Floyd Mayweather 36, on Saturday secured a one-sided victory over Canelo Alvarez 23, in the WBA-WBC super welterweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden.
Mayweather was far too fast, he punched far too accurately and he was far too difficult for Alvarez to hit.
The judges gave Mayweather an easy-to-score majority decision- improving his record to 45-0. Judge C.J. Ross, who scored Manny Pacquiao's 2012 fight for Timothy Bradley, blew this one badly too, calling it a draw, 114-114. But the other judges had it 117-111 and 116-112 for Mayweather, who was rarely hit.
The top pound-for-pound fighter in the world was in magnificent form. His hands, which often trouble him in fights, held up well. He cracked Alvarez with every shot in the arsenal, landing hooks, jabs, uppercuts, crosses and anything else a man with a glove on his hands can throw.
The difference in speed and quickness between them was vast, and Alvarez never was able to figure a way to close the distance. Alvarez plodded forward and ate a series of hard jabs from Mayweather.
There were several times that Mayweather landed combinations and he appeared to have Alvarez, who lost for the first time after starting his career 42-0-1, in big trouble. But the only good thing Alvarez was able to do was to remain upright the entire night.
Mayweather frustrated Alvarez with his speed and defense and was able to spin off the ropes the few times Alvarez cornered him.
The Mexican star clearly wasn't experienced enough or smart enough to prove effective against Mayweather, who earned a record guarantee of $41.5 million.
Source: Yahoo Sports
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