Mayweather leaves as one of the best fighters ever

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Floyd Mayweather - Andre Berto38-year-old Floyd Mayweather (49-0, 26 KO’s) schooled former welterweight titlist Andre Berto on Saturday in a sensational performance before 13,395 fans at MGM Grand.

If this was truly his last fight, and his behavior after the fight made it seem that could be true, he went out with one of his finest performances, and another unanimous decision victory.

Mayweather was in the pocket all night, but like a cat that strays away the moment it sees a human, those were the type of reflexes Mayweather displayed yet again, leaving Berto confused and frustrated as he was unable to land any solid punches for most of the evening.

In doing so, Mayweather matched the illustrious 49-0 record set by heavyweight Rocky Marciano when he knocked out legendary Archie Moore in the ninth round of a competitive fight in 1955.

It was vintage Mayweather in the opening frame, landing with his signature right hand, and his straight jab to the body. He took the fight to Berto and the Haitian fired a lot, but Mayweather was slipping and moving, the usual.

There was a lot of holding, but Mayweather took advantage of his leverage on the inside to land solid shots to the body. Berto grew frustrated and was admonished by referee Kenny Bayless for a low blow in the fifth round.

Although Berto managed to wobble Mayweather with a left hand, he was unable to capitalize as Mayweather quickly bounced off the ropes and fought fire with fire to get out of danger.

All three judges had it one-sided for Mayweather: 120-108, 118-110, and 117-111. Tha Boxing Voice scored it 117-111, but perhaps that was a little generous.

According to Compubox, Mayweather connected on 232/410 (57 percent) blows while Berto landed just 83/495 blows (17 percent).

With so much left in Mayweather, he could probably beat anyone in the welterweight division for the next couple years. But what’s the point?

Floyd Mayweather didn’t even need to fight Andre Berto to prove that he was an all-time great.

Would a Mayweather-Golovkin fight at 154 be interesting? Absolutely. However, at 38 years of age, and the lack of desire [right now] to continue his career, facing a monster probably isn’t the best of ideas.

Is Mayweather the best fighter ever? Everyone has an opinion, but I will say that he has been the most dominant fighter of this ERA. As for the rest, that’s up for everyone else to discuss with their fellow pugilists.