Ed Levine: “If Golovkin had won this fight or if it was a draw, there would have been the same kinds of disputes from the Alvarez fans”

The Golovkin vs. Canelo rematch took place this past weekend and fans are still talking about the action in the fight and are still debating the scorecards in what was an extremely close bout. When the decision was read, Canelo Alvarez won by scores of 115-113 twice and 114-114. With such a close fight and the scoring coming down to the last round, fans still feel there is unfinished business between the two fighters. The president of the International Boxing Organization, Ed Levine said: “My impression of that fight was that it was extremely close, very difficult to score. Steve Wiesfeld was in the minority only one time, Dave Moretti was in the minority only one time and Feldman was in the minority only two times. They saw the fight very similarly and it all came down to the last round. “That was a difficult round to score as well. Feldman gave the round to Golovkin and the other two gave it to Alvarez, and that was interesting because that was the crucial round. “If either Wiesfeld or Moretti gave that round to Golovkin, it would have been a majority draw and the titles would have been retained by Golovkin. It is amazing that one round and one judge could determine this outcome of this huge fight and all of the ramifications that follow it, as to the next fights. It’s an incredible statistic to me. “It’s the kind of fight where if Gennady had won this fight or if it was a draw, there would have been the same kinds of disputes from the Alvarez fans because this is the kind of fight where if you were really cheering for one fighter, you saw that fighter winning. It was that kind of close fight. “Gennady is clearly getting older, he didn’t seem to lose much but he’s clearly getting older. A thirty year old Gennady might have performed much better than he did, and not to say that he didn’t deserve to win this fight because many people feel that he did. It could be a combination of age and gameplan, it is certainly possible.”

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