Mayweather Defeats Guerrero

Mayweather Defeats Guerrero

Mayweather defeats Guerrero

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Floyd Mayweather defended his welterweight title with an easy victory over Robert Guerrero at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

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All three judges had Guerrero losing 117-111.

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Mayweather improved his record to 44-0 while Guerrero dropped to 31-2-1.

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Before the fight there had been some concern about Mayweather having ring rust after going a year without a fight. But he didn't miss a beat.

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Guerrero was fighting for only the third time at 147 pounds.

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Guerrero was eager to trade punches, but often couldn't find Mayweather, who had already moved out of range.

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Mayweather was faster and stronger than Guerrero.

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Referee Robert Byrd had a relatively easy night as title fights go.

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Guerrero hadn't lost in eight years, and vowed to be the first to beat Mayweather. He fell woefully short.

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Ringside punch stats showed Mayweather landing 60 percent of his power punches, an unusually high rate. That included 23 of 30 power punches in the eighth round, when Guerrero was wobbled.

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Mayweather was booed at times for not mixing it up more. He was content to move and land jabs and right hand leads, while Guerrero grew increasingly frustrated trying to chase him.

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"Floyd's a great defensive fighter. I thought I was going to catch him," Guerrero said after the bout.

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Guerrero was considered dangerous coming off a big win over Andre Berto.

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By the fifth round Mayweather's confidence was growing and he began landing some heavy right hands to Guerrero's head from that point on.

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Guerrero was cut over his left eye in the eighth round, when Mayweather seemed on the verge of stopping him.

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Mayweather said he hurt his right hand while going after the knockout in the eighth round.

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Guerrero's father and trainer, Ruben, was fighting a losing battle.

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Mayweather reportedly earned $32 million for the bout.

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Mayweather's potential pool of opponents -- Canelo Alvarez, Danny Garcia, Amir Khan -- just aren't on his level, not as long as he is fighting the way he did against Guerrero.