WBC Prez Felt Canelo Dominated Golovkin, Praises Technical Strategy in Trilogy

World Boxing Council President Mauricio Sulaiman was ringside earlier this month, to observe Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez retain his undisputed tremendous middleweight crown with a dominant twelve spherical unanimous resolution in his rematch with Gennadiy Golovkin.

Their first two fights, which took locations at middleweight in 2017 and 2018, have been entertaining and there have been conflicting opinions over which boxer deserved to win each bouts.

The third encounter was a far cry from the primary two. Golovkin began very sluggish and did not let his palms go till the ultimate few rounds of the combat.

Canelo was extra composed within the trilogy bout. There was no urgency to take possibilities, so the technique utilized was to outbox Golovkin in each spherical.

Sulaiman understands the widespread disappointment over the shortage of fireworks – however blames the majority of the post-fight outrage on the showdown being closely promoted as a cannot miss conflict that may seemingly finish in a knockout. He additionally says Golovkin didn’t pressure the motion for a lot of the combat, which generated a ‘boxing match’ as a substitute of an action-fight.

“Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez received the third combat towards Gennady Golovkin by a transparent unanimous resolution, and basically, he fully dominated the Kazakh. GGG really did little or no within the first seven or eight rounds. Canelo fully dominated him and received all these rounds, palms down. Álvarez did what was essential to win, simply as Tom Brady didn’t take any pointless danger, as a result of his technique labored and nullified GGG. So simple as that, it was a way more technical and tactical combat than the opposite two,” Sulaiman stated.

“The issue is that the promotion bought a conflict to the general public, an emotional combat wherein each would exit to beat one another mercilessly. Canelo repeatedly stated that he was going to knock him out and retire him; GGG goaded the Mexican on a number of events. As that they had already fought 24 superb rounds with glorious motion, all of us hoped that his phrases would come true and {that a} boxing conflict could be seen.

“Boxing is about kinds and technique. Golovkin didn’t pressure the motion for a lot of rounds of the combat, and that’s the reason the combat took that course. GGG closed sturdy, attacked and was profitable towards a Canelo who regarded drained, lower on one eyebrow by an unintended head butt, and in addition with an injured wrist that may require surgical procedure. The tip got here, and Canelo closed this chapter with a transparent and forceful victory after a technical combat, not an emotional one.”