CANELO ALVAREZ  VS  OVER LARA ROBBER IS REAL
Channel: Angelito Bautista
Date: 2020-08-17

CANELO ALVAREZ PINAKA MALAKING DAYAAN SA BOXING OVER LARA
Another big-time fight, and another controversial decision. Canelo Alvarez (44-1-1) escaped with a split-decision victory over Erislandy Lara (19-2-2) on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, but many observers thought Lara outboxed him.

Golden Boy has the official scores:

Lara's movement and fast hands clearly frustrated the 23-year-old Mexican superstar, but the 31-year-old Cuban veteran may have moved a bit too much for two of the judges' tastes. There's no doubt that it was a tough fight to score. ESPN's Dan Rafael captured the sentiments of logical observers:

Here's how some experts scoring the fight had it evaluated:

While the SHO Stats numbers don't tell the whole story, they do show a slight edge for Lara and give credence to the thought that he deserved to win a decision.

When asked about Lara's approach after the fight, per the Showtime pay-per-view broadcast, Alvarez said this to Jim Gray through a translator: "I came to fight. I didn't come to run. If you wanted to run, then go and join a marathon."

Lara felt he was slighted by the judges. A small skirmish ensued in the ring between the two camps, and Lara proved there was still some bad blood: