Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Robert Guerrero explained

Fight Date:May 4, 2013
Fight Name:May Day
Location:MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Fighter1:Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Nickname1:Money
Record1:43–0 (26 KO)
Hometown1:Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Age1:36
Height1:5 ft 8 in
Weight1:146 lb
Style1:Orthodox
Recognition1:WBC welterweight champion
WBA (Super) super welterweight champion
The Ring No. 1 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
5-division world champion
Fighter2:Robert Guerrero
Nickname2:The Ghost
Record2:31–1–1–2 (18 KO)
Hometown2:Gilroy, California, U.S.
Age2:30
Height2:5 ft 8 in
Weight2:147 lb
Style2:Southpaw
Recognition2:WBC interim welterweight champion
The Ring No. 8 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
2-division world champion
Titles:WBC and vacant The Ring welterweight titles
Result:Mayweather Jr. wins via 12-round unanimous decision (117-111, 117-111, 117-111)

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Robert Guerrero, billed as May Day, was a boxing welterweight championship superfight for Mayweather Jr.'s WBC welterweight title and vacant The Ring welterweight title.[1] The bout was held on May 4, 2013, in the MGM Grand Garden Arena at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on Showtime PPV. The bout was the first major televised fight of Mayweather's career to not be aired on HBO PPV. The card featured some of the rising stars of Mayweather Promotions: J'Leon Love, Badou Jack, Luis Arias, Ronald Gavril and Lanell Bellows.[2] Mayweather won via unanimous decision with Guerrero winning the first 3 rounds, before Mayweather adjusted and won from the 4th to 12th round.

Reception

Mayweather's assistant trainer (his father) advised him onto a very defensive strategy, saying that "the less you get hit, the longer you last". This style of fighting elicited boos from the crowd especially during the 11th and 12th round when Floyd may have believed he had the score "locked up" already and didn't need to win any more rounds, saying that "When you're up on the cards, box smart."[3] [4] [5] [6]

Fight earnings

Floyd Mayweather equaled his own all time base purse record with a guaranteed $32 million.[7] Robert Guerrero was guaranteed $3 million.[8]

Fight Card

Weight ClassResultRoundTimeNotes
Welterweight Floyd Mayweather Jr.def. Robert GuerreroUnanimous Decision123:00Championship bout.
Featherweight Abner Maresdef. Daniel Ponce De LeonTKO92:20Championship bout.
Super Bantamweight Léo Santa Cruzdef. Alexander MuñozTKO51:05
Middleweight J'Leon Lovevs. Gabriel RosadoNo Contest103:00
Super Middleweight Ronald Gavrildef. Roberto YongTKO32:12
Super Middleweight Lanell Bellowsdef. Matt GarretsonTKO40:32
Super Middleweight Luis Ariasdef. DonYil LivingstonMajority Decision63:00
Light Heavyweight Badou Jackdef. Michael GbengaTKO32:26

International broadcasting

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SpaceMain Event
SporTV
Bell TV PPV
CCTV-5
TV3 Sport
Viasat Sport Baltic
beIN Sport
WOWOW
Viasat Sport Baltic
Viasat Sport Baltic
Astro
Televisa Deportes
Sky Arena
Viasat Sport
RPC-TV
Solar Sports, GMA Network, GMA News TV† and AKTV on IBC††
Orange Sport
Sport TV
Al Jazeera Sports
GSP TV
NTV Plus
Canal+
SuperSport
TrueVisions
BoxNation
Showtime PPV
Meridiano

† The GMA News TV version cancelled due to low ratings of Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Robert Guerrero, billed as May Day
†† AKTV on IBC coverage have stopped airing due to high blocktime costs of Mayweather-Guerrero fight during primetime telecast. The last AKTV sports block before its shut down on May 31, 2013.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ring Ratings Update: Mayweather-Guerrero for RING welterweight title . . 2013-03-06 .
  2. Web site: Mayweather Promotions Fighters . mayweatherpromotions.com . 2013-05-02 .
  3. Web site: Floyd Mayweather Jr Proves Now. espn. 5 May 2013. 16 May 2013.
  4. https://sports.yahoo.com/news/boxing--fans-boo--leave-early-as-floyd-mayweather-jr--reverts-to-defensive-minded-approach-for-win-071731636.html sports.yahoo.com
  5. http://bostonherald.com/sports/other/boxing/2013/05/floyd_mayweather_masterful_but_boring_in_victory bostonherald.com
  6. Web site: Floyd Mayweather beats Robert Guerrero - as it happened. 5 May 2014. Guardian. 17 April 2014.
  7. Web site: Floyd Mayweather equals his own all-time record with $32 million base purse . 2013-05-03 .
  8. Web site: Mayweather vs. Guerrero Fight Purse: Money is Worth Every Penny of Guarantee. Bleacher Report.