Stephen A. and Max debate who won the GGG vs. Canelo fight | First Take | ESPN

Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman get into a heated debate about who won the Gennady Golovkin vs. Canelo Alverez fight.

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[BennyNegroFromQueens]

Max is no joke when it comes to Boxing. He's like a genius or something.

[stupidfrog]

Kellerman knows more about boxing than Stephen A. Smith and every single person in this comment section.

[Aldiggy]

Max is a masterful analyst. He knows his shit

[bayouboy]

We know GGG won the first fight, this one was close to a draw, but with all the corruption in boxing how are you going to see it other than corrupt

[HiDefBoxing]

Stephan A. sounds like he lost some money 😂

[AverageSteve]

Finally a fight where they didn’t hug each other every 10 seconds. Props to both of them, great fight

[dg]

It's really starting to get difficult to get behind boxing

[MelvinMansoor]

I’m back 2 years later, I’ve watched both fights over 10 times completely, GGG won the 1st one, the second one was an actual draw.

[theITplayground]

This is one of those times where I hate being right. I said it before, if GGG doesn't knock out Canelo, they'll rob him of his victory.

[bdawg]

GGG's biggest mistake in this fight was not going to Canelo's body. It's no secret that Canelo has stamina issues and I just don't understand the headhunting tactic. Kill the body, the head will follow. I remember when GGG was steam rolling guys because he was mixing his attack up between body and head and he's just abandoned that.

[fabiodanielmonteiro]

GGG was never gonna get a decision in either of the fights. Boxing is too corrupt for Canelo to lose

[christopherbennett]

GGG utilized the jab to counter the hand speed of Canelo. Canelo was faster with his hands, but did not have the power of GGG. GGG is older, so his facial tissue is not going to hold up as well as Canelos. GGG, without question won the 1st fight by 7 rounds and the the 2nd 2.

[AndrewJackson-pjzh]

So basically Max is saying that when you fight Canelo, you also fight the judges. Sad but true.

[undefeatedpacifist]

I had canelo taking it. Super close fight tho. Definitely not a robbery tho.

[marcusg]

I've changed my stance on this. I had GGG in the 1st fight of course. 2nd fight I wasnt mad Canelo got the nod. I had it a draw. Wasnt mad b/c Canelo looked better and was aggressive. But I change my stance. And I never really agree w/ Andre Ward. But yes agression wins fights, but not if you only won the first half of the fight. In all of boxing I've watched, the guy who's better and wins the second half of the fight, ESPECIALLY, the final round, that guys is usually the winner. Because of that, GGG was a tad more deserving. But a draw is more realistic and that couldn't really be argued.

[showtime]

GGG won the 1st fight clearly
I personally believe he also won the 2nd fight but I’d be fine with a draw

[blackeyes]

Ggg won the first fight but this was a draw

[j.f.garcia]

Let’s be honest, GGG won the 1st fight or draw, Canelo won the rematch or draw. It’s that close, so wether you’re a GGG or Canelo fan this is great for boxing and have much respect for both men.

[ThePunter]

GGG didn't fight "Mexican" style, but he never backed himself onto the ropes. He was fighting Canelo off angles. He didn't run. They were constantly within punching range, no one backed off, Canelo just was blatantly in-your-face while GGG was in range but never in one place.
I feel like 3G beat Canelo at his own game(slick mid-range boxing, not brawling) and Canelo beat 3G at his own game( so called Mexican style, which was just a gimmick by 3G to gain fans in America).

The decision wasn't really a robbery, but I feel that the challenger must comprehensively beat the champion, ie, a solid KO/TKO or a wide UD. Such close calls should not transfer the championship.
But hey, Canelo won the "story of the fight" according to Max, whatever the fuck that means.

[lazyskull]

GGG age: 36. Canelo age: 28. That about says it. Even if GGG beat him bad, they would score it a draw cause they want the only loss on his record to be is Mayweathers. anyone who doubts this is a plain fool. politics always been involved in boxing.