Floyd Mayweather has accused opponent Marcos Maidana of biting him during the ninth round of their bout at the MGM Grand.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. tells referee Kenny Bayless that Marcos Maidana bit him. Source: AFP
Floyd Mayweather Jr. refused to allow Marcos Maidana to turn their rematch into a brawl, boxing masterfully to win a 12-round unanimous decision Saturday night in their welterweight title fight.
Mayweather remained unbeaten in 47 pro fights, drawing upon his 18 years of experience and frustrating Maidana the entire night.
Floyd Mayweather throws a punch at Marcos Maidana. (AP Photo/John Locher) Source: AP
The fight was a marked contrast to their first bout in May, when Maidana roughed Mayweather up in a close fight.
Two ringside judges scored it 116-111 for Mayweather, while the third had it 115-112. The Associated Press had it 117-110.
Floyd Mayweather and Marcos Maidana exchange punches. (AP Photo/John Locher) Source: AP
It almost came at a cost, though, in a bizarre scene in the eighth round when Mayweather claimed that Maidana bit him on his wrist while they were in a clinch near the center of the ring.
"He bit me!" Mayweather yelled to the Showtime announcers working ringside.
Mayweather remained unbeaten in his remarkable 18-year pro career, winning for the 47th time and doing it with such dominance that about the only one complaining about the decision was Maidana.
"I was pressuring him and I was the aggressor," Maidana said. "I won the fight."
Mayweather earned at least $32 million for the rematch, bringing his total purses to more than $100 million in the last year. Though he wasn't marked up, he was upset over the bite.
"We were tangled in the center of the ring and I didn't realize what it was. Then I saw that he bit me," Mayweather said. "After the eighth round my fingers were numb, I couldn't use my left hand."
Maidana denied he bit Mayweather.
"How can he say I bit the glove with my mouthpiece?" Maidana asked. "I'm not a dog."
The fight was a marked contrast to their first bout in May, when Maidana roughed Mayweather up in a close fight. Mayweather won that bout, but it was close enough for Mayweather to offer an opponent only the second rematch of his career.
Maidana won't get a third fight after failing to land any big punches.
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