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Floyd Mayweather dominates Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez to easily retain title
“He’s a tough competitor,” Mayweather said. “A tough competitor.”
Alvarez kept trying to force the fight, but every time he went after Mayweather he paid for it with a counter right or a combination to the head. By the fourth round he was beginning to get frustrated, landing a low blow that angered Mayweather, who was further angered when Alvarez refused to touch gloves with him to resume the fight.
The fight was one of the richest ever, if not the richest ever, with a live gate of US$20 million and at least another US$100 million from pay-per-view. Tickets were so hot that celebrities were actually offering to buy them and some tickets were being offered online for as much as US$29,000.
Mayweather was the big beneficiary of that, making a guaranteed US$41.5 million to US$5 million for Alvarez. Add in his purse from his win over Robert Guererro in May and Mayweather made US$73 million in two fights – easily making him the highest-paid athlete in the United States.
Alvarez had some star power himself, with his red hair, good lucks and big punching power winning over most of his native Mexico. The fight was on free TV in Mexico, and some estimates were that 70 million people would watch.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press
