BOXING execs slated Canelo Alvarez’s trilogy overcome fellow legend Gennady Golovkin.
And as fighters condemned the “unimpressive” contest, Brit Chris Eubank Jr urged GGG, 40, to step all the way down to struggle him at middleweight or retire.
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Large names in boxing reckoned Golovkin not often threatened in Canelo’s tame factors victory by 116-112, 115-113, 115-113.
However Mexican Canelo, 32, revealed he wants surgical procedure on his left hand forward of a doable revenge bid towards Dmitry Bivol.
Struggle rivals, although, had been fast to level the finger after he made it two wins and a draw from three bouts with Kazakh hero Golovkin.
Enzo Maccarinelli maybe nailed the frequent verdict when claiming Canelo gained far simpler than the scorecards advised.
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Wales’ ex-world cruiserweight king posted: “9-3 and that’s being beneficiant two warriors one nonetheless elite and one not anymore boxing is about timing.”
Former world welterweight champ Paul Malignaggi insisted: “Canelo at all times had this struggle in his again pocket. Not spectacular. Benavidez is the actual check at 168 not a 40 yr outdated GGG.”
And ex- super-middleweight title-holder Caleb Truax tweeted: “These are three of the worst scorecards of all time.”
A 3rd American, one-time light-middeweight king Sergia Mora, claimed: “Them scorecards being learn put extra fear in Canelo than the 12 rounds he simply went with GGG!! 115-113! Wow!”
No less than Eubank Jr seemed ahead moderately than again as he advised Golovkin ought to cease preventing at super-middleweight.
He posted: “GGG you had an incredible run. Come again all the way down to middleweight & let’s struggle for these belts you continue to have in December or simply go em over & I’ll take care of them for the subsequent couple years when you take pleasure in retirement… you earned it champ.”
However followers jabbed again at Eubank on social media – claiming GG would nonetheless have his measure.
Replies corresponding to “Have a time off son” and “boring” had been accompanied by opinions like: “He would nonetheless beat you.”
