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The guy who came to fight won. Best outcome since that means no rematch. The last card was too wide, but either guy winning by a point or a draw would have been fair.
Lara fought to not lose and arguably did enough to win.
Canelo fought to win and arguably did enough to not lose.
Lara wasn't active enough, Canelo (also not very active) wasn't effective enough.
It was an ugly fight where neither guy really elevated their stature. Both came away with positives (Canelo got the win, Lara set out to befuddle Canelo and he did) and both came away with negatives (Canelo showed he has trouble cutting off the ring, Lara showed that when put a on a big stage he won't fight to win).
Lara showed he has the ability to beat Canelo but lacked the fortitude to ever really assert himself. Canelo showed he has the fortitude to assert himself but may come up short a bit on the skill.
One guy won in spite of himself, the other lost in spite of himself.
Ugly fight that could have gone any way but thankfully the best outcome for the sport.
Would not watch it again.
here's a picture of Tom Jones
Lara fought to not lose and arguably did enough to win.
Canelo fought to win and arguably did enough to not lose.
Lara wasn't active enough, Canelo (also not very active) wasn't effective enough.
It was an ugly fight where neither guy really elevated their stature. Both came away with positives (Canelo got the win, Lara set out to befuddle Canelo and he did) and both came away with negatives (Canelo showed he has trouble cutting off the ring, Lara showed that when put a on a big stage he won't fight to win).
Lara showed he has the ability to beat Canelo but lacked the fortitude to ever really assert himself. Canelo showed he has the fortitude to assert himself but may come up short a bit on the skill.
One guy won in spite of himself, the other lost in spite of himself.
Ugly fight that could have gone any way but thankfully the best outcome for the sport.
Would not watch it again.
here's a picture of Tom Jones
