Floyd Mayweather vs. Canelo Alvarez: Mayweather wins by majority decision

SB Nation’s Luke Thomas was at Floyd Mayweather vs Canelo Alvarez last night and managed to get a photo of the official scorecards for the bout.

The bout had played out in a way where, before the scorecards were read and the official decision announced, it seemed obvious that Mayweather would win by a wide margin. But then, Jimmy Lennon Jr. announced that the decision was a majority, not unanimous, decision.

Check out all of the highlights from the post-fight press conference at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday night after Floyd Mayweather, Jr. earned a majority decision victory over Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez. In attendance were Mayweather, Alvarez, Danny Garcia, Bernard Hopkins, and many others.

• Mayweather prevails in majority decision

Floyd Mayweather is the best fighter in the world, this was known coming in to his bout against Canelo Alvarez in Las Vegas tonight, and reenforced when he dominated Alvarez.

Early in their bout, Canelo was able to start timing Mayweather, being competitive when deciding -- inexplicably -- to get involved in a technical boxing bout rather than utilizing his size. While the early rounds were competitive, Mayweather took over as the fight continued.

In the last round of Floyd Mayweather vs. Canelo Alvarez, it was obvious that Canelo would need a knockout to win the fight.

Canelo fought the round, but didn’t have it to knock out the best fighter in the world.

Canelo Alvarez came out in round eleven against Floyd Mayweather needing a home run. Canelo threw his hands well in the early part of the round, but Mayweather simply answered with a hard right hand to the side of Canelo’s head.

Mayweather then opened up with a big left hook and several more jabs.

Round ten of Floyd Mayweather vs. Canelo Alvarez saw a fight that seemed to be well established as what it is. Mayweather had pot-shotted his way to a wide lead on the scorecards while Canelo’s frustration grew as Mayweather came on.

Mayweather came out and answered some good early punches by Canelo by landing some good combinations and popping Canelo around the face.

Floyd Mayweather had a big lead on the SB Nation card after eight rounds against Canelo Alvarez. What had been a competitive fight early had turned into another wide Floyd fight from the looks of it.

Canelo came out and threw punches but then stopped after having early success, moving backward as Floyd came forward.

Floyd Mayweather looked as though he had the fight under control as he came out for round eight against Canelo Alvarez. Canelo came out aggressive, working to the body but didn’t pressure and keep Mayweather against the ropes early.

Canelo did eventually do some body work against the ropes but then got caught in the middle of the ring by a Mayweather combination. Canelo got in against the ropes again though and started to land on Floyd.

Floyd Mayweather seemed to be building a good lead on the scorecards against Canelo Alvarez as the second half of the fight started.

Canelo seemed to be allowing Mayweather to get off the ropes without punishing him, and in the seventh allowed Mayweather to counter him off the ropes with jabs. But Canelo did land an uppercut and his own jab.

Canelo Alvarez’s corner told him “it’s time to start winning rounds” before he went out for round six against Floyd Mayweather. Canelo went out and landed a hard left but Mayweather returned fire.

Canelo started to try to pressure a bit more but Mayweather still worked his hard jab and occasional straight right hand game. Canelo landed a good three punch combo but Mayweather landed his own combo in return. Canelo shoulder butted Mayweather in the clinch and the two men jawed back and forth. Canelo then landed some heavy shots.

Canelo Alvarez needed to get it going a bit in the fifth round against Floyd Mayweather. Every round had been close to this point in the fight, but Floyd was doing enough to probably be up on the scorecards.

Early on, Mayweather started to really get his jab going with good success. But Canelo landed a big left hand that caused Floyd to smile in acknowldgement. Canelo then started working his own jab with success.

With three close rounds in the books, Floyd Mayweather and Canelo Alvarez came out likely knowing neither man had control of the fight.

Canelo worked his left hand but Floyd landed a big right. As the two tied up, Canelo landed a low blow. The two men jawed and Mayweather tried to touch gloves but Canelo would have none of it.

Canelo Alvarez had worked the body well in round two against Floyd Mayweather, and came out needing to do more of it in the third. Both men exchanged jabs early and Canelo started to throw the left hook more often.

Mayweather’s jab remained strong, but Canelo returned with a jab to the body and then a three punch combo. Floyd wasn’t deterred as he returned some stiff jabs, wanting to just work that punch until Canelo stopped him. Mayweather also landed a nice combination which caused Canelo to shake his head and jaw at Floyd.

With Floyd Mayweather getting off to a decent start in the first round, Canelo Alvarez needed to start getting his game going a bit in the second frame.

Canelo was looking to get his jab going again, with Floyd looking to work the same weapon. Canelo got his first work in to the body in the round, going to the body with both hands. Mayweather got his own left hook going at one point and missed with a right uppercut as Canelo kept going to the body.

The mega-fight between Canelo Alvarez and Floyd Mayweather got underway in front of a huge, vocal crowd. Both men traded jabs early, Canelo circling on the outside while Floyd took a low stance and pushed forward. The expectation coming in was that Canelo would be the man pushing forward.

Mayweather got his lead right hand in early, his trademark punch. Canelo was stuck in chase mode a bit more than expected but Mayweather did have respect for Alvarez as the round went on.

Before Floyd Mayweather and Canelo Alvarez hit the ring for their mega-fight, a heavily anticipated fight between Lucas Matthysse and Danny Garcia was on deck on Showtime pay-per-view. Garcia’s father and trainer, Angel, had been outspoken as always heading into the bout, promising that Garcia would win despite his underdog status and guaranteeing that Matthysse’s power couldn’t catch up to him.

While Angel sold the idea that he wasn’t worried about Matthysse’s thunderous power, Garcia did fight early in a way that suggested he was plenty aware of the need for caution.

Ishe Smith and Carlos Molina were up for the second fight on the pay-per-view card for Floyd Mayweather vs. Canelo Alvarez.

The fight started off relatively slow, both men serving as technical boxers, not brawlers. This led to the majority of the boxing community on Twitter calling the fight a “bathroom break” fight, suggesting that the lack of action in the bout was the best chance to take a break from watching your TV prior to Danny Garcia vs. Lucas Matthysse and Mayweather vs. Canelo.

Ashley Theophane vs. Pablo Cesar Cano kicked off the pay-per-view main card for “The One,” the card headlined by Floyd Mayweather and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez.

From the opening bell it was Cano on the attack, working hard to the body and outclassing Theophane. While Theophane tried to continue moving around the outside, Cano stalked and threw body shots that kept Theophane from ever getting any degree of comfort.

Ticket sales for a sporting event are only partially about the initial sales and are quite a bit about the secondary market. With a fight as big as Floyd Mayweather vs. Canelo Alvarez (which takes place tonight at 9 p.m. ET on Showtime pay-per-view), it was a given that the secondary market sales would be big.

But exactly how big is the surprise.

Fight day has finally arrived. Floyd Mayweather and Canelo Alvarez, once a fight fans felt wouldn’t be made in the interest of protecting Golden Boy’s two cash cows (even if Floyd isn’t “technically” Golden Boy’s fighter).

But it was made and we have gotten to fight day with both fighters in tact, no training injuries or cuts have delayed this superfight.

Boxing is a hard sport to be a fan of sometimes. Far too often politics and egos stand in the way of that which everyone feels is inevitable and necessary.

We’re not so far removed from the failure to make Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao that we don’t feel a deeper appreciation for the fact that tonight we get to see Mayweather step into the ring with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. It’s a true superfight. In fact, it’s more aptly described as a mega-fight.

“The One” is here! Floyd Mayweather and Canelo Alvarez step into the ring for a boxing mega-fight tonight live on Showtime pay-per-view. It’s one of the most highly anticipated fights in modern boxing history, one that is expected to break all types of records and has already brought worldwide interest.

But it’s early in the day and the fights don’t get underway until 9 p.m. ET, with the main event not starting until probably sometime after midnight.

White was at the weigh-ins for Floyd Mayweather and Canelo Alvarez’s mega-fight Friday evening, and he talked about his excitement for the fight:

He also refused to play into any boxing vs. UFC talk:

Floyd Mayweather and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez are set to meet in what is the biggest fight in recent memory. While many are comparing the fight to Mayweather’s bout with Oscar De La Hoya, Canelo is coming into this fight as a much bigger star than Floyd was at that point. Mayweather vs. De La Hoya set records that surprised most experts in the boxing world on the strength of HBO’s then innovative 24/7 series.

Mayweather and Alvarez set the Las Vegas gate record back in July, announcing this week that that record had climbed even higher, well over the $20,000,000 mark.

The day of The One is finally here!

Boxing’s mega-fight between Floyd “Money” Mayweather and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will take place tonight, live on Showtime pay-per-view.