Katie Taylor just about holds on to her world title after a 96-94, 96-95, 96-95 victory over her old Olympic rival, Natasha Jonas - seems to have been the final two rounds that sealed the decision, but would hardly suffice in a bout with Amanda Serrano.
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I thought that the fight was an indirect advert for three-minute rounds at the top end at least of women's boxing. Each round was simply too short.
Advocates of three minute rounds point to the increased opportunities for stoppages, which might be deemed desirable for sporting, entertainment and even marketing purposes. And you could point to UFC, which I think has had three minute rounds to women for several years and apparently little problems – from what I hear.
But, every so often, a bit of evidence creeps out that concussion in women is maybe more prevalent in contact sports than with men. And so, there are reasons for caution when it comes to extending the length of rounds, so it might well stay the same for a good long while yet.
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Originally posted by Antepli Ejderha View Post
This looks excellent - "On the rare evenings when he returned late, his hair plastered to his head with sweat, his face was a red light meaning “don’t ask”.". I subscribe to the Guardian Long Read audio version, so I'm saving it for when it comes on stream.
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Thanks for that piece, that was a great read. It's a rare long read that actually should have been much longer.
It's going to be quite an event this weekend with apparently 70,000 in attendance as Canelo takes on Billy Joe Saunders in Texas. Saunders is a superb fighter, but Canelo is elite.
It's an odd feeling to support Canelo, like wanting Chelsea to win the Champion's League, but I hope Canelo takes him to school on Saturday night.
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Even if Saunders fights a beautiful, back foot masterclass against Canelo, he will still lose. He won't do enough damage to make the judges change their score at the start of every round, which is Canelo 10 points.
I don't think that will happen anyway. Canelo looks to be a supreme boxer these days, more so than ever. It's hard to see him losing to anyone for a few years to come.
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Originally posted by Sporting View PostSaunders doesn't seem to be a particularly nice person. I hope he loses.
A few things in here which support that.
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I had that fight 4-4 after the eighth, that was tight. Saunders's corner stopped it. I think they must have decided Saunders was no longer with it. Saunders might have had a broken orbital bone.
Canelo's ringwalk was really spectacular with Pepe Aguilar, two other vocalists, dancers and a mariachi band. Great colours.
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No shame in his corner throwing in the towel then
Another couple of things to add to the Saunders charge sheet are abusing some Mexican journalists in fight week a few days ago, and his sexist and patronising cheerleading for Daniel Kinahan to an Irish investigative reporter a couple of months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/20...ahan-interview
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Not sure if anyone is going to be watching the Lomachenko fight tonight/early hours of tomorrow morning but it should be a good one. Beautiful, swaggering fighter in his pomp but I'm curious to see how he rebounds after the Lopez loss. He should get through Nakatani but everyone will be watching to see how emphatic the performance is.
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