crazy. I appreciate his candor, especially in light of Kellerman all but ignoring the elephant in the room. And I like Kellerman.

I was kinda rooting for GGG but I honestly didn't know how the fight would be scored. While I wasn't trackig every riubd, I felt overall the fight was pretty even and a lot of rounds were tought to score. I was ok with the draw although the 118-110 score for canelo is nuts.

did Byrd get paid by Golden Boy?

this is Byrd's first disgrace.

She has botched a couple other high-profile fights. When your record is that poor and you keep getting gigs as a judge, you know boxing still has massive problems.

He loses 115-113
So even the most favorable judge last night still tried every way possible to give canelo rounds.

is fixed is that judges are not called back to sit and rewatch the fight to justify their scoring.

That crooked bitch only gave GGG the 4th and the 7th round

In comment 13600739 FatMan in Charlotte said:

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this is Byrd's first disgrace. She has botched a couple other high-profile fights. When your record is that poor and you keep getting gigs as a judge, you know boxing still has massive problems.

Her incompetence extends to MMA. A college classmate is an MMA writer and he was like "Oh, I know Byrd."

The silver lining for GGG is he gets another big payday before retiring. But sucks for him that Canelo ducked him for a couple years until he was past his prime and then still got a favorable decision.

he walked through everything Canelo threw. backed him up the whole fight, had him against the ropes every round cutting off the ring. It was masterful.
8-4 GGG my score

Fan but come on.. GGG won the fight fair and square.

at least two of the first three rounds and rounds 10-12. Do the math. He wins any of the close rounds in between and it's a draw or a win for him. Close fight and a good one.

I hate the biased commentary from HBO that skews what is taking place in the ring--and affecrs viewers, whether they believe it or not. The 118-110 card was egrigious but this was a fight that could have gone either way.

there are only 3 judges and one of them is so far off the mark - it skews the result

And getting smoked the lst 2 of it... doesn't equate to winning the round.
Canelo won 11? Really? I'll give him 12

And he clearly won the first 3? Because max said so or he really did? Ggg won the first round- canelo the 2nd

You mean like Kellerman saying he didn't agree that Golovkin landed more punches in the first rd despite looking at the numbers? Or Roy Jones stating that Canelo was on the ropes because that's where he wanted to be? They weren't biased, they said numerous positive things about each fighter.

I can almost see arguing for a draw, but I don't see how you argue for an Alvarez decision. He was pushed around the ring from the 3rd round on. He had some late flurries in 10-12 but he was gassed a minute into each round and did very little thereafter.

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And getting smoked the lst 2 of it... doesn't equate to winning the round. Canelo won 11? Really? I'll give him 12 And he clearly won the first 3? Because max said so or he really did? Ggg won the first round- canelo the 2nd

I said two of the first three. And yeah, I gave Canelo 10-12. There were a lot of close rounds and I'm sorry but if Canelo was getting "smoked," he wouldn't have been standing. He landed more power punches than GGG so how was he getting smoked? You judge a fight on clean punching, defense, ring generalship and effective aggression. Not hyperbole. Canelo landed more power punches, exhibited better defense. A draw or win for him isn't something crazy.

In comment 13600877 2ndroundKO said:

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at least two of the first three rounds and rounds 10-12. Do the math. He wins any of the close rounds in between and it's a draw or a win for him. Close fight and a good one. I hate the biased commentary from HBO that skews what is taking place in the ring--and affecrs viewers, whether they believe it or not. The 118-110 card was egrigious but this was a fight that could have gone either way.

I had it scored the same but GGG easily won Rounds 4-9 and controlled Rd 1 with the jab. 7-5 for GGG, possibly 8-4 if you give GGG Rd 10, which I had as a close Canelo round

Has been stood down by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.

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According to Jack de Menezes of The Independent, executive director of the NASC Bob Bennett said Byrd needed a "small break," adding: "I'm not going to put her right back in. She'll still be in the business, but she needs to catch her breath. "Like in any profession, you have a bad night. Unfortunately, she didn't do well. I can tell you she conducts training for us, takes judges under her wing, but her score was too wide."

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