You’ve got to be kidding. Canelo Alvarez vs. William Scull wasn’t just dull — it was a televised nap, a 12-round sleepwalk that left fans staring at their screens wondering if someone forgot to tell the fighters they were in a fight. It didn’t just underdeliver — it insulted everyone who stayed up, paid, or wasted a weekend night hoping for action. And yet here we are, with Scull running his mouth, claiming he should have won. Unbelievable.
Scull’s reasoning? “If he’s not hitting me, why should I risk it?” Oh please. That’s not tactical genius — that’s hiding. That’s hoping to skate by on doing less than the other guy. Sure, the Cuban style values defense, but it’s not an excuse to throw a handful of punches over 36 minutes and pretend you’re mastering “The Sweet Science.” It’s called boxing, not “exist quietly in the ring.”
And now, like salt in an open wound, Amir Khan jumps in. Khan — the same guy who got his head taken off by Canelo years ago — now says Scull won.
You watched that Canelo vs. Scull disaster and came away thinking Scull won by two rounds? Did you fall asleep halfway through and dream up a different fight? Because the rest of us were wide awake — painfully — watching one of the slowest, most lifeless 12-rounders in recent memory.
“It was the prettiest and it could have gone either way.” Pretty? Pretty what, Amir — pretty dreadful? Pretty embarrassing? Pretty close to a refund-worthy farce? Come on, man. You’ve been in big fights. You know what a performance looks like, and that wasn’t it. Scull landed next to nothing. Canelo barely broke a sweat. The only thing that should have “gone either way” was the remote control — off.
“I probably had Scull winning by two rounds.” Based on what, exactly? Walking backwards convincingly? Smiling at Canelo between rounds? Throwing the occasional jab into the air? It’s one thing to be generous. It’s another to be completely detached from reality.
“I like Canelo, I think he’s a great fighter, and I think he was picking the shots better and landing the cleaner shots.” Right — so you admit Canelo landed better and cleaner, yet you hand it to Scull? That’s not analysis, that’s a comedy sketch.
“Regardless of how the fight went, it was a great performance from both fighters.” No, Amir. No. It was not. It was a slow, dragging, awkward non-event that left fans muttering “never again” before the final bell even rang. Calling that “great” spits in the face of every fan who sat through it hoping for something, anything, to happen.
Let’s be clear: praising Scull’s “performance” encourages this garbage. It tells fighters they can coast, hug, dance around, and still get a pat on the back afterward. And from a former champ, no less — it’s embarrassing.
So here’s a suggestion, Amir: next time, just say it was a dud. Say Scull survived, maybe made it close in your eyes, but don’t insult boxing by dressing that up as “great.” Fans deserve honesty, not delusion.
Last Updated on 05/06/2025
