Mayweather vs. Canelo Round by Round: Chronicling Money's Dominant Win

Watching Floyd "Money" Mayweather (45-0) box in 2013 has been like watching Michael Jordan in his prime. His talent and longevity are marvelous. His latest show of greatness came on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Mayweather won a majority decision over Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (42-1-1), but most believe it should have been unanimous.

Judge C.J. Ross called the fight a draw.I'm not sure if boxing judges have an eye-care plan. If so, Ross needs to find out what her co-pay is.It is obvious her vision failed her on Saturday evening.

These are the three judge's scorecards, per BoxRec:

Dave Moretti 116-112, C.J. Ross 114-114, Craig Metcalfe 117-111

Ross' fellow judges were much closer to reality with their scores. Here's a look at how I scored the fight. The fighter's name who I tabbed as the winner of each round appears in the sub-headline.

Round 1 - Mayweather

A quiet round featured Money showing the obvious speed advantage. Alvarez couldn’t find the range with his shots, but Money was clearly respecting his power.

Mayweather’s jab was the difference in the round, but it was close and could have been called either way.

My Score - Mayweather 10, Alvarez 9

Round 2 - Mayweather

The jab continued to be Money’s best weapon. Canelo attempted to go to the body in this round, but he had little success. He did land a decent left hand, but Money was able to avoid the brunt of the blow.

All night Mayweather made Canelo miss by inches and countered him with wacking hooks and uppercuts.

My Score - Mayweather 20, Alvarez 18

Round 3 - Mayweather

Mayweather opened up with power shots in this round. He landed two hard right hands that got Canelo's attention. The punches didn’t hurt him, but they still scored and gave Money the round.

The seeds of domination were firmly planted in this round.

My Score - Mayweather 30, Alvarez 27

Round 4 - Mayweather

Sizzling right hands landed on Canelo’s face frequently in this round. Alvarez became frustrated early and threw a blatant low blow. He deserved a point deduction for his actions, but referee Kenny Bayless didn't see the infraction.

Money continued to distance himself from Canelo in this round with his speed and punching accuracy.

My Score - Mayweather 40, Alvarez 36

Round 5 - Mayweather

Speed and defensive wizardry had Money in control of the fight. Canelo did a good job maintaining his composure, but at this point it seemed the young Mexican realized that Money was just too good.

My Score - Mayweather 50, Alvarez 45

Round 6 - Mayweather

Hostilities built in this round.

Alvarez’s frustration had him behaving as Victor Ortiz did against Money when he realized things weren’t going his way in their bout. Alvarez jutted his shoulder into Mayweather's face during the clinch, but Money was still executing his game plan to perfection.

My Score - Mayweather 60, Alvarez 54

Round 7 - Mayweather

Alvarez’s body language in this round wasn’t good—at least not for those in his camp. At one point he looked defeated and resigned to stay in the corner.

Money seemed to sense it and he began to walk forward looking for the stoppage. Canelo responded enough to make Money back away, but Mayweather easily won another round.

My Score - Mayweather 70, Alvarez 63

Round 8 - Alvarez

Even in the first round I scored for Alvarez, Money had his moments with a ridiculous set of combinations. Still, Money took this round off to a degree and Alvarez earned the round with body work.

My Score - Mayweather 79, Alvarez 73

Round 9 - Even

At one point, I wondered whether Mayweather had hurt his hand again in this fight. He seemed to stop throwing the power shots he was landing in previous rounds.

He took another round off, but evaded Alvarez's shots enough to draw even on my card with his jab.

My Score - Mayweather 89, Alvarez 83

Round 10 - Alvarez

Canelo had a few good moments in this round. He landed a hard overhand right to the side of Money's head. It was easily the best punch Alvarez landed all night. In an otherwise uneventful round, it stood out and made me give Alvarez the frame.

My Score - Mayweather 98, Alvarez 93

Round 11 - Mayweather

Needing to stem any potential momentum Alvarez could mount heading into the final round, Mayweather began firing hard straight right hands and other power shots from a myriad of angles.

Money reaffirmed his dominance in this round and won it easily.

My Score - Mayweather 108, Alvarez 102

Round 12 - Alvarez 

Content to coast in the final round, Mayweather danced and avoided any unnecessary exchanges with Alvarez. He had the fight won and he fought like it in the last round.

Alvarez was the aggressor and his work rate earned him the round.

My Score - Mayweather 117, Alvarez 112

Conclusion

Mayweather took on the most formidable young champion in the sport, and at 36 years old, he handled him easily. No one knows for sure who Money will face next, but if he continues to perform at this level, it'll be difficult to find anyone that can beat him.

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