In an automatic contender for fight of the year, Saturday night Canelo Alvarez defeated Triple G in a highly entertaining bout for the ages.
It was a close one, and many thought it could have gone either way. In the end though, the numbers really don’t lie, and according to the official CompuBox stats, Canelo had a solid advantage in power punches.
Here’s the final Compubox totals:
Final Punch Stats for #GGGCanelo2: Canelo had a 143-116 edge in power shots and landed a higher percentage. GGG landed 70 power shots in rounds 6-12 after landing just 46 in the first 6 rounds.
Final Punch Stats for #GGGCanelo2: Canelo had a 143-116 edge in power shots and landed a higher percentage. GGG landed 70 power shots in rounds 6-12 after landing just 46 in the first 6 rounds. pic.twitter.com/lgCsTTd8N1
— CompuBox (@CompuBox) September 16, 2018
Additionally, here’s a round by round breakdown:
It is obvious that people look at different aspects of the fight & draw different conclusions. GGG out-jabbed Canelo 118-59 and due to that landed more punches 234-202. GGG is the longer fighter. So the difference is 32 punches. But Canelo beat him in power punches landed 143-116 pic.twitter.com/gudq9N8gIq
— An unlikely MMA coach (Kostas Fantaousakis) (@kostasfant) September 16, 2018
