The controversy that mired the original contest between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin was thankfully absent in Saturday night's rematch, but there was precious little to separate them.
Last September's bout in Las Vegas ended as a split draw, with one of the judges, Adalaide Byrd, widely ridiculed for scoring it 118-110 in favour of Alvarez when many observers handed the contest narrowly to Golovkin.
This time around, the judges' verdicts only served to illustrate how little there was between the fighters.
The official scorecard for the Canelo Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin fight illustrated how close the rematch was, with two narrow decisions for the Mexican and the other scorecard level
Alvarez celebrates his victory over Golovkin in their Las Vegas rematch on Saturday night
The new champion embraced the former middleweight king after another epic 12 rounds
Golovkin took some punishing punches but managed to walk through all Alvarez had to offer
| Alvarez | Round | Golovkin |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 10 | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | 4 | 10 |
| 9 | 5 | 10 |
| 10 | 6 | 9 |
| 9 | 7 | 10 |
| 10 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 9 | 10 |
| 9 | 10 | 10 |
| 9 | 11 | 10 |
| 10 | 12 | 9 |
| Total: 113 | Total: 116 |
Judges Dave Moretti and Steve Weisfeld both scored it 115-113 in favour of Alvarez, while Glenn Feidman had the contest level at 114-114.
But Sportsmail's boxing correspondent Jeff Powell, at ringside, scored the contest 116-113 in favour of Golovkin, underlining the fine margins in the fight.
Powell wrote: 'I had him winning 116-113. But some of the rounds were close and the prize only fell to Alvarez by dint of the scoring of the last round.
'Two of the judges gave the 12th to Canelo and that score prevented another draw, albeit a less contentious one this time.
'So we ended up with two official cards of 115-113 with the third equal.
'Fair enough, perhaps, given the closeness of some rounds but Golovkin's immediate angst was understandable.'
With so little between them, Golovkin was understandably disappointed afterwards but was magnanimous in defeat, saying: 'I think I did enough to win but I'm not complaining.
'Canelo fought a great fight and this is why we have the judges. And the new judges were good judges.'
Those watching around the world also found it difficult to split the two.
Amir Khan wrote on Twitter: 'What a fight. I gave the fight to Canelo. It was toe to toe action, very exciting. Canelo surprised us all with the come forward pressure game plan. Well done to both Canelo and GGG. Boxing needed this.'
Carl Frampton judged it the other way, with his card 116-113 in favour of Golovkin. He wrote on Twitter: 'In hindsight a lot of the rounds were close. I edged GGG but can we please applaud the smaller man Canelo's chin.'
Caleb Truax tweeted: 'Canelo never took a step backwards the entire fight, landed the cleaner power shots, and worked the body all 12 rds. Deserving winner. Great fight. GGG is a warrior.' [sic]
Former heavyweight world champion George Foreman said: 'Canelo Brave as a Bull! Congrats! Made a puncher Box. I didn't expect this. Need one more between these great fighters.'
Manny Pacquiao saluted Golovkin, tweeting: 'GGG is a warrior'.
He added: 'Way better fight than the first time around', 'The best against the best. What a fight!' and 'Nothing like two iconic fighters going toe to toe for twelve rounds.'
Olympic gold medallist Audley Harrison wrote: 'I just can't see that result - Canelo did a great job but he didn't do enough to win in my opinion. Great fight, but GGG can feel that decision should have gone his way. No third fight for at least a year guys (long rest).'
LA Lakers basketball star LeBron James tweeted: 'One of the best fights I've ever seen!! Ultimate competitors in Canelo and Triple-G!! Salute to the both of you. Could watch y'all fight any day.'
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Main photo article The controversy that mired the original contest between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin was thankfully absent in Saturday night’s rematch, but there was precious little to separate them.
Last September’s bout in Las Vegas ended as a split draw, with one of the judges, Adalaide ...
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