Garcia told "I beat the best fighters at 140 pounds, what else do you want me to do. That's where Mayweather (45-0) will likely return after capturing Alvarez's World Boxing Council and World Boxing Assn, light-middleweight belts.
Keith Kizer, executive director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission who gave Ross the assignment after her dubious nod to Timothy Bradley by decision over Manny Pacquiao in 2012, said, "It was one of those things...if you look round by round, there were some close rounds.Ross disagreed with both Metcalfe and Moretti in giving Alvarez (42-1) the first and eighth rounds, Kizer said he "has no issues with the first, and I'll take a look at the eighth." Though most ringside scribes had Mayweather winning in a rout, one of the judges, C.J. Ross, scored it a draw at 114-114, even though Mayweather outlanded his opponent 234-117. The other judges had Mayweather winning by margins of 117-111 and 116-112.
Mayweather happened to Alvarez, 23, on Saturday, the 36-year-old connecting on 232 punches to Alvarez's 117, 139 jabs to Alvarez's 44 and 93 power punches to the harder-hitting Alvarez's 73. Mayweather landed an average of 11 of 27 jabs per round. I jusst took my time and when the opportunity presented itself, I took advantage of it, Mayweather told."My arm wasn't feeling good, but I knew I had to keep throwing my jab." Alvarez, Schaefer said Miguel Cotto makes sense if Cotto wins his fight next month. Another possibility is new International Boxing Federation light-middleweight champion Carlos Molina of Chicago. Then again, assuming Manny Pacquiao conquers Brandon Rios in November, there is the prospect of a better-late-than-never battle with the Pac Man. But after Floyd Mayweather's bravura performance tonight, there is no one who can question this boxing supremacy.