UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier has come under fire for his evaluation of the commentary on Saturday’s Saul “Canelo” Alvarez vs. Danny Jacobs boxing match – but may have secured a boxing trainer in the process?
Alvarez retained his multiple title belts with a unanimous decision win over Jacobs on Saturday night – while also claiming his opponent’s International Boxing Federation title – with a unanimous decision win at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas that streamed on DAZN.
The scores of 115-113, 115-113 and 116-112 for Alvarez indicated a relatively close contest in the eyes of the ringside judges. DAZN’s Chris Mannix also scored the fight 116-112, but Cormier took to social media to express his displeasure for the call of play-by-play man Brian Kenny and former WBC light middleweight champion Sergio Mora, who seemed surprised that the scores could be remotely close (via Twitter):
For his part, Mora didn’t take too kindly to the evaluation – though he did offer to help “DC” shore up a few issues with his standup game.
The 38-year-old Mora (29-5-2 boxing) last stepped in the ring in April 2018, picking up a split-decision over Alfredo Angulo to register his first win in more than three years. While Mora’s boxing accomplishments are impressive, Cormier wasn’t quite as blown away by the success “The Latin Snake” has garnered on social media.
Meanwhile, Jones isn’t on deck right now for Cormier (22-1 MMA, 11-1 UFC), who is currently slated to face former champ Stipe Miocic (18-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) in a highly anticipated rematch at UFC 241 on Aug. 17 at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. But why let a little detail like that stand in the way of a completely unexpected budding inter-sport rivalry?
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