![]() ![]() "He's a tough competitor," Mayweather said. Alvarez tried to stalk Mayweather and throw right hands, but Mayweather was usually safely out of the way by the time the punches arrived. Mayweather came out aggressive and used his speed to hit Alvarez with one or two shots in the early rounds and then get safely out of the way. celebrates his majority decision victory against Canelo Alvarez in their WBC/WBA 154-pound title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on September 14, 2013, in Las Vegas, Nevada. They didn't, but that was the only disappointment on a night that Mayweather solidified his claim to being one of the best ever and padded his bank account in a way no other fighter has ever done. Mayweather was so much in charge that the only question was whether the ringside judges would allow him to pitch a shutout. The sellout crowd of 16,746 at the MGM Grand on Mexican Independence weekend tried its best to urge Alvarez (42-1-1) on, but the cheers of "Canelo! Canelo!" were faint and wistful by the late rounds. ![]() Ringside punch stats showed Mayweather dominance, crediting him with landing 232 of 505 punches to 117 of 526 for Alvarez. "At the same time, he also missed me a lot," Alvarez said. If it failed, he said, he had other game plans he would implement to win the fight.īut he had no plan that worked once he got into the ring and found out just how difficult Mayweather can be. We tried to catch him."Īlvarez said before the fight that he had the game plan to solve Mayweather's tricky defense and fast hands. The frustration was getting in there, but he's a great fighter. "I didn't know how to get him, it's extremely simple," Alvarez said. Like others, though, he couldn't solve the puzzle that is Mayweather and spent much of his night punching at an opponent who had already moved away from him. "I can't control what the judges do," Mayweather said.Īlvarez was supposed to be Mayweather's greatest challenge and he did his best to force the action. ![]() The only surprise came when it was announced the decision wasn't unanimous, with judge C.J. Just another payday, just another win for Money May. When it was over, Mayweather didn't even celebrate, walking over to a corner to look at the crowd. "He's very talented, very elusive," Alvarez said. But while Mayweather used great defense, he wasn't afraid to attack often and at different angles, finding Alvarez with punches he couldn't anticipate. Mayweather's speed was the difference all night as he was able to land straight rights and left jabs, then get out of the way before Alvarez was able to respond. ![]()
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