– Fight after.
Mayweather signed a six-fight, 30-month contract with Showtime in February — likely his final contract — and he started it off on the right foot with a win in Las Vegas Saturday night – 05-04-2013.
He won a unanimous decision, with all three judges seeing it 117-111, to keep his WBC welterweight title.
Though Guerrero’s trainer and father Ruben Guerrero shouted at the conclusion, “He ran like a chicken, baby,” it was a masterful boxing performance by Mayweather.
Guerrero tried to pressure Mayweather, but Mayweather had none of it. Guerrero had some success pinning Mayweather in the corner in the first two rounds, but after that, Mayweather used his lateral movement and a laser accurate right hand to pummel Guerrero.
He landed more than 60 percent of his power punches and was never in danger. Only Guerrero’s solid chin kept him from being stopped. He repeatedly took clean, hard shots from Mayweather.
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Mayweather said he was injured in the middle of the fight, but he didn’t show it.
He landed 195 of 476 punches and landed 153 of 254 power shots.
