Mayweather vs. Maidana 2 Fight Results a Product of El Chino's Desperation

Nobody's perfect—except for Floyd "Money" Mayweather.

The 37-year-old champion improved to 47-0 on Saturday night after another win against Marcos "El Chino" Maidana. The rematch came some four months after Mayweather earned the decisions of two of the three judges on May 3.

He earned the decision of all three judges this time around, per Showtime Sports:

Such a result really comes as no surprise given Mayweather's impeccable track record, but the outcome was a far different one than the one we experienced in May. Mayweather chose to box smarter in this one, instead of harder, via TheSweetScience.com’s Michael Woods:

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Floyd Mayweather had some difficulty last time against Marcos Maidana, and said he made it harder on himself because he wanted to give fans their money's worth, four months ago. This time, "TBE" had an easier time of it, as "Money" fought smarter, not harder…

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Mayweather has always been a smart boxer, but he certainly pressed in the first bout against Maidana. That much was evident from the start of the fight. Saturday's fight was far different, though. Mayweather had a precise game plan and he executed it almost perfectly.

Couple his execution with El Chino's obvious desperation, and this fight was all but over after the middle rounds.

Maidana began showing serious signs of fatigue during those middle rounds, as ESPN's Robert Flores pointed out:

Boxing against Mayweather obviously isn't an easy task. Mayweather knows how to work an opponent. He keeps his legs moving and bounces from side to side, making himself a difficult target to strike squarely. Most fighters can strike a stationary target. Maidana excels at doing so. Mayweather simply didn't give him the opportunity.

This caused Maidana to press. He threw far more punches than he needed to early, and that caused a decrease in the attack later on. With 471 punches thrown through Round 6, Maidana kept the pressure steady. But he only threw 387 in the final six rounds, a decrease of 14 per round.

The punches he threw in the latter six rounds weren't effective. They were long. They were poorly strategized. It appeared as if El Chino was literally just throwing the hardest punches he could at the air because of how quickly Money evaded the attacks.

The desperation got even worse in Round 8 when Mayweather accused his opponent of biting his hand, via ESPN's Dan Rafael:

Mayweather apparently couldn't feel his hand the rest of the way:

But that didn't slow him down.

He continued to wear Maidana out offensively and defensively, ending this rivalry with a unanimous decision. It wasn't the decisive, exciting bout that fans were hoping for, but Mayweather did what he always does—win.

Moving forward, names like Amir Khan and potentially Manny Pacquiao will be floated around as Mayweather's next opponents. Khan obviously represents the more likely choice, as Pacquiao and Mayweather haven't come to terms on fight logistics in quite some time.

Whoever Money squares off against next better be ready for a test. Mayweather can still bring it.

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