‘Absolutely Outrageous’: Chaos Erupts as Judges Almost Ruin Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin Trilogy

Undisputed super-middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez put all of his doubters to rest after his emphatic victory over Gennady Golovkin in their trilogy bout. The Mexican champion now has two wins over his fiercest rival, proving to the world he is the better boxer. Alvarez won the fight comfortably via unanimous decision scoring 116-112, 115-113, 115-113 on the three judge’s scorecard.

However, many feel that this scorecard did not accurately reflect what happened during the fight. The majority of the fight was dominated by Alvarez, who controlled the pace throughout the fight and pressured Golovkin. However, if we were to go by the judge’s scorecard, it would mean that Golovkin had to win just one more round to secure a draw.

Moreover, this was called out by fans and celebrities who were not shy to take shots at the judges. They shared their opinion on the scoring system and pointed out that the judges got the scorecard wrong.

Judges get called out for their scorecards

Two-time Olympic medalist sprinter Akeem Haynes called out the judges who scored the bout 115-113 for Alvarez, calling it a ‘joke’.

One fan stated that the judging in boxing was flawed and that ‘GGG’ did not win more than 2-rounds in the fight.

Moreover, Emmy-winning journalist Stephen Sanchez stated that he had Alvarez comfortably ahead on his scorecard.

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One fan called the judging in boxing ‘ridiculous’ and wanted to implement changes to solve this problem.

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Furthermore, one fan stated that the 115-113 scorecard by two judges was very unusual. He also revealed that he had the Mexican champ winning 117-111 on his scorecard.

One fan even went as far as asking for the arrest of these judges, calming that they were corrupt.

Lastly, one fan stated that all of their three fights met with controversy due to inconsistency in the scoring format.

Although it could be argued that Golovkin had his moments in the fight, however, he was never in control of the match. The scorecard certainly does not reflect this and on the surface, it looks like Alvarez scrapped past ‘GGG’, which was not the case.

Who were the judges appointed for Canelo Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin 3

The judges appointed for the fight were Dave Moretti, and Steve Weisfeld, who have already judged some of Alvarez’s previous fights. Moreover, David Sutherland, from Oklahoma, was the other judge assigned to judge their fight for the first time.

Therefore, this result shouldn’t come as much of a surprise as two of these judges were accused of not scoring the second bout fairly as well. However, it seems like they were very far away from the mark as they messed up the scorecard once again.

What did you think of the scorecard? Let us know in the comments.

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