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Floyd Mayweather Jr., retains belt after defeating Robert Guerrero in unanimous 12 round decision
Guerrero (31-2-1) was cut over his left eye in the eighth round, when Mayweather seemed on the verge of stopping him.
Ringside punch stats showed Mayweather landing 60 percent of his power punches, an unusually high rate. That included 23 of 30 power punches in the eighth round, when Guerrero was wobbled.
All told, Mayweather was credited with landing 195 punches to 113 for Guerrero.
“He ran like a chicken,” said Guerrero’s trainer and father, Ruben. “I thought we were going to go toe-to-toe with him.”
Robert Guerrero didn’t complain about Mayweather’s style at all. Not when he wants to fight him again some day.
“I’m going to keep fighting and hopefully before Floyd Mayweather retires I’m going to get that shot again,” Guerrero said.
Mayweather said he planned to fight again in September, a short turnaround for him, as part of a six-fight deal he has with the Showtime network.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press
