World-title boxing: Drawn Golovkin-Alvar fight raises eyebrows
Las Vegas — Gennady Golovkin and Saul "Canelo" Alvarez fought to a controversial draw in their long-awaited middleweight world-title bout here on Saturday. Kazakh Golovkin and Mexican Alvarez each got the nod from one judge, while the third declared it a draw. Golovkin, who landed more punches overall, remains unbeaten and retains his middleweight WBA, WBC, IBF and IBO belts. Golovkin started cautiously but had the edge in the middle rounds as the fight heated up and started to live up to its hype, eventually turning into a brutal and memorable encounter. Alvarez finished with a flurry as the capacity crowd cheered him on. All three judges gave the Mexican the last three rounds. Golovkin landed more punches over the 12 rounds and was ahead 218 to 169 overall by an unofficial count. Both boxers said they were keen to fight again. "Yes, of course, if the people want it," said Alvarez. "Look at my belts. I’m still the champion," he said. "Of course, I want a rematch." While many expert...
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