THE scorecard for Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez’s showdown with John Ryder has been revealed.
To the delight of locals in Guadalajara, Canelo won by unanimous decision to defend his undisputed super-middleweight title.
The judges scored the bout 120-107, 118-109 and 118-109.
But eagle-eyed boxing fans were quick to spot a number of issues with the scorecard.
Brits fumed at the judge who scored the fight 120-107 for Canelo, with many arguing it was a lot closer.
One wrote: “120-107 is an absolute disgrace. No respect to John Ryder at all….”
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Another posted: “Canelo definitely won but 120-107 is wild”
And a third wrote: “120-107 ?! 🤯🤯🤯 Judges in Boxing never fail to disappoint… Ryder got 2-3 rounds minimum on my card”
Some noticed that all three judges had spelt Ryder’s name wrong, instead writing ‘Rayder’.
One person tweeted: “All 3 spelled Ryder’s surname wrong. Pathetic.”
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Another added: “None of them even realized his last name was Ryder? Canelo won yes, but they sure didn’t give Ryder his due credit.”
While a third suggested that the error was “pathetic”.
It is not known whether this was a mistake or done deliberately to correspond with the local pronunciation of the Brit’s name.
Fans were also concerned that the judges repeatedly referred to Canelo by his first name, Saul.
Saturday’s fight saw the Mexican return to fight on home soil for the first time in 12 years.
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The bout was dominated by the 32-year-old.
Canelo dropped Ryder in round five following a strong start, but the Brit fought back to go the distance despite sustaining a broken nose in the early stages.
In his post-fight press conference, Ryder admitted that the injury was a huge hindrance.
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He said: “He’s probably past his best, he could not get me out there, he wanted to stop me and could not do it.
“It could have been a little different without the problem to my nose, it took me a few rounds to get adjusted.”
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