Floyd Mayweather Jr. remained the undefeated champion and toughest fighter pound for pound on the boxing scene Saturday. He proved more than Mexico’s Saul “Canelo” Alvarez could handle.
Even though the fight was one-sided, the score had one judge seeing it as a draw. Still, the victory went to Mayweather in a majority decision. Mayweather was favored 117-111 and 116-112 on two ringside scorecards while a third had the fight 114-114. The Associated Press scored it 119-109 for Mayweather.
“I just listened to my corner, listened to my dad,” Mayweather said. “My dad had a brilliant game plan, and I went out there and got the job done.”
It was judge Cynthia J. “CJ” Ross who scored the bout a draw, drawing criticism from fans, according to USA Today.
Was she wrong: Nevada State Athletic Commission director said no.
“Just because a judge’s scorecard ends up even, doesn’t mean the judge necessarily thought the fight as a whole was even,” Kizer told USA Today. “It could be that a judge has six rounds for each fighter, but the six rounds she gave fighter A, she gave them to him easily and the six rounds she gave fighter B, they were really close rounds. That’s pretty much how it was last night.”
In a media conference Sunday, Mayweather said he plans to fight two more years, a span that will include four fights.
Mayweather improved to 45-0 with his victory over Alvarez at the MGM Grand Garden arena in Las Vegas. He added another piece of the junior middleweight title to his collection in a fight that was fought at a 152-pound limit.
By the late rounds, Mayweather had reduced Canelo to a punching bag. While the champ looked fresh and ready for more, Alvarez was exhausted to the point of not being able to keep his gloves up in defense.
“He’s very talented, very elusive,” Alvarez said.
Early in-fight scoring gave Mayweather every round. His jabs were crisp and on the button. Canelo tried to save himself in the 12th and final round with his only hope—a knockout of a man he could barely touch.
As fans chanted “USA-USA” in homage to Mayweather, the hopes of Mexico faded as Alvarez away at the final bell.
In the end, Alvarez proved nothing more than easy money for Mayweather. The undefeated champion dominated Alvarez from the opening bell and won a majority decision in a masterful performance that left no doubt who the best fighter of his era is.
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