Floyd Mayweather defeats Marcos Maidana in majority decision

Following the conclusion of the bout between Floyd Mayweather and Marcos Maidana it appears things got wild prior to the the post-fight press conference.

There were tweets from media at the event saying a brawl broke out, fans broke down the barrier to the media room and there were unconfirmed reports of gunfire at the MGM Grand.

Marcos Maidana was a massive underdog coming in to his fight with Floyd Mayweather on Showtime pay-per-view. His only chance to win seemed to be catching Mayweather with a heavy knockout punch.

Instead, Maidana had a legitimate claim that he deserved to win the decision when his twelve rounds with Mayweather came to a close. The fact that those words can be typed was a shock in and of itself, but Maidana actually managed to get the draw on one of the three official scorecards, but lost the other two.

Marcos Maidana fought the fight of his life through eleven rounds against Floyd Mayweather and appeared very close on the scorecards of the media and fans on social media heading into the final round.

Mayweather came out and threw some decent shots before Maidana pushed forward again, looking to land against the ropes. Maidana dug to the body and the two men clinched up. Maidana then pushed Floyd into the ropes again and had some moments.

Floyd Mayweather came out in round 11 against Marcos Maidana and landed a hard left hand and some good body shots. Maidana may have the fight slipping away a little bit as Mayweather is moving and finding more opportunities for offense without suffering the consequences of getting pinned against the ropes.

Maidana tried to push Mayweather into the ropes again, landed one punch and Mayweather clinched to get the fight back to the center of the ring. This time Maidana was able to get some work done and actually landed to the body and head. Then a hard body shot scored for Maidana.

With Floyd Mayweather having found success in round nine, Marcos Maidana needed to come out and halt the momentum. Instead, Mayweather turned up the heat, landing some really big shots, including some great shots to the body.

Maidana started waiving Mayweather on, trying to urge him to fight before pushing Mayweather to the ropes and landing some body shots. Mayweather then got off the ropes and landed some good shots, backing Maidana up.

As the second half of their fight got underway, Floyd Mayweather and Marcos Maidana were still jockeying for control of the fight.

Mayweather came out and landed some very big shots in the early part of round. It was the straight right hand and the simple left hook that were getting in and bothering Maidana.

Marcos Maidana has fought the fight of his life through five rounds against Floyd Mayweather.

Maidana continued to push forward in the sixth round, pressing Floyd into the ropes and trying to just continually mug the undefeated superstar.

Floyd Mayweather began round five of his bout against Marcos Maidana suffering from a cut above his right eye.

Maidana continued to throw big power shots and pressure Floyd, looking to keep him from having the kind of fight he wanted it to be. Maidana also looked to continue going to the body over and over, trying to sap Floyd’s energy and put something in the bank for the later rounds.

The first two rounds of Floyd Mayweather vs. Marcos Maidana had been more exciting than expected based on Maidana’s ability to get Mayweather to the ropes and try to mug him.

Mayweather came out and started to jab hard to the body in round three, and then worked some hard power shots, trying to back Maidana off, but Maidana walked through them and tried to keep throwing shots.

Marcos Maidana had a great first round against Floyd Mayweather, so Mayweather came out attempting to get things back to the kind of fight that he prefers to fight.

Mayweather moved, picked his spots, worked jabs and the right hand, looking to get his rhythm back and keep Maidana from pinning him against the ropes.

Amir Khan needed to come up big on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather vs. Marcos Maidana. Many felt that, with a win over Luis Collazo, Khan would put himself in position to be the next man to challenge Floyd Mayweather (assuming Mayweather beats Maidana later tonight).

It was an ugly fight, not one that anyone would really said raised Khan’s stock by any measure, but he did manage to get his hand raised at the end.

Adrien Broner was looking to bounce back from his loss to Marcos Maidana on the undercard of Maidana’s bout with Floyd Mayweather. Broner was facing a man in Carlos Molina who hadn’t fought since 2012 and was expected to be nothing more than a punching bag.

Instead, Broner looked disinterested in putting in much effort, choosing only to fight in spurts while seeming to get outworked by Molina for much of the bout.

J’Leon Love and Marco Antonio Periban opened the pay-per-view broadcast for Floyd Mayweather vs. Marcos Maidana with an entertaining scrap.

The fight was close at the sportsbook and played out in a way that explained why.

The fight between Floyd Mayweather and Marcos Maidana will go ahead as planned after a standoff over glove choice that began last night.

The Mayweather camp objected to a pair of custom Everlast MX gloves that Maidana planned to wear for the bout, stating that the padding didn’t cover the knuckles adequately. The gloves were not approved by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. A pair of “standard” Everlast MX gloves was approved, however.

On Saturday mornings the day of big fights, my routine is pretty well established. Wake up, hang out with the family for a little bit, grab a cup of coffee and pound out a brief preview of that evening’s fight.

That routine was a little different today as it involved a panicked wake from sleep, followed by a dash to the laptop to see if the Floyd Mayweather vs. Marcos Maidana glove controversy had been settled overnight.

The drama surrounding the gloves to be worn by Marcos Maidana against Floyd Mayweather was not resolved overnight.

Last night the camps met to review the gloves to be worn when the Mayweater camp objected to a pair of gloves that Maidana planned to wear for tonight’s Showtime pay-per-view bout. The gloves in question were a custom made pair of powder blue Everlast MX. Their objection centered around the padding in the gloves and that it was too easy to manipulate to move padding away from the knuckle area and to the wrist area, thus keeping the gloves 8 ounces, but allowing for a harder punching surface.

Floyd Mayweather looks to run his career record to 46-0 tonight when he steps into the ring with Marcos Maidana. The experts and bookmakers are expecting another easy night at the office for “Money,” but Maidana has rare power and can knock any welterweight out if he catches them flush, so the threat of a KO will be present from bell to bell.

Mayweather is currently around a -1000 favorite to Maidana’s +600 underdog status.

Floyd Mayweather and Marcos Maidana were at the MGM Grand tonight to make it official for their welterweight championship bout tomorrow night on Showtime pay-per-view.

The undefeated Mayweather is a heavy favorite to retain his perfect record, but Maidana has massive one punch power and with that comes the ever present “puncher’s chance.”

Marcos Maidana is no pushover in the boxing ring, though you might not know it if you were to only take a look at the odds for tomorrow night’s bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Mayweather (45-0) is entering the bout as a -1000 favorite. For those new to gambling odds, that means you would have to risk $1,000 to win $100. The odds for Maidana (35-3) to pull off the upset are sitting at +600 -- or, risk $100 to win $600.