Mayweather decisions Berto in endure activity to abide unbeaten, Floyd Mayweather Jr. wasn't about to change what he does best in his endure fight.
Both ascendant and defensive, Mayweather acclimated all the tricks abstruse in a 19-year pro career Saturday night to yield a askew 12-round accommodation over Andre Berto and absorb his welterweight titles in what he insists was his final fight.
Mayweather ran his absolute almanac to 49-0, attached a mark set by the backward ample best Rocky Marciano, in a activity area he was chased but never absolutely tested. He accumulated up credibility with a aciculate jab and quick adverse punches, abrogation Berto accepted at air a lot of of the night.
By the backward rounds, Mayweather was both talking to Berto (30-4) and cheeky him, defended in the ability he was acceptable big adjoin the 18-1 underdog. In the final abnormal of the activity he took a achievement lap, anchor aloft in air.
The ringside scorecards reflected Mayweather's dominance, with one adjudicator scoring it 120-108, giving him every round. The added array were 118-110 and 117-111, while The Associated Press had Mayweather acceptable 119-109.
Mayweather becoming addition $32 actor for the fight, and already afresh he didn't assume to accept to plan too harder to accomplish it. Berto, who had absent three of his endure six fights, approved to accomplish it a activity but his punches were advanced and mostly absent their marks.
"What can I say, I was the bigger man tonight," Mayweather said.
Mayweather did what he's done best in his 19-year career, angry defensively and acrimonious his shots adjoin Berto. He was abnormally able if Berto rushed at him, application his adverse punching abilities to accumulate Berto away.
It was a acceptable aggregate already again, just as it had been in his 48 antecedent fights.
"I pushed him to the limit," Berto said. "But he was just better."
Mayweather had vowed to accord admirers an activity action in his endure bout, afterwards getting criticized for angry defensively in his win over Manny Pacquiao. He did barter punches with Berto on several occasions, but never backward in the abridged continued abundant for Berto to acquisition his mark.
Mayweather complained to his ancestor in the bend during the activity that he aching his hand, but said back he is backward it didn't matter.
"You gotta apperceive if to go. I've had a abundant career," Mayweather said. "I'm abrogation with all my faculties. I feel like I'm acute and sharp."
"I've able everything," Mayweather said. "I've done aggregate in my sport."
Ringside bite stats showed Mayweather's arresting wizardry. Mayweather was accustomed with landing 232 of 410 punches, while Berto landed alone 83 of 495.
"I was in abundant appearance but it was difficult to activity him," Berto said. "He was really, absolutely slippery."
Mayweather advised in at 146 pounds, a batter added than Berto.
If Mayweather retires it will end a career that saw him become a pay-per-view brilliant and acquire added money than any boxer afore him. Though a lot of in battle accept he will some day activity again, the 38-year-old said he had affluence of money and his bloom is added important than block records.
"I'm abrogation the action with all my faculties," Mayweather said. "I'm still acute and I'm still sharp."
Both ascendant and defensive, Mayweather acclimated all the tricks abstruse in a 19-year pro career Saturday night to yield a askew 12-round accommodation over Andre Berto and absorb his welterweight titles in what he insists was his final fight.
By the backward rounds, Mayweather was both talking to Berto (30-4) and cheeky him, defended in the ability he was acceptable big adjoin the 18-1 underdog. In the final abnormal of the activity he took a achievement lap, anchor aloft in air.
The ringside scorecards reflected Mayweather's dominance, with one adjudicator scoring it 120-108, giving him every round. The added array were 118-110 and 117-111, while The Associated Press had Mayweather acceptable 119-109.
Mayweather becoming addition $32 actor for the fight, and already afresh he didn't assume to accept to plan too harder to accomplish it. Berto, who had absent three of his endure six fights, approved to accomplish it a activity but his punches were advanced and mostly absent their marks.
"What can I say, I was the bigger man tonight," Mayweather said.
Mayweather did what he's done best in his 19-year career, angry defensively and acrimonious his shots adjoin Berto. He was abnormally able if Berto rushed at him, application his adverse punching abilities to accumulate Berto away.
It was a acceptable aggregate already again, just as it had been in his 48 antecedent fights.
"I pushed him to the limit," Berto said. "But he was just better."
Mayweather had vowed to accord admirers an activity action in his endure bout, afterwards getting criticized for angry defensively in his win over Manny Pacquiao. He did barter punches with Berto on several occasions, but never backward in the abridged continued abundant for Berto to acquisition his mark.
Mayweather complained to his ancestor in the bend during the activity that he aching his hand, but said back he is backward it didn't matter.
"You gotta apperceive if to go. I've had a abundant career," Mayweather said. "I'm abrogation with all my faculties. I feel like I'm acute and sharp."
"I've able everything," Mayweather said. "I've done aggregate in my sport."
Ringside bite stats showed Mayweather's arresting wizardry. Mayweather was accustomed with landing 232 of 410 punches, while Berto landed alone 83 of 495.
"I was in abundant appearance but it was difficult to activity him," Berto said. "He was really, absolutely slippery."
Mayweather advised in at 146 pounds, a batter added than Berto.
If Mayweather retires it will end a career that saw him become a pay-per-view brilliant and acquire added money than any boxer afore him. Though a lot of in battle accept he will some day activity again, the 38-year-old said he had affluence of money and his bloom is added important than block records.
"I'm abrogation the action with all my faculties," Mayweather said. "I'm still acute and I'm still sharp."
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