Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Robert Guerrero, billed as May Day, was a professional boxing match contested on May 4, 2013, for the WBC and vacant The Ring welterweight championship.[1][2]
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| Date | May 4, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | WBC and vacant The Ring welterweight titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mayweather Jr. wins via 12-round unanimous decision (117-111, 117-111, 117-111) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Background
editSince moving up to Light middleweight to successfully challenge Miguel Cotto in May 2012, Floyd Mayweather Jr. had spent two months in jail for domestic abuse. Since his release in August, he spend the rest of the year inactive.[3][4]
In the meantime Robert Guerrero had defeated Selçuk Aydın to become the WBC's "interim" welterweight champion in July 2012,[5] and in November he defended it by wining a unanimous decision over Andre Berto. In the aftermath he called out Mayweather saying, "Pretty Boy, let's do it."[6][7]
In February it was announced that Mayweather would make the first defence of his welterweight title against Guerrero in May, 19 months after he won the title from Victor Ortiz.[8]
The bout was held on May 4, at 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.[9]
At Mayweather's insistent a rematch clause was included in the contract.[10]
The fight
editThe first couple rounds were fairly even, with Mayweather attempting to counter and time Guerrero, while Guerrero was attempting to drive Mayweather to the ropes and make it a rough fight. After the first couple rounds, Mayweather was in complete control, almost hitting Guerrero at will with right hand leads, counters, hooks, and effectively timing Guerrero the rest of the fight.
At the end of 12 rounds, Mayweather won the fight on all three scorecards 117–111.[11]
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."[12][13][14][15]
Throughout the fight, Mayweather landed 195 punches to 113 for Guerrero.[16]
Fight earnings
editFloyd Mayweather equalled his own all time base purse record with a guaranteed $32 million.[17] Robert Guerrero was guaranteed $3 million.[18]
Fight Card
editConfirmed bouts:[19]
| Weight Class | Result | Round | Time | Notes | |||
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| Welterweight |  Floyd Mayweather Jr.
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def. | Robert Guerrero
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Unanimous Decision | 12 | 3:00 | Championship bout. |
| Featherweight |  Abner Mares
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def. | Daniel Ponce De Leon
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TKO | 9 | 2:20 | Championship bout. |
| Super Bantamweight | Léo Santa Cruz
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def. |  Alexander Muñoz
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TKO | 5 | 1:05 | |
| Middleweight | J'Leon Love
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vs. | Gabriel Rosado
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No Contest | 10 | 3:00 | |
| Super Middleweight |  Ronald Gavril
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def. | Roberto Yong
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TKO | 3 | 2:12 | |
| Super Middleweight | Lanell Bellows
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def. | Matt Garretson
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TKO | 4 | 0:32 | |
| Super Middleweight | Luis Arias
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def. | DonYil Livingston
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Majority Decision | 6 | 3:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight |  Badou Jack
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def. |  Michael Gbenga
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TKO | 3 | 2:26 | |
International broadcasting
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† 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.
References
edit- ^ "Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Robert Guerrero". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ "Ring Ratings Update: Mayweather-Guerrero for RING welterweight title". CraveOnline. 2013-03-06.
- ^ "Boxer Floyd Mayweather jailed in Las Vegas". CNN. June 1, 2012. Archived from the original on August 12, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "Mayweather released from jail after 2 months". ESPN.com. August 3, 2012. Archived from the original on August 12, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ "Robert Guerrero: Once I beat Aydin, I'll have Floyd's belt & be ready for him". ProBoxing-Fans.com. 2012-06-12. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
- ^ Christ, Scott (2012-11-25). "Berto vs Guerrero results: Robert Guerrero brawls past Andre Berto in Fight of the Year candidate". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ "Guerrero gets unanimous win against Berto". 25 November 2012. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ Lance Pugmire (19 February 2013). "Floyd Mayweather Jr. to fight Robert Guerrero on May 4". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ "Mayweather Promotions Fighters". mayweatherpromotions.com. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
- ^ Associated Press (2 May 2013). "Mayweather has rematch clause". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ "Floyd Mayweather beats Robert Guerrero for his 44th victory". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ "Floyd Mayweather Jr Proves Now". espn. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ sports.yahoo.com
- ^ bostonherald.com
- ^ "Floyd Mayweather beats Robert Guerrero - as it happened". Guardian. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ^ "Mayweather masterful, dominates Guerrero". 5 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ "Floyd Mayweather equals his own all-time record with $32 million base purse". 2013-05-03.
- ^ "Mayweather vs. Guerrero Fight Purse: Money is Worth Every Penny of Guarantee". Bleacher Report.
- ^ "BoxRec - event".