Floyd Mayweather vs. Marcos Maidana 2 Results: What Went Wrong for El Chino?

Marcos Rene Maidana earned a rematch against Floyd Mayweather after an impressive first battle in May. Unfortunately, he was not up to the task in the second matchup.

Mayweather earned an easy win in Saturday's rematch with the judges scoring it 116-111, 116-111, 115-112. ESPN's Dan Rafael scored it even more in favor of the champion:

Considering the last match was only decided by majority decision with one judge even calling it a draw, this was clearly a disappointing finish for Maidana. While you can simply say he was outclassed by one of the best boxers of his generation, the Argentine struggled to complete his own game plan. 

Here is a look at what the 31-year-old competitor did wrong in his recent loss.

Wasn't Aggressive

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The one thing that helped Maidana in the first match was his unrelenting aggression. He went after Mayweather and kept swinging until the champion got into trouble.

Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated noted after the last fight that Maidana landed the most punches on Mayweather of any bout tracked:

Unfortunately, it was not the same story in the rematch, as ESPN Stats & Info noted:

Maidana still threw more punches than his opponent but wasn't as aggressive he was the last time out. He could not get close enough to Mayweather, which led to an overall disappointing performance from the veteran fighter.

Although Mayweather is arguably one of the best defensive boxers of all time, the only way to beat him is to be the aggressor while causing as much damage as possible. Maidana simply could not do that in his latest match.

Missed Too Many Punches

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If you are going to attempt fewer punches in a boxing match, it better be because you are being more patient and waiting for a good opportunity to strike. This should result in more precision and better timing.

Unfortunately, this was not the case, as Maidana missed wildly throughout the match.

LaceUp Boxing provided a look at the full statistics, courtesy of CompuBox:

As you can see, Mayweather more than doubled his opponent in accuracy for both jabs and power punches. Meanwhile, Maidana could barely cause any damage with his swings and misses.

Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports noted this being the problem late in the bout:

It is impossible to beat anyone if you cannot land your shots, a fact that becomes even tougher against a great counterpuncher. This led to Maidana's ultimate demise.

Allowed Mayweather to Control Movement

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All of the problems Maidana dealt with in the match stemmed from one problem: He had no control over the bout.

After the fighter kept his opponent on the ropes with a flurry of punches in the first fight, he could barely keep up with him in the second. Mayweather danced around to avoid any big hits, and Maidana was forced to simply follow him around.

Mannix explained his thoughts on the easy win for the undefeated champion:

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Mayweather was masterful, boxing beautifully, correcting a problem fighting off the ropes in the first fight by deftly moving off them quickly in this one. For every bull rush by Maidana, Mayweather had a quick counter. For every chopping overhand Maidana threw, Mayweather responded with a check hook. Maidana was never able to build momentum, was never able to develop a sustained attack.

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Maidana and his team were quite upset about the action in the match, blaming Mayweather for not standing toe-to-toe with him.

"I thought I won the fight but if the judges want to give the fight to a guy who runs that’s their decision,” Maidana told reporters after the match. “I feel like I was the aggressor and I kept applying the pressure. He kept holding and pushing, and the ref never did anything about it. Instead, the ref took a point away from me."

While he can be upset with how things turned out, Mayweather simply employed the strategy that has helped him win so many matches in his career. Maidana's mistake was letting the elite fighter get into a rhythm and do exactly what he wanted to do.

If someone wants to find a way to defeat Mayweather in the future, they will have to control the pace of the match and dictate where the champion is able to stand. Otherwise, the next opponent will be his 48th victim.

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