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Wow: Boxing Commentator Teddy Atlas Melts Down on Live TV Over the Gennady Golovkin-Canelo Alvarez Decision — Watch It Now

Sep 19, 2017  •  Post A Comment

In the wake of the weekend’s big fight between Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez, the action on sports talk shows has been almost as heated as the action-packed fight itself. After the fight ended in a draw on a split decision, much of the attention became focused on the scorecard of judge Adalaide Byrd, whose 118-110 score in favor of Alvarez struck some boxing analysts as way out of line.

The other two judges scored the fight 115-113 in favor of Golovkin and a 114-114 draw, resulting in the fight’s officially being declared a draw.

One commentator who has been especially outspoken following the decision is revered boxing analyst Teddy Atlas, whose exchange with Stephen A. Smith on ESPN has become a viral video sensation. While a number of clips are circulating, here’s one posted by ESPN that captures much of the intensity …

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