Mayweather vs. Maidana 2 Results: Top Highlights and Analysis of Money's Big Win

In what was thought to be a brawl between Floyd Mayweather and Marcos Maidana, building off the story from their first fight four months ago, "Money" once again proved that he was the best boxer in the world with a dominant win to move his record to 47-0. 

The fact that Mayweather won isn't a surprise. He's never tasted defeat in 18 years as a professional. The problem is trying to find ways to get excited about his opponents. There's always going to be drama and excitement from the "Pretty Boy" side because he's such a polarizing figure. 

Maidana is known for having a big punch, but the overall skills don't put him in the elite category. He's not a good defender and doesn't move well, making it hard to see how sticking with Mayweather in two fights was possible. 

We've got a look at some of the standout moments from Mayweather's victory, as well as analysis of what it means in the bigger picture. 

Top Highlights

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In a fight in which there was little debate about the outcome, the drama came in the eighth round when Mayweather claimed that Maidana bit his left hand when the two were clenched together. 

Juan Arango of the BBC posted a photo from the exchange in which the alleged bite occurred:

Mayweather said after the fight, via George Willis of the New York Post, that his fingers were numb and he couldn’t use his left hand. 

In the same piece, Maidana refuted the claim that he bit Mayweather by saying, "Maybe he had his glove in my mouth. But I didn’t bite him."

Speaking on SportsCenter after the fight, Mayweather showed the camera the three fingers on his left hand that he claims Maidana bit:

Martin Rogers of Yahoo Sports wrote that Mayweather isn't expected to file a formal complaint, so "it is unlikely Maidana will face any kind of sanction from the Nevada Athletic Commission or boxing authorities."

That was about the only notable highlight from an otherwise dull fight. Even Mayweather, who is not afraid to toot his own horn, said afterward that he wouldn't give himself a passing grade, via SportsCenter:

Analysis

However, there is something that observers are overestimating about Mayweather at this stage of his career. Why should he care about putting on an entertaining show? Sure, bigger fights means bigger buyrates and more money in his pocket. But let's not forget that Mayweather, according to Bryan Armen Graham of Mic, already had $32 million guaranteed in his pocket before the buyrates came out:

Also, as Brian Kenny noted after the fight on Showtime (h/t Jonathan Snowden of Bleacher Report) that Mayweather isn't here to entertain:

"Another exhibition of the maddeningly effective Mayweather recipe," Kenny said. "Look, he wins this easy. I had it 10 rounds to two. He moves, he counters, he clinches. Mayweather is not here for excitement. He is here to win."

You can tell that there is fatigue with Mayweather from fans. David Purdum of ESPN had a story that ran after the fight about the lack of betting interest in this particular fight, including this quote from William Hill director of trading Nick Bogdanovich:

"No big bets; no accumulation of small bets on the underdog," Bogdanovich said. "No interest. ... Floyd's not the most popular guy. His fights aren't really exciting. People are tired of it."

This was simply a methodical fight for Mayweather. He wasn't doing anything we haven't seen before, nor anything that warrants the hefty price tag attached to his bouts. Instead, it was just him moving around the ring for the most part, dodging punches from a slower opponent whose only weapon is his punching and landing 166 of his 326 punches thrown, according to Compubox via Dan Rafael of ESPN.

Mayweather hasn't made any declarations about his next opponent, other than to once again tease a bout with Manny Pacquiao by saying, via The Telegraph, if that bout "presents itself, let's make it happen."

We'll believe that when we see it, but perhaps Mayweather is starting to sense that the world is bored of watching him defeat inferior opponents and wants to test the waters against someone who can at least match him in star power. 

Whatever happens next, Mayweather no longer has to go back to the Maidana well because he proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that he's the superior fighter. 

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