Floyd Mayweather vs. Andre Berto: Winner, Scorecard, Full Analysis from Bout

In a fight that he insists will be his last, Floyd Mayweather Jr. ran his perfect record to 49-0 Saturday night in Las Vegas, defeating Andre Berto by wide margins on all three cards:

• Dave Moretti: 117-111 Mayweather
• Steve Weisfeld: 118-110 Mayweather
• Adalaide Byrd: 120-108 Mayweather

For fans who love Mayweather, this will be a last testament to his outstanding boxing skill. To fans who despise him, it will be a last bit of evidence to point to when arguing he was a "cherry picker." Mayweather has long been a divisive figure, and this final fight will only further entrench the divisions. 

Oscar De La Hoya was at the forefront of the Mayweather bashing:

Promoter Lou DiBella at least provided some historical perspective on what Mayweather has consistently accomplished in the ring:

Ultimately, though, the way the fight played out in the ring proved the point so many observers had made during the buildup—Andre Berto was simply unqualified for such an opportunity. 

Berto fought with maximum effort in every single round. However, he didn't fight with smart strategy or sharp technical skill in any of them. FightNights.com summed up the situation well in this tweet:

Berto never varied his angle of attack or the speed of his jab. It made him a predictable opponent. At times he was able to force Mayweather momentarily onto the ropes, but he lacked the physicality to maul the champion there, as Marcos Maidana was able to do in his first fight with Mayweather in May 2014. 

While Berto was getting stung by 68 percent of Mayweather's power punches, and hit by 57 percent overall, he managed to land with a mere 17 percent of his own. The 40 percent difference in connect rate between the two is impressive, to be sure.

But it also underscores why so many have been critical of Mayweather for choosing Berto as his opponent. 

Berto deserves no criticism for taking the fight, of course. Boxing is a brutal way to earn a living, and this was a chance for him to earn the biggest payday of his career. He walks away a millionaire. 

Mayweather walks away the highest-earning athlete in the history of professional sports. That's a remarkable accomplishment. 

But whether it will make him an enduring legend to fans in the future is another matter entirely.