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CJ Ross got death threats and was basically forced by the NSAC to retire after scoring Manny/Bradley I 8-4.
Never going to wish death threats on someone, but it's time for Byrd to be put out to pasture.
She "voluntarily" took time off after scoring Canelo Floyd a draw.
Speaking of, I was at a party before the fight and some random people were discussing the fight and this guy chimes in "and Canelo got screwed on that Floyd fight, only one judge gave it a draw and if you look at that fight again Canelo clearly won that fight and it wasn't even close. Floyd had the judges in his pockets though." My eyebrow just about fell off there.
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SUB, per ESPN:
Khan up 1 on Canelo at the time of stoppage is very reasonable. Khan was outboxing him early.
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MEDIA SCORES
Mookie Alexander BloodyElbow.com 117-111 Golovkin
CBS Sports 117-111 Golovkin
Patrick Stumberg MMAMania.com 116-112 Golovkin
Kevin McRae BleacherReport.com 116-112 Golovkin
Shaun Al-Shatti MMAFighting.com 116-112 Golovkin
Ryan Frederick WrestlingObserver.com 116-112 Golovkin
Harold Lederman HBO 116-112 Golovkin
Dan Rafael ESPN.com 116-112 Golovkin
Sherdog.com 116-112 Golovkin
Phil Murphy ESPN 115-113 Golovkin
Paul Fontaine WrestlingObserver.com 115-113 Golovkin
Kevin Iole Yahoo.com 115-113 Golovkin
Wil Esco BadLeftHook.com 115-113 Golovkin
Patrick Wyman BleacherReport.com 115-113 Golovkin
Rob Tatum CombatPress.com 115-113 Golovkin
Seán Sheehan SevereMMA.com 115-113 Golovkin
MMABrasil.com.br 115-113 Golovkin
Chris Mannix Yahoo! Sports 114-114 DRAW
Associated Press 114-114 DRAW
Lance Pugmire L.A. Times 114-114 DRAW
Hey, some reasonable scores!
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Actually, the amusing thing is that a draw is almost certainly the most accurate outcome but it just brings out all the ***** drama queens who don't understand the sport and get a nice platform to express their natural ***** boyness.
That is why I think boxing popularity will be capped here because it usually doesn't lend itself to being a twitter *****.
A rematch I think is going to be super tough to make because this is a moral victory for Canelo. I don't see how GGG can come to terms with the hardball negotiation for a rematch golden boy is going to play because they absolutely do not need him.
Most ringside experts thought GGG won.
I'd imagine GGG Saunders in December and if GGG wins we see a Canelo rematch in May. Lemieux Canelo in May and GGG Jacobs II in April would work too, but I doubt that happens.
Gotta look at mandatories for GGG too and see what's in play there.
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I didn't bet this fight but man - this is pretty ****ing damning. That is a huge line shift in 48 hours for a combat sport unless injury news or sthing leaks.
No, lines move all the time last 48 hrs. A majority of action takes place in the final hours/days leading up to a fight, so seeing a big swing isn't really surprising.