Mayweather Jr vs Alvarez

Who won Mayweather Jr vs Alvarez?

Floyd Mayweather Jr beat Canelo Alvarez by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, September 14th, 2013, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 114-114, 117-111 in favor of winner Floyd Mayweather Jr.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

This contest was for the unified super welterweight championship of the world, with the WBC, and WBA belts on the line.

Mayweather Jr vs Alvarez stats

Back in September 2013, Floyd Mayweather Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 44 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 26 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Canelo Alvarez made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 42 wins and 1 draw, with 30 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Canelo had an advantage in power over Mayweather Jr, with a 71% knockout percentage compared to Mayweather Jr's 59%.

Floyd Mayweather Jr was the older man by 13 years, at 36 years old.

Canelo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Mayweather Jr. Despite this, he had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Floyd Mayweather Jr and Canelo Alvarez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Mayweather Jr was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 1996, 9 years earlier than Canelo, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 105 fewer professional rounds, totaling 403 compared to Canelo's 508.

Mayweather Jr vs Alvarez form

Mayweather Jr remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Robert Guerrero on May 4, 2013, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Miguel Cotto on May 5, 2012, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Juan Manuel Marquez on September 19, 2009, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Ricky Hatton on December 8, 2007, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.

He had won against Oscar De La Hoya on May 5, 2007, by split decision in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Nevada.

Activity check

Mayweather Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 3 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

Canelo's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

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