No doubt that Canelo defeated Trout

By Boxing News - 04/21/2013 - Comments

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERABy Gerardo Granados: The young lion king WBC – WBA – Ring Magazine light middleweight champion Saul Canelo Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) clearly defeated WBA junior middleweight champion Austin Trout (26-1, 14 KO’s) but there seems to be controversy with the fight scoring once again. Were the rounds so competitive to have a hard time scoring them? Was the fight so close? Was the personal boxing taste a factor? Or is it that there are people having a hard time accepting that the kid is for real?

Austin Trout recognized he had been defeated by a better opponent, he did not make any excuses and said he was surprised by Canelo´s game plan and ability to adjust. Canelo did slow down the pace on the second half of the fight but he made Trout miss too many shots and counter him with accurate power punches that clearly hurt Austin.

I scored the bout 117-110 for Canelo, as for the “punch stats”, well if the reader need to be explained why a fighter can lose a fight even if he “lands” more punches then there is no use to talk about the subject.

The kid showed improvement on his defense, but he still has room to improve.

Canelo does fights like a more experienced boxer and not as a 22 years old fighter. Trout is the most dangerous opponent he has faced but Austin is no Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Canelo needs at least two or three more fights before he can be considered as a genuine threat for Floyd. The kid is not the traditional Mexican fighter he is really talented but still has flaws on his game not the less at 22 years old he still has time to improve.

Does the reader have any doubt that Canelo clearly defeated Trout?



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