Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana

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The Moment
MayweatherJrVsMaidana.jpg
DateMay 3, 2014
Venue MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the line WBA (Unified), WBC, and The Ring welterweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. Marcos Maidana
Nickname MoneyEl Chino
("The Chinaman")
Hometown Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. Margarita, Santa Fe, Argentina
Purse $32,000,000 $1,500,000
Pre-fight record 45–0 (26 KO) 35–3 (31 KO)
Age 37 years, 2 months 30 years, 9 months
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 146 lb (66 kg)146+12 lb (66 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBC and The Ring
Welterweight Champion
WBA (Super), WBC, The Ring and TBRB
Light Middleweight Champion
TBRB
No. 1 Ranked Welterweight
The Ring No. 1 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
5-division world champion
WBA
Welterweight Champion
TBRB
No. 6 Ranked Welterweight
The Ring
No. 8 Ranked Welterweight
Result
Mayweather Jr. wins by majority decision in 12 rounds (117–111, 116–112, 114–114)

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana , billed as The Moment, was a professional boxing match contested on May 3, 2014, for the WBA, WBC, and The Ring welterweight championship. [1]

Contents

Background

It was held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, and broadcast on Showtime PPV.

Fight purses

Guaranteed fight purses: Over $37 million total (including most expensive undercard in pay-per-view history, as of May 2014) [2]

Headline
Undercard

The fight

Mayweather won the fight in a highly contested 12-round fight via majority decision. [5] Judge Michael Pernick scored the fight 114–114, a draw. Judge Dave Moretti had it 116–112, and Burt A. Clements scored it 117–111. [6]

Aftermath

The two fought again later that year where Mayweather won again.

Reception

The fight was sold out, grossing US$15 million at the live gate, the fourth highest of any boxing event in Las Vegas. [2] It sold an estimated 900,000 buys on pay-per-view, [7] the year's highest-selling PPV up until May 2014, grossing an estimated $63 million in pay-per-view revenue, bringing the event's total revenue to an estimated $78 million. [2]

Fight card

Confirmed bouts: [8]

Weight Classvs.MethodRoundTimeNotes
Welterweight Floyd Mayweather Jr. (c) def. Marcos Maidana MD12/12 Note 1
Welterweight Amir Khan def. Luis Collazo UD12/12
Light welterweight Adrien Broner def. Carlos Molina UD10/10
Super middleweight J'Leon Love def. Marco Antonio Peribán UD10/10
Middleweight Anthony Ogogo def.Jonel TapiaTKO3/8
Light welterweight Ronald Gavril def.Tyrell HendrixTKO3/8
Welterweight Ashley Theophane def.Angino PerezTKO4/8
CruiserweightAndrew Omotunde Tabitidef.John ShipmanTKO5/6
Super middleweightLanell Bellowsdef.Thomas GiffordTKO2/6
WelterweightLadarius Millerdef.Richard ColasTKO3/4

^Note 1 For WBC Welterweight, WBA Welterweight title & The Ring Welterweight titles.

Broadcasting

CountryBroadcaster
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina TV Pública Digital
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Main Event
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama RPC-TV
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom BoxNation
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Showtime PPV

References

  1. "Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Mayweather-Maidana: Highest Selling PPV Of 2014, But…". BoxingScene. 19 May 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Floyd Mayweather's base purse $32 million for fighting Marcos Maidana". MLive . 30 April 2014.
  4. "Purse Payouts Mayweather-Maidana Undercard". TSM Plug. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  5. Dan Rafael (3 May 2014). "Floyd Mayweather decisions Maidana". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  6. Sam Farmer (4 May 2014). "Marcos Maidana on loss by decision to Floyd Mayweather: I was 'robbed'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  7. "Mayweather-Maidana fight generates less than 1 million pay per view buys". Sports Illustrated . May 29, 2014.
  8. "BoxRec - event".
Preceded by Marcos Maidana's bouts
3 May 2014
Succeeded by
Preceded by Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s bouts
3 May 2014