
Mayweather vs. Maidana 2: Full Results, Future Implications from Saturday's Bout
Floyd Mayweather maintained his undefeated record with another victory over Marcos Maidana, thoroughly controlling Saturday's rematch atย MGM Grand Garden Arena.
After lasting the full 12 rounds, the judge awarded Mayweather his 47th win via unanimous decision. Showtime Sports provided the final scorecards.
Although Maidana gave "Money" one of his toughest fights to date four months ago, Mayweather was less pleased with his performance over the weekend, per Showtime Sports:
The numbers tell a different story. While it backs up Mayweather's defensive approach, he also landed more punches at a significantly higher rate during the evening. The Cauldron's Andy Glockner posted the CompuBox fight stats on Twitter.
As pointed out by ESPN Stats & Info, Maidana generated much more offense in their first clash.
Following a match with an undisputed outcome, these two should put their series to sleep and move to different ventures. Let's take a look at what's possibly on the horizon for each fighter.
What's Next?

Regardless of his future opponent, people will unfathomably throw their money at any Mayweather fight. SportsCenter's Twitter page did the math to calculate how much he earned per 60 seconds.ย
According to the United States Census Bureau, the median household income per year from 2008-2012 data wasย $53,046.ย
Prior to Saturday's fight, Mayweather announced that he plans to retireย once his Showtime/CBS Sports contract expires, which gives him two more fights before hanging up his gloves. Of course, we all know who everyone wishes he would choose for one of those matches.
After years of speculation and "will-they-or-won't-they" tension, the window is closing for the mega-match. After defeating Maidana left the door open, Mayweather left the door open for a possible dream clash in an interview with Showtime's Jim Gray, via CBSSports.com's Mike Singer:
"I got to go back and talk to my team. I'm not ducking or dodging no opponent. If the Manny Pacquiao fight presents itself, let's make it happen. He's got a guy in front of him [Chris Algieri on Nov. 22]. Once he gets past that task, we'll see what the future holds.
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Following two straight losses against Timothy Bradley and Juan Manuel Marquez, Pacquiao's stock looked too depleted for a meeting to warrant the hype. But the 35-year-old has since redeemed himself with wins over Brandon Rios and Bradley.
The fight would have been much better years ago, butย bringingย boxing's two biggest names together wouldย undoubtedlyย compel the public to spit out money.
Boxing fans, however, must prepare for the likely possibility of those men neverย colliding, which means Mayweather will locate another notableย opponentย to cement his legacy against. Although nowhere near Pacquiao's stature, Amirย Khan has emerged as a popular choice.
The 27-year-old is 29-3 with 19 knockouts, and he hasn't lost in two years. He expressed his desire to fight Mayweather in an ESPN.com report.
"It's a fight that many want to see happen just because our styles would make a very interesting clash. If I keep winning then I think it's a fight that could definitely happen in the future. Floyd has said the same thing to me in the past.ย I don't want to put a timescale on it but I got into this sport to fight the best and at the moment Floyd is ahead of everyone so it would be great to test myself against him.
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Although he possesses the speed and in-ring acumen to make matters interesting, he'd enter a major underdog, and a win wouldn't prove much for Mayweather. Yet it is the more realistic option.

As for Maidana, the 31-year-old can use a pick-me-up after these two tough losses. He entered these proceedings 35-3, so a strong rebound performance will quickly reposition himself among boxing's elite.
He earned the Mayweather paychecks by handing Adrien Broner his first and only loss last December. There's unfinished business there after Maidana's unanimous-decision victory.
Or, Maidana could turn to the last man Mayweather beat before turning his way: Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. The heavy-hitter has won all 44 of his other bouts, and putting those two aggressive fighters in the ring together would produce an intense, explosive match.


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