Mayweather vs Guerrero Fight: Breaking Down the Keys to Money's Win

May Day proved to be the return that Floyd Mayweather had dreamed of, as he defeated Robert Guerrero by unanimous decision to win the WBC and The Ring welterweight titles. This comes after a 364-day layoff in which Mayweather went without a match.

So how did Mayweather move to 44-0 and reclaim his throne atop the welterweight division?

It took 12 rounds to defeat Guerrero, but Mayweather managed to do it with a unanimous score of 117-112 on the judge's respective scorecards. As a result, Mayweather won yet another title fight and continued to improve his legacy as one of the all-time greats.

For those curious, 47.7 percent of his career victories have come in title fights.

Just another day in the life of Money May.

Throughout the duration of this fight, there were patterns that developed as Mayweather pulled away on the scorecards. Even as Guerrero gave his all for 12 rounds, there just wasn't anything he could do to secure this victory.

So what were the keys to Mayweather's win?

Right Hand

No matter what style of strike he was attempting, Floyd Mayweather landed his right hand virtually at will. From straights to hook shots, it didn't matter where he was in the ring or what the circumstances were at that point in time.

When Mayweather fired that right, he connected.

That was Robert Guerrero's Achilles' heel in the end, as his inability to match Mayweather's precision downed him. Even as Guerrero fired off flurries of punches, Mayweather managed to counter with his right hand and open up opportunities for combinations.

Mayweather capitalized more times than not.

According to Sho Stats via CompuBox, Mayweather landed 41 percent of his total punches and 60 percent of his power punches. Overall, he converted 195 total punches and 153 power punches, thus displaying his aggression in this fight.

When Mayweather went in for a hit, he converted with brute force.

Defense, Defense, Defense

During Robert Guerrero's past two fights at welterweight, he averaged 71 punches per round. Against Floyd Mayweather, Guerrero managed to get off 48 punches per round.

That only begins to scratch the surface of how good Mayweather was defensively.

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How's that for a stat line?

Mayweather, one of the all-time-great counter-punchers, was aggressive offensively during this match. He initiated the offense more than we're used to seeing but still managed to keep his defensive guard up.

In turn, he more than doubled Guerrero's percentage of punches landed and power punches connected.

He was flat-footed early, but as soon as he woke up in the third round, it was vintage Mayweather. Guerrero couldn't get a punch to land cleanly, and that enabled Mayweather to counter with relative ease.

The phrase "numbers never lie" applies to this situation.