Floyd Mayweather beats Robert Guerrero for his 44th victory

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Floyd Mayweather hits Robert Guerrero

Floyd Mayweather Jr won his 44th consecutive fight, with a unanimous points decision over Robert Guerrero at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

It was the WBC welterweight champion's first fight since

In that time, he served two months of a three-month prison sentence

All three judges scored the bout 117-111 in Mayweather's favour, inflicting Guerrero's second loss as a pro.

With Mayweather, 36, unable to defend his title due to the prison sentence, Guerrero, 30, was the WBC's interim champion.

But Mayweather landed 195 punches to Guerrero's 113, connecting with big blows in the fifth and eight rounds.

"We did it again. I take my hat off to Robert Guerrero,'' Mayweather, who was paid £20.5m, said after the fight.

"I feel bad I didn't get the knockout tonight that the fans wanted. I was still trying to go for the knockout but it didn't happen."

"I landed some good shots on him," Guerrero said. "He's a great fighter. He's slick and quick."

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  • Comment posted by U14620703, at 07:44 5 May 2013

    In 44 professional fights, the man hasn't even once tasted canvas. Irrespective of your opinions of him outside the ring, inside it, he's one of the greatest boxers to lace up a pair of gloves and fans of the sport are lucky to have him. He's consistently beaten every single fighter put in front of him and you're still waiting for him to take a beating? How's that going...?

  • Comment posted by bullhill1564, at 10:49 5 May 2013

    An all-time great there's no doubt, who's beaten all those put in front of him incl. some quality fighters (Gatti, Hatton, Marquez, Mosley, Cotto). But just wish he'd have fought Pacquiao 3 or 4 years ago when both were in their absolute prime. Obvs wanted to keep 100% record but the dodge is more a blemish than a loss would have been. Pac prob on the wane a bit now, so too late. A shame 4 fans.

  • Comment posted by U15602657, at 08:05 5 May 2013

    I think a massive thing people miss with mayweather is he has never been on the canvas and never had a count. Solid chin and his defense skills, along with his speed and power combined makes a unbeaten fighter.

  • Comment posted by Toe2Toe, at 06:56 5 May 2013

    Class act - "hit and don't get hit" at its very best.

    He's beaten some of the best boxers out there.

  • Comment posted by sadlerrr, at 06:52 5 May 2013

    Mayweather is a boxer's boxer. He is that good

  • Comment posted by U15515504, at 12:01 5 May 2013

    its pretty funny how much Mayweather is hated. The guy is a boxing genius. I dont understand the cherry picking rubbish. How can Manny choose to fight Marquez and its fine but when Mayweather does it hes ducking everyone or picking the smaller guys for easy wins. The Manny fight is over, regardless of who he was beating he wasnt stopping Floyd, would of been another boxing masterclass from him.

  • Comment posted by DirtySnowman, at 11:30 5 May 2013

    The only explanation for someone refusing testing is that they have something to hide. This is the stance taken by Wada and held by all the sports that sign up. Pacquiao is/was an entertaining fighter but his refusal was very revealing. Mayweather offered to fight on equal terms pacman declined. There were rumours before the Mayweather issue, but his chance to quash them was spurned.

  • Comment posted by Edd Silver, at 10:49 5 May 2013

    @53 SirDion
    “The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.”
    ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
    I'm no real fan either, for many reasons, but he keeps winning, & regardless of what folks think, he's taken on some big names, not all past their prime. I think the fight of his life would have been against Pacquiao, a fight we'll never see, not at it's best anyway, that time is gone.

  • Comment posted by U15602657, at 07:44 5 May 2013

    Texas true boxing fans and boxers themselves leave the public image behind and concentrate on his skills inside the ring. Best pound for pound boxer? For me yes. I've done abit of boxing in the military and know how differcult it is to learn these skills, I don't think u can learn it, it's a natural born talent. And mayweather is a natural born talent.

  • Comment posted by U15378691, at 15:44 6 May 2013

    I think Boxing is very hot sport. Many people like Boxing because of exiting. I like see Boxing Match.

  • Comment posted by U15715356, at 12:14 6 May 2013

    150 and 146, finally people who know about boxing. Seems everyone had forgotten about Chavev, SRR, Ray Leonard, Duran, Hearns and Hagler. These guys would all have a very good chance of beating Floyd and some of them would KO him without doubt. Also they gave exciting boxing match's against the best boxer's at the time.

  • Comment posted by U14535951, at 18:48 5 May 2013

    He's a loud mouth, audacious, bragging, cocky, egotistic, imperious, pretentious, smug, uppity, woman beating wise guy.

    But my word he's damn good at boxing.

    44-0, Manny who.......

  • Comment posted by BrianTRFC, at 14:31 5 May 2013

    Mayweather will never be the greatest. He is good very good but avoiding the pacman at his peak shows to me he didn`t fancy the fight although it may happen in the next 2 years now hes past his best. Critics may argue its tactical but we all want the best 2 fighters fighting at their peak.

  • Comment posted by OnesMaw, at 12:38 5 May 2013

    You can't beat what you can't hit! Once again Mayweather proves this point!

  • Comment posted by U15709361, at 12:29 5 May 2013

    Another great job from FM, I am a big fan of Manny but to be fair cant see how he would have ever beaten Floyd and its a shame the fight never happened for whatever reason. As everyone said I cant see Floyd ducking the biggest payday of his career as he is all about the Money so can only assume that it was a problem at Manny's end.
    78. Best pound for pound ever has to be Sugar Ray Robinson :)

  • Comment posted by U14488544, at 12:20 5 May 2013

    @73: Great fighters beaten by FMW: Miguel Cotto, Victor Ortiz, Juan Manuel Márquez, Ricky Hatton, Carlos Baldomir, Zab Judah, Arturo Gatti, Shane Mosley, Oscar De La Hoya, Carlos Baldomir, Zab Judah...

    P.S. I'm employed but never look down on those less fortunate than I. Stick to boxing talk instead of acting like a 6 year old.

  • Comment posted by U15715257, at 11:45 5 May 2013

    I would absolutely LOVE to see amir khan get brave and decide to take on Mayweather - I'd give him 25 seconds before khan gets knocked out and brought back down to earth with a crash!! Terrible fighter and person.

  • Comment posted by The Unheard, at 09:07 5 May 2013

    Yet again my hopes to see this incredible, seemingly ageless master of the ring taste the canvass will have to wait months until his next opponent.

    Made Guerrero look utterly average.

  • Comment posted by U15586318, at 08:59 5 May 2013

    34
    Its not the difference between football and boxing for me. People love 'Gazza' yet he too is an alcoholic wife beater and Giggs is a much loved felanderer. All fans care about is what the protagonist does in the sport - not at home.

  • Comment posted by U2159929, at 08:22 5 May 2013

    By the way, Mayweather has actually been on the canvas twice, once when he broke his hand and decided to take a knee of his own volition, the second when he touched down with his glove in the 2nd round against Judah, but not picked up by the ref.

    But it's true that he's never received a 'count', (and I don't think that Khan will be the one to inflict the first, as much as I would love that).

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