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Mayweather Jr. wins by majority decision in 12 rounds (117–111, 116–112, 114–114) Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana , billed as The Moment , was a professional boxing match contested on May 3, 2014, for the WBA , WBC , and The Ring welterweight championship.
On February 20, Mayweather announced that the fight was official and a contract had been signed for a fight to take place on May 2, at the MGM Grand. [ 13 ] This would the last bout of Maidana's career, he would announce his retirement two years later.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. had captured his first world title at the age of 21 two months prior after defeating Genaro Hernández on October 3, 1998. [3] Following his victory, Mayweather quickly entered negotiations with Angel Manfredy and the two fighters reached an agreement to face one another that same month with the fight set for December 19, 1998. [4]
Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao has been long awaited as the two best pound-for-pound fighters of this generation finally square off in the. ... 5. May 3, 2014- Majority Decision Win Over ...
Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. (né Sinclair; born February 24, 1977) is an American boxing promoter and former professional boxer who competed between 1996 and 2017. He retired with an undefeated record and won 15 major world championships spanning five weight classes from super featherweight to light middleweight.
However, Mayweather would have come in as champion and defend his WBC/The Ring welterweight titles. As a tune-up fight, De La Hoya fought Stephen Forbes (33–6) on May 3, with Floyd Mayweather Sr. as his trainer. De La Hoya (39–5, 30 KOs) looked extremely sluggish but ultimately won a unanimous decision over Forbes, 119–109, 119–109 and ...
Mayweather's assistant trainer (his father) advised him onto a very defensive strategy, saying that "the less you get hit, the longer you last". This style of fighting elicited boos from the crowd especially during the 11th and 12th round when Floyd may have believed he had the score "locked up" already and didn't need to win any more rounds ...
Entering the fight, Mayweather was a 1:4 favorite. [10] Mosley started the match strong, winning only the second round and competitive first round. [10] Round two belonged to Mosley as he hurt then buckled Mayweather's knees with powerful rights. [3] [10] Mayweather appeared to be in trouble for the first time in his career, but stayed on his ...