His defense, as always, was tight, and his punches were fast. Although Alvarez made the 152-pound catchweight limit Friday and Mayweather was 150½, Alvarez rehydrated to 165 on fight night while Mayweather lost a half-pound from the weigh-in.īut that added bulk made no difference, as Mayweather was his typically elusive self. Mayweather's clinic came against a much bigger man. At the same time, he also missed me a lot. I tried to connect on him, but I just couldn't. "It was simple: I couldn't catch him," Alvarez said through a translator. Mayweather was so quick, he evaded nearly every heavy shot Alvarez threw. He landed his right hand almost at will and peppered Alvarez with solid jabs. Mayweather, 36, of Las Vegas, fought like a man years younger, as usual. He surely will earn much more once the profits from the Showtime pay-per-view event are tallied. "I'm a little in shock, but everything is a learning experience."įor his easy work, Mayweather also made easy money, a guaranteed record purse of $41.5 million. "I'm not in control of the judges," Mayweather said. had it a 120-108 shutout for Mayweather. a decision win against Manny Pacquiao in one of boxing's most controversial decisions in years. She also is one of the two judges who gave Timothy Bradley Jr. Ross scored it an unconscionable 114-114. Judges Dave Moretti (116-112) and Craig Metcalfe (117-111) had it for Mayweather, while judge C.J. Both those records were set by Mayweather's 2007 win against Oscar De La Hoya.Īlthough Mayweather cruised, the judges incredibly made it a majority decision. The fight likely will set the record for the richest event in boxing history and could challenge the all-time pay-per-view record of 2.44 million buys. I think had I pressed the attack earlier, I could have gotten the stoppage, but I am very happy with my performance." "Seventeen years, and I'm still going strong. A great Mexican champion," Mayweather said. The crowd was overwhelmingly cheering for Alvarez, the 23-year-old Mexican hero, but he was no match for the brilliance of Mayweather, who did as he pleased in Rounds 1 through 12 in the biggest fight in years. In what some were calling Mayweather's toughest test in many years, he authored a clinic against Saul "Canelo" Alvarez as he rolled to a majority decision to unify junior middleweight world titles Saturday night - on Mexican Independence Day weekend - at the sold-out MGM Grand Garden Arena, where the all-time gate record of $20,003,150 was set by the 16,746 in attendance. is Father Time, because no fighter can do it. LAS VEGAS - At this point, the only thing that will be able to stop pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr.
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