Getty Tonight's winner could be considered the world's best fighter.
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Golovkin vs. Alvarez Fight Result
Result & Scorecard
The fight delivered as promised, as two great boxers went the distance. But unfortunately, this fight ended in a draw.
Scorecards:
Las tarjetas/scorecards 118-110 Canelo 115-113 Golovkin 114-114 empate/draw #CaneloGGG
Adalaide Byrd
118-110 Canelo
Dave Moretti
115-113 GGG
Don Trella
114-114 Draw
Round One:
https://twitter.com/JohnKripsy/status/909253958115512320
Round 1 already demonstrates a better fight than the multimillion Mayweather one. #CaneloGolovkin
Round Two:
And round two to #Canelo… 19-19 #GGGCanelo
#Canelo loosens up and brings more power punches in round two against #GGG. #CaneloGGG
Round Three:
A close third round, we give it to Canelo and have him 2-1 up after three. Loving this.
Canelo’ best round so far was 3rd, but I gave all first three rounds to GGG.
https://twitter.com/LoganDobson/status/909255731085545472
GGG wins round 3 to go up 2-1 … both guys relatively reserved so far #CaneloGGG
Round Four:
#GGG opened up finally. Came forward and was the aggressor. Threw and landed more, his round. 2-2 after four. #CaneloGGG
Round 4 to GGG, who landed best combo so far. I have it 2-2 after four #CaneloGGG
GGG looked great in round four
Round Five:
Round five was awesome. Love it.
Great round five!! #BOXING
HUGE round for #GGG. I have him up, 3-2 after five.
Round Six:
Round 6 was very, very close. #Canelo looks to be forcing his work a little bit. I think fatigue is playing its part here…
Canelo is so skilled, picking his spots, frustrating G at times. GGG has to let that right hand go. #GGGvsCanelo
Round Seven:
https://twitter.com/Neslo/status/909260841840779264
Round Eight:
Rd 8: Canelo takes heaviest shot of the fight early, stunned. GGG charging like a bull, through Canelo uppercut, hammers back. GGG 78-74
Round Nine:
Good round 9 for @GGGBoxing. @Canelo needs to win 10-12 to have any shot at a decision. #caneloGGG
Even with Canelo’s best lunch, didn’t phase GGG. Round nine to GGG, 5-4 GGG
Round Ten:
How is GGG holding these big boy shots without flinching!? His face is made out of that stuff Wolverines bones is (I couldn’t spell it🤣)
Round Eleven:
End of 11. Great round very close and both fighters show they have HARD chins!
Round Twelve:
#CaneloGGG great fight great round 12 but its up to the judges now who’s got it?? #Canelo #GGG
Rd 12 awesome fight! Canelo came out swinging and it seemed like he saved all his energy for this round. #CaneloGGG
Very good fight. GGG clearly won. I wish Canelo had been more active. Maybe he was fatigued.
GGG eating that shit up t.co/QEU8KhUH3R
Pre-fight:
Preview
Last month, we had a spectacle.
Tonight, we actually have a superfight.
The meeting between Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez features the best two middleweights on the planet. Between them, four belts will be on the line in Vegas.
Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) is favored, but Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) is more than capable. Canelo last fought in May, when he cruised to a unanimous decision over Julio César Chávez Jr. to win his seventh straight bought. Canelo’s only loss came in 2013 to Floyd Mayweather.
Golovkin is of course unbeaten, but he is 35 years old and fighting a much younger boxer. He most recently defeated Daniel Jacobs by decision, breaking his streak of 23 straight fights won by stoppages.
If anything, Golovkin can be knocked for not fighting the biggest names in the sport. He never fought Mayweather, and never fought Miguel Cotto, another top fighter beaten by Alvarez.
According to Golovkin’s trainer, Abel Sanchez, the winner of tonioght’s bout will be the current best pound-for-pound fighter on the planet.
“I think the winner of this fight clearly establishes the best middleweight in the world as well as a strong argument for the best fighter in the sport,” Sanchez told ESPN. “The winner will also be one of the most marketable fighters as well as the top of the pound-for-pound list, which doesn’t always go hand in hand.”
Golovkin isn’t just chasing being the best right now, he’s working on becoming the best ever. He’s currently sitting at 18 consecutive title defenses, closing in on Bernard Hopkins’ middleweight record of 20. Hopkins is not only in Vegas for the fight, he has an invested interest: He’s a partner in Gold Boy promotions, the team that represents Alvarez.