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Canelo Disagrees With Handling of Tank-Roach Controversial Round
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Canelo Disagrees With Handling of Tank-Roach Controversial Round
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Mar 8, 2025
Mar 8, 2025
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Unified super middleweight world champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez was shaking his head over the controversial call from last Saturday night, when lightweight champion Gervonta Davis fought Lamont Roach to a twelve round draw at Barclays Center in Brookly...
Unified super middleweight world champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez was shaking his head over the controversial call from last Saturday night, when lightweight champion Gervonta Davis fought Lamont Roach to a twelve round draw at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
During the ninth round of the contest, Davis seemingly turned away from Roach and took a knee in order to call for a timeout - as he wanted his corner to rub his face with a towel. Davis claimed that a grease-based substance, which was used for his hair, was leaking down his face and hindering his vision.
Referee Steve Willis took a lot of heat for not calling a knockdown when Davis took a knee. And some pundits felt Davis could have been disqualified when his corner came up to the ring to wipe his face.
The fight would end in a controversial majority draw. On Friday, the New York State Athletic Commission would officially rule that the draw outcome would stand.
“In my opinion it was a draw,” Canelo told HOT 97. “He took a knee. You need to lose, like, 10-8 that round, at least. Plus, the corner go up and put a towel in the face, that’s a disqualification for sure. But it’s not my business. I’m talking about the rules, but it’s not my business."
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