Alright, alright, let me tell ya’ll about this here fight, the one they called “The One,” Mayweather versus Canelo. Don’t go thinkin’ I know all fancy boxing talk, I just tell it like I see it, ya know?
So, this Canelo fella, he was a big deal, strong as an ox, they say. Folks were buzzin’ about him, thinkin’ he’d be the one to finally knock that Mayweather off his high horse. But let me tell ya, Mayweather, he was a slippery one, like tryin’ to catch a greased pig at the county fair.
- Canelo, he tried, I’ll give him that. He swung and swung, but mostly he was just hittin’ air, like a scarecrow flappin’ in the wind.
- Mayweather, he was quick, dodgin’ and weavin’, makin’ Canelo look like he was fightin’ shadows.
It was like this: Canelo, he was all power, like a bull in a china shop, but Mayweather, he was smart, like a fox. He knew how to stay outta the way, let Canelo tire himself out. More haste, less speed, that’s what they say, right? Canelo was in a hurry to land a big punch, but Mayweather, he just took his time, pickin’ his shots.
I remember hearin’ folks say that Mayweather, he got knocked down once, way back when. Said he hurt his hand and dropped it, but that weren’t the case this time. This time, Mayweather, he was in control. He wasn’t just dodgin’, he was hittin’ back too, counter-punchin’, they called it. He’d let Canelo swing, then bam! he’d sneak in a punch of his own. It was like watchin’ a cat play with a mouse, ya know?
They fought and fought, round after round. Canelo, he kept pushin’, but Mayweather, he just kept slippin’ and slidin’, and poppin’ him with those quick punches. Them CompuBox fellas, they keep track of all that punchin’ stuff, and they said Mayweather landed way more punches. Said he was dominant, that’s the word they used. Dominant. Means he was the boss, the one callin’ the shots.
In the end, the judges, they had to decide who won. And wouldn’t ya know it, they said Mayweather won. A majority decision, they called it. That means most of the judges, they saw it the same way. They saw that Mayweather, he was the better fighter that night. It wasn’t no knockout or nothin’ fancy, but a win is a win, ain’t it?
Now, some folks, they might say Canelo was too young, too green. Maybe so. But that night, Mayweather, he was just too good. He showed everyone why they called him the best. He was slick, he was smart, and he knew how to win. This fight, it happened way back in 2013, September 14th to be exact. Some folks are still talkin’ about it even now, in 2024.
They said Canelo went on to lose another fight later on, to some fella named Bivol. Said Bivol was bigger, stronger, and all that. But that’s another story for another day. This story, it’s about Mayweather and Canelo, and how Mayweather, he showed the world who was boss. He was the one, alright. The one who couldn’t be caught, the one who always found a way to win.
And that, as they say, is that. Just an old lady’s take on a fight that had the whole world watchin’. Don’t go quotin’ me or nothin’, but that’s how I saw it.
Tags: [Floyd Mayweather Jr., Canelo Alvarez, Boxing, The One, Fight, Mayweather vs Canelo, CompuBox, Majority Decision, 2013]
