I predict the fight will go to the 12 round, with a Canelo Alvarez victory by a narrow points margin.
I like this prediction of yours heheheh. This is certainly because your prediction is also might be
agreeing on my speculation where Las Vegas does not want Canelo or Bud Crawford to lose and this will fight will end in a draw. This will also make the promoters very much happy because they will certainly also have an argument to have a rematch which will certainly imply more money heheheh.
Either way, even if Canelo were to lose by a narrow points margin, I think a rematch would still be possible. In fact, I’d really like to know if there’s a rematch clause in this fight since it’s such a big event, especially for the champion, he should protect himself with that clause. Most people probably believe Canelo will win, but honestly I like Crawford’s chances here. He’s got the courage to move up and take this fight, which shows he’s not playing it safe.
This is where we will argue. If Canelo lost only by a narrow margin, I would again very much argue that one of these corrupt judges was paid to score it a draw after the other 2 judges has scored it for each boxer heheheh. It would certainly be very similar if it was a narrow margin loss from Bud.
I would also argue that more than a narrow margin might also be a draw and there was a
robbery storyline where the robbery would happen more if Bud Crawford was the provisional winner.
Or maybe similar to the GGG-Canelo first fight result? One judge scored it for Canelo, one for GGG, and the third judge scored it a draw. And the aftermath? we demanded a rematch. And then the infamous one judge, Adalaide Byrd, who scored 118-110 for Canelo was scorned upon by the boxing community and if I'm not mistaken, he was ban or suspended to be a judge after that fight. I mean, what the hell did she watch to scored that lopsided score when it's clearly very close and there are rounds that are hard to score? And that's where corruption enter the picture here. As maybe prior to the fight, she already had Canelo in the bag because she might have been paid off. And I think majority here will agree that GGG should have won the first fight.
It can be a split draw similar to what you have said, it can also be a unanimous draw where all of the judges have declared a draw or it can be a majority draw where 2 of 3 judges have declared the fight a draw and 1 of the judges have declared Canelo or Bud Crawford the winner.
On your story about the corrupt judge, this proves that Las Vegas does not want Canelo to lose. However, Las Vegas also does not want Bud Crawford to lose hehehehehe. They might pay 2 judges to make it certain that the fight will be a draw hehehehe.