Martin Murray (Golovkin opponent)
I thought Canelo won it and I agreed with the result. Despite the fact heโs failed tests and heโs a drugs cheat as everybody knows, and I wanted Golovkin to win, but I watched it with no commentary on, me and my 10 year old lad, and we both scored it differently, but had Canelo up a round. I had it 11-6-115 Canelo, my lad had it 114-113, but we both thought he won. I thought Canelo did what he needed to do which was hold the centre of the ring and push him back. Iโve always said thatโs how you beat Golovkin and I didnโt think there was a middleweight strong enough to do it but Canelo showed thatโs how you beat him. It was close and it was one of them where it wasnโt a robbery and everybody scores it differently. I know there was a lot of people that had it to Golovkin I wouldnโt have moaned at it or disagreed, and I wouldโve been happy for him as I thought he deserved it the first time, but I went off my own scorecard and I gave it to Canelo by a round, I just thought he did enough.
Scored to: Canelo
Liam Smith (Canelo opponent)
I can’t argue with the decision. When I first watched it I gave it Golovkin by one round, but in that sense if one judge disagrees with me in one round then it goes to Canelo by one round, so I canโt really argue with the decision. It was too close a fight every round was close, I thought Golovkin won the first one clearly, this one I canโt argue with. Canelo started well again and I thought he fought a better fight this time by standing his ground, but I thought Golovkinโs jab and cleaner shots towards the end of the fight maybe nicked it for him. I gave one round even so I had Golovkin by one round. If they fought 10 fights, 10 fights would be like that, a toss up of who wins.
Scored to: Golovkin
Andy Clarke (commentator)
I gave it 113-115 Golovkin. I thought he was the fighter coming forward and I thought he landed as much as Alvarez did and for that reason there were some close rounds that I gave Triple-Gโs way. Although they may have landed equally I would give Golovkin the round as he was the one making the fight. I have no qualms with the decision, I thought it was a really, really close fight. If I watched it a second time, which I havenโt, but if I did I may get a different result, itโs one of those. I donโt want to see a rematch, I think there probably will be because itโs a huge fight and itโs 1-0 to Alvarez with one draw, but I donโt want to see one as I donโt think Golovkin has another one like that in him. Heโll definitely want a third because heโll feel he won the first two and heโll desperately want the win but at the age he is now I donโt think he has another titanic effort like that again in him. I think Alvarez would win a third fight maybe quite comfortably.
Scored to: Golovkin
Declan Taylor (boxing journalist)
I gave it to Golovkin 7-5 so in that sense I didnโt agree with the decision, but I donโt think it was a robbery or a scream-up really. I think a draw or 7-5 either way is kind of acceptable, when itโs so close to split them, so itโs easy to see why the judges saw it like that. Although what I would say is in the two bouts only one of the six cards has given Golovkin the decision which is mad really when you look at the story of the whole rivalry, that heโs only got one decision on six cards, thatโs got to be incorrect. I donโt think its corrupt or anything like that I just think thatโs how the cookieโs crumbled for poor old Golovkin. Iโd love to see the rematch but Iโve got this funny feeling we wonโt see it, or if we do itโs delayed. Canelo and Golden Boy now hold all the chips and because heโs such a big draw he can make money against just about everyone at middleweight. Part of you think because heโs won that bout against Golovkin why would he want to go back there, heโs clearly a murderous puncher, close fight, and thereโs only so long he could go on getting close decisions against him.
Scored to: Golovkin
Joe Gallagher (top trainer)
I thought it was a very good fight, a very tough fight but I thought everyone was overlooking the good straight arrow work that โTriple Gโ did, the good jabs and right hands. Fair play to Canelo when he did throw they were impressive but if you see the judgesโ scorecards youโll see how tight it was and you can argue there were a few rounds that could have gone either way. I donโt think that there can be a big debate really, it was too close a call and scoring is always subjective, are you looking for the boxer or are you looking for the pressure fighter? It was another example of it. I think when you see boxers competing at that calibre you want to see it all the time, itโs a great advert for the sport, we all enjoyed it and I havenโt seen anyone say it was a bad fight and I think the third fight would be even better again.
Scored to: Golovkin ย
Matt Macklin (Golovkin opponent)
I thought it was so close, couldnโt argue either way. A draw or 115-113 either way, and there can be no arguments. I had it 115-114 GGG. I scored it round by round and I had it six rounds to GGG, and five to Canelo and one even. There were two rounds where I went with GGG which I wouldnโt argue if someone went Canelo way. In those rounds I swayed Golovkinโs way because of the more hard jabs he landed. I think Canelo standing his ground was wise tactics, he didnโt allow GGG to bully him or to boss the fight from the centre of the ring. I think they will rematch and Iโd like to see it, although itโs a shame for GGG as I think heโs only getting older.
Scored to: Golovkin ย ย