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Maidana came out aggressively and maintained that stance throughout the fight forcing Mayweather to engage. Many times in the fight Maidana threw shots at different angles, forcing Mayweather against the ropes. Mayweather would win the highly contested fight by majority decision. [19] Judge Michael Pernick scored the fight 114–114, a draw.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana II, billed as Mayhem, was a professional boxing match contested on on September 13, 2014, for the WBC light middleweight title and the WBA, WBC, and The Ring welterweight championship.
The final judges' scores were 115–112, 116–111, and 116–111. ESPN scored it wider for Mayweather at 119–108. Despite a moment at the end of round 3 where Maidana rocked Floyd, Mayweather did not allow Maidana to land any overhand right, with the punch stats showing Maidana connecting 128 of 572 shots (22%).
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.
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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]
The Mayweather–Chávez fight was the first title fight to be held in the city of San Francisco since Dick Tiger defeated Gene Fullmer at Candlestick Park in 1962. [5] Mayweather's fight against Chávez was expected to be his final as a super featherweight, the division where he started and spent the most time in his pro career. [6]
Genaro Hernández vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. was a professional boxing match contested on October 3, 1998 for the WBC super featherweight title. [1] The fight took place at the Las Vegas Hilton in Winchester, Nevada and was Mayweather's first world title fight.