Gennady Golovkin And Canelo Alvarez Drew And The Internet Was Outraged

Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez fought on Saturday night in what was, apparently, a draw. Many fans thought differently, including two judges, each of which gave the fight to a different fighter.

The major Las Vegas fight is likely the start of a long string of rematches between the two fighters who put on a show on Saturday night. Both have already agreed to stage a rematch in the future, and both claimed victory in part after the match.

But the reality is the judge’s decision, which was a draw. Much of the Internet’s reaction was in favor of Golovkin, who most thought won a majority of the match’s rounds. There was plenty of firey Tweets late Sunday night.

This is what a real fight looks like #CaneloGolovkin

— airin (@gee_airin) September 17, 2017

There was also important gambling news to digest.

DRAW payed up to 40/1 ($100 won $4000) #GGGvsCanelo

— RJ Bell (@RJinVegas) September 17, 2017

Maybe this guy should have added another dimension to his chess board.

https://twitter.com/OMGItsBirdman/status/909268581279395842

Here’s another bad beat, though if you don’t place the bet perhaps it’s not a bad beat after all.

https://twitter.com/HereIsGina/status/909267746499698688

In any event, Golovkin threw more punches, while Alvarez threw more power punches and connected on more of them as well. GGG, however, threw and landed nearly twice as many jabs as Alvarez. That meant many fans directed their ire to the third judge, who scored the fight a 114-114 draw.

The other two judges when they heard that 114-114 score #CaneloGolovkin pic.twitter.com/mjiV4RjH7V

— Alex (@alxcenteno_) September 17, 2017

Then again, there was Adelaide Byrd, who scored the fight 118-110 in favor of Alvarez.

https://twitter.com/ctgreen09/status/909276959234019333

Suffice to say, she didn’t make any new friends on Saturday night.

"Adalaide Byrd" you are a disgrace, you've ruined a boxing classic. And more importantly you've robbed a man of his win. #CaneloGGG #GGG 🇰🇿

— BOXING CORNER 2️⃣4️⃣/7️⃣ (@boxingcorner247) September 17, 2017

This was actually one of the more tame responses

https://twitter.com/LibyanIntegrity/status/909276710306287616

This fan, for example, basically became Kevin Durant on Twitter and demanded jail time for the judge.

Adalaide Byrd should never judge another fight. She should never be allowed outside of a padded cell after that. Disgusting. #GGGCanelo

— “Hater” Dave (@BoxingAsylumWhy) September 17, 2017

Many fans were in disbelief that the fight was a draw.

https://twitter.com/LeonKnight_/status/909264958839508993

Cue your obligatory “I stole the feed” joke.