Ex-World Champ Says Scull Beat Canelo – ‘Scull Won By 2 Rounds’
William Scull has faced intense backlash after claiming he beat Canelo Alvarez.
Scull lost a unanimous decision to suffer the first loss of his career. The scorecards were wide in favor of Canelo, giving the impression that it was one-sided: 115-113, 116-112 and 119-109. The win made Canelo undisputed at 168 for the second time, while Scull lost his IBF Super Middleweight Title. The CompuBox numbers showed that the fight produced the lowest number of punchers ever recorded.
Scull On Canelo
Scull threw more punches, but his shots were less accurate. Canelo landed 56 punches from 152, while Scull connected with 55 from 293. Canelo connected with more power punches: 48 from 89.
Meanwhile, Scull connected with 28 from 73. Scull outdid Canelo with the jabs. He landed with 27 from 220, while Canelo connected with 8 from 63. Canelo was given the decision unanimously, something Scull could not understand.
“Yes, I totally felt like I had won. After the fifth round, I was already winning the fight. That’s why I kept up the work I was doing, because honestly, if he’s not hitting me, why would I risk it?. Canelo deserves my respect, but he threw less than me, and was less effective than me. The Cuban principle is like that: hit and don’t let them hit you. Everyone knows our school of thought,” Scull said
Khan Reacts
Scull had some support for his viewpoint, with Amir Khan also giving the Cuban the win. Khan faced Canelo during his career, as he was outboxing the Mexican during the first half of the fight. However, he was knocked out when Canelo landed a huge right hand to end the bout. Khan felt the fight could have gone either way but picked Scull for the win.
“It wasn’t the prettiest and it could have gone either way. Because I probably had Scull winning by two rounds. I like Canelo, I think he’s a great fighter, and I think he was picking the shots better and landing the cleaner shots. Canelo was marked up a little bit, but look it could’ve went either way.
“Regardless of how the fight went, it was a great performance from both fighters, but it’s made a bigger fight happen now with Canelo and Crawford. Scull wasn’t really standing and exchanging with Canelo – he was running all the time. Some judges don’t like to see that, fans don’t like to see that, but he was making him miss and countering Canelo, so it could’ve gone either way,” Khan stated
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