My final score is 116-111 for Floyd Mayweather. I've watched this fight over 50 times, and have always had it either 116-111 or 115-112 (and believe me, that's being generous) for Floyd Mayweather. Guys, don't be fooled by bulling to the ropes or stalking your opponent like a zombie. Boxing is about landing punches and not getting hit. How you can give Floyd Mayweather less than 7 rounds in this fight is beyond me. Don't depend on punch stats. Simply use your eyes.
This Was a real close FIght !!!!! Castillo showed alot of heart and i believed had Jr scared for a couple of moments, the first threat that ive seen out of all the fighters mayweather has fought(No excuses "Shoulder"), after those first 4 rounds the rounds started shifting towards castillo, At the end it just depends on what the judges see & score , what a great match VIVA MEXICO!!!!!
i had this fight 114-113 for Mayweather. He landed cleaner punches, landed at will. Castillo only punched Mayweather's elbows and arms but because of his activity he won many rounds and made this a close one
@elnegrobembon It depends on what you class as a significant shot, I guess. For me, a power punch landing on a shoulder, smothered by a glove, hitting arms/elbows (i.e. the case with most of the body shots) or it is rolled with well enough to take its power away, it doesn't score in comparison to a clean, sharp jab. If on the other hand you do rate these types of punches, then of course you'll score differently. I guess my scoring ideas lean a little toward the Olympic style.
Ive watched this fight so many times. I know castillo landed more punches, hits way harder, keeps coming foward... but i saw mayweather winning the actual rounds and landing the cleaner shots. He definitely didnt walk through castillo, but he took that fight. I have it 115 mayweather, 111 castillo. But almost scored it 114, 112 also.
by far mayweather's toughest fight, really wanted to give it to castillo but had to be honest with myself, i had it 115-114 to floyd, scored rd 11 even, , great fight!
Mayweather KNEW he'd lost this fight. He was almost in tears waiting for the judges' decision, dreading it, while Castillo was looking forward to it, absolutely sure he had won.
@RatedRKingofKings He hurt his rotator cuff, it wasn't torn a big difference and never substantiated. Vitali Klitschko did tear his and quit and Merchant chastised the hell out of VK for it. Vitali had to have surgery. VK is a tough SOB and he proved that in his fights with LL and Cory Sanders. So a torn rotator cuff is a pretty painful and serious injury and a lot different than a hurt arm.
@crowbar5748 Ok, I looked at it again and it was a grazing punch, it didn't land cleanly as Castillo was going backwards and Mayweather was really stretching. That one punch does not affect the outcome of the scoring in the first minute. Lets go into detail of that first minute...So right after that Castillo lands two body shots in the clench, then Mayweather doubles up the jab and one lands cleanly, followed by a left hook that is partially blocked. Then two more body shots in a clench...
@joefrank316 That is another misconception... Watch the beginning of Mayweather-Castillo II, Jim Lampley says, "press row were split down the middle". It's called group think.. if you would meticulously watch the fight and turn the volume off I think you would come to the same conclusion.
I know a bit about the rules...and even we can take in consideration the unified rules...BUT we are speaking about this fight and still seeing Castillo win this fight. This kind of things happens. Ex. J.J. Molina vs De La Hoya, Pacquiao vs. Marquez, ect.
You have to watch this fight, with the sound being turned off. When you're not being influenced by the biased commentary on HBO, you're able to pay more attention to what Floyd Mayweather is doing.
113-113 draw, this was a very difficult fight to score. Castillo was the more aggressive fighter, BUT he walked into alot of shots. I'm gonna watch it again w/ NO SOUND, so I can get a more clear understanding of what went on.
@TheNigerianScammer; This is how accurate it is... three individuals count punches by tapping buttons; if two out of three agree a punch landed it counts as a punch in the compubox stats; with that being said, what's the least inaccurate compubox stats can be?? Yes, power punches do score higher but solid flush landed punches 98% time win a fight with the judges. For example with the 10th round, who landed the more flush shots? Punches during clinches don't score highly.
His style has changed over a while, he is not sugar ray Leonard but he has developed a more effective power punch. He is older but a much better fighter than before.
@Knightstrikes Jus sayin, the ringside commentators i think had a lot to do with making Mayweather appearing to lose. Like I said, it looks like a Mayweather win when you watch it with the sound off. It was a Castillo crowd too.
@joefrank316 thanks. we can't help that boxing is fixed. i truly believe the mayweather-mosley fight was fixed. they probably said that mayweather-pacquiao needs to happen and if shane woulda won that fight wouldnt have happened. this is coming from a mayweather fan too
Castillo's face showed who landed the true power shots. He was the aggresor. He threw more shots, but most of them were glancing blows or body taps. I saw it just like the judges did.
That 3rd judge must be on some crazy drug, no way could it be that wide. I have watched this fight many times and the fight can be scored for either fighter it just depends on what you favour, Floyd's cleaner punching or Castillo's pressure and inside work. Very difficult to score.
@nadinkrah Yeah and Merchant and the rest of the commentators are professional boxing analysts right? They ALL thought Mayweather lost. And the punch stats prove it. He was fighting in the late rounds like he was beat already.
I got a task for ppl who thought floyd lost, watch the fight in slow motion, castillo missed his shots either blocked or missed just like oscar fight, just because a fighter like castillo is agressive dont mean hes connecting(high activity low connect percentage) castillo also had a 9lb advantage and floyd was injured. just watch the fight in slow motion and tell me if castillo won
after 12 rounds of may/catillo i have it for floyd. ignore the compubox because alot of castillo's punches were during the many clinches of the late round. i think castillo made floyd look bad during some of the rounds but did not land the bigger cleaner punches. the judges seem to agree with me. i dont care what Lederman says
@Veechie4short yeah sometimes the dirty shots do get counted but as a whole they only TRY to count clean shots, remember they count the shots as it happens live & most pros punches are lightning quick so it would be a tough job to only score 100% accurate punches, we get the opportunity to watch the fights over & over again to make our final descisions, i'm not saying that whovever gets the better of ther punch stats wins the fight but i do feel castillo landed more clean shots through the fight
I think Castillo did just enough to win the fight,cut off the ring well,fought a discipline fight,(sorry May fans,but the rough-house tactics went back and forth)didnt get desperate and most surprisingly didnt seem too bothered by Floyd's quickness and speed,Floyd can point out to his shoulder as a deterrent for not performing as the level he expected,but it cant take away the fact that Castillo made him fight his fight and that is an accomplishment in and on itself.
@ELMER832007 My eyes are open wide enough to use correct spelling and grammar. They were also open wide enough to see when a punch lands and when a punch misses.
@laguerre5 i've watched the fight many times from focusing on floyd,then focusing on castillo & trying to count accurate effective punches, also the punch stats don't lie, nobody ever beats floyd on punch stats especially accuracy but on this occasion he did, i wasn't trying to dis you by the way i can understand why some people think floyd won & glad he did but in all honesty castillo won, if floyd had won the last 3 rds by a clear margin i would have gave him it but he didn't do enough IMO
@elnegrobembon punches to the back...back of the head/neck or kidneys are illegal...not rule says u must fight face to face....but rules say u cant land punches in those areas...and boxing IS NOT MMA...so when your opponent has 2 messd up ribs and messd up rotator cuff...and also holding while punching is something that supposed to be prohibited but as you can tell some refs are slow to break up fighters when that's taking place...while few jump on it right away
Just look at Floyd's face at 3:27 he looks defeated no matter the score. U can't play boxing warriors know in their heart when they lose. Floyd just got that feeling right in that moment cause he didn't feel satisfied with his performance n he knows he didn't win, even though they gave him the fight his heary felt otherwise.
@complexfellow Thank you man. Rational boxing fans are rare to find today. Compubox are REALLY inaccurate, at times. Castillo definitely had heart but had no real chance. Castillo connected with Mayweather probably the most, other than corley. George Foreman is a bad commentator. Goes to show you that even boxers aren't good at analyzing fights. Mute, or turning the volume low, allows you to see the fight for what it is. This fight wasn't even close tie. Oscars fight was closer.
@1topgorgon You're right, I looked at the YT channel (I guess) and somehow confused it w/your comment. My mistake, but does it really matter? However, the gist of my point stands, and I guess now we can add "THE GREAT FLOYD MAYWEATHER" to "KING FLOYD" (ALL CAPS, NO LESS). I've never understood the mentality of people who want to figuratively lick the feet of someone else. Anyway, I felt Floyd lost this first match vs. Castillo. Wish he'd fight Pacquiao. I've picked FM, but ...
@Mr9mm4u in all honesty i believe their footwork will determine the winner of the fight and of course, endurance. Can Floyd potshot Manny? Can Manny cut off the ring? And who will assert themselves into the positions to land the better, solid punches? To me its who dictates the ring that will determine the winner. They both have good chins.
@Aware2128 at the beginning of the round Castillo only lands 1 of those punches. Mayweather then lands a big left hook counter as Castillo is punching with his right to Mayweather's body, this is the best punch of the round. Mayweather then dictates the rest of the round with his Jab and a couple of lead right hands. Castillo does land a couple of body shots but Mayweather won that round with his jab and the best punch of the round. I agree on round 9 to Castillo and round 10 to Mayweather....
You need to watch it again pal. On top of that go ahead and do yourself a favor and watch the rematch also. Oh and keep in mind that punches below the belt and behind the back do not count.
@Aware2128 two minute mark Castillo starts opening up and landing good body shots and an uppercut (the best stretch of the round for him), however, starting at around 1 minute and 17 secs left in the round (when Mayweather lands a right uppercut), Mayweather has the best stretch of the fight! This momentum lasts until the last 10 secs of the round and then Castillo lands some good body shots. Mayweather wins about 2 min and 7 seconds of that round. That's why you gotta 11th to Mayweather.
@danlfc1983 i think even he was shocked at how wide a margin he won by,this fight could have went either way,Mayweather was again the classier boxer but Castillo seemed so much stronger on the night,anyway yes the second fight was a very clear win for Mayweather
Floyd reallllly lost the rounds he lost. The rounds he won, he was methodical and looked like himself. How lopsided the Castillo rounds were made the fight look closer than it was.
Haha! Merchant was cross examining Floyd. lul. On my scorecard I had Castillo ahead by 1 point. It's pretty messed up how 2 judges had Floyd winning by 4 and the other by 5 :-/ I respect Merchant for his boxing analysis (more than Lederman), and even Merchant thought Castillo won.
Most unbiased boxing fans unanimously agreed that Castillo won this fight. I had it 8-4 Castillo. Aside from the robbery, this fight was fought at such a high level. Both guys had a ton of skill. Mayweather is an all time great and Castillo was one of the best lightweights I've seen fight. He is extremely underrated.
VERY CLOSE FIGHT TO CALL...LOOKED LIKE A DRAW OR CASTILLO WON FROM POINT DEDUCTIONS. BUT I BELIEVE THIS FIGHT TOOK MAYWEATHER TO A DIFFERENT STATE OF MIND MENTALLY. HE BECAME A BETTER AFTER THIS FIGHT
@elnegrobembon when he cirlced mayweather he did land 1 shot to the back...the 2nd missed...but a point wasnt deducted there...or any of the low blows...but i think refs probably took that into consideration even though the ref didnt call itcuz the low blows were thrown from angles the ref couldnt see
@deenzilla mora, so that was out of the question. Margarito is still a good choice i think as an alternative to floyd. sure, its terrible for him stylistically, but he was a top welterweight before the controversy, only losing to mosley.
I like how Jim Lampley threw in, "And Las Vegas resident" while cutting over to the Mayweather post-fight interview, as a sly frustrated dig over the result.
The compubox numbers were way off that night, don't believe me? Compubox had Castillo landing 46% of his power punches! Just to put that percentage in perspective, that is the exact same percentage for power punches compubox had Mayweather landing against Mosley. Obviously the people pushing the buttons for compubox that night fell into at least the second category.
114-112 for me. Mayweather won rounds 1-4. Castillo won rounds 5-7 then a tie in 8th because of the deduction. 9th went to Castillo. In 10th I got another tie because of the deduction. Then the last 2 rounds to Mayweather. Giving me the 114-112 Mayweather win.
@NordicBlood84 Agreed, no excuses of whatever FLOYD LOST THIS FIRST FIGHT. He deserves some credit for winning the rematch, but there is NO DOUBT his record should be 40-1
@crowbar5748 I agree that rounds 1-4 go to Floyd and that round 5 could go either way. Castillo won rounds 6 and 7 (The 7th was all Mayweather til Castillo stole it at the end). The 8th round is a critical round for scoring since if you give it to Mayweather it becomes a 10-8 round and after watching this round multiple times I am convinced Mayweather won. Here is why, ring generalship, Mayweather completely controls this round with his movement and jab. When Merchant says, "3 body shots"....
I agree with stoneD201. I don't know what fight the announcers were watching. Those punch stats were misleading. Mayweather was landing the cleaner shots, and when Castillo had Mayweather up against the ropes, throwing a flurry of punches that either missed or grazed Floyd, the announcers were talking about how much Castillo was taking it to him. I thought it was a good, competitive fight, but I thought Floyd won the first 5 rounds, and I would have given Floyd 8 of the 12 rounds overall.
Im not a fan of Floyd due to his personality, but I do love the way he fights. Castillo is one of those very underrated fighters in history. Hes a poor mans Chavez Sr. However, this fight was a robbery. I bet Bob Arum regrets paying off the judges in this one because it came back to bite him in the ass. Castillo won clearly won 7 rounds, but giving Floyd 5 rounds is still a stretch. Castillo beat up Floyd. This is a fight that many new fans of Floyd never seen because it was very old.
I said it before & will state it again: I believe IF/WHEN it is made, the Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather scrap will be almost JUST LIKE THIS!!! You have to accept that Manny will be hit by Floyd. No question. You can even see him getting frustrated TOTALLY. But IMO, he CLIMBS ALL OVER THAT Bless!! He hits harder than Castillo. Works harder. Takes a punch seemingly as well and does things in there as smart as Floyd ever does.. Lets just GET IT ON Man...!! BraaP!!!
@DrTruth007 the point is that he had an opportunity to make a superfight with Cotto when both were undefeated and cotto had just beat mosley but instead he chose to retire. If you dont call that ducking then I dont know what is. Now he has an opportunity to fight pac man but he wants to make his own rules, if many fighters juice as you say they do then whey didnt he have a problem before?? who is he to set new rules. and pacman never said no, he said no to drawing blood too close to the fight
My final score is 116-111 for Floyd Mayweather. I've watched this fight over 50 times, and have always had it either 116-111 or 115-112 (and believe me, that's being generous) for Floyd Mayweather.
Guys, don't be fooled by bulling to the ropes or stalking your opponent like a zombie. Boxing is about landing punches and not getting hit. How you can give Floyd Mayweather less than 7 rounds in this fight is beyond me.
Don't depend on punch stats. Simply use your eyes.
Lol Floyd was hit with 100 more power shots Floyd wasn’t even sure if he won
good fight thanks for uploading it
I loved this fight.
WoW! I remember this fight.
Hate it or love it, this was a fight for the ages.
Watch the fight with the sound off! As with ANY fight on HBO!
What a good fight, both fighters are winners in this fight.
@Valyn66 Yeah, I will watch the 2nd fight soon and score it again.
I didn't knew about this fight. What a shame! Politics!
This Was a real close FIght !!!!! Castillo showed alot of heart and i believed had Jr scared for a couple of moments, the first threat that ive seen out of all the fighters mayweather has fought(No excuses "Shoulder"), after those first 4 rounds the rounds started shifting towards castillo, At the end it just depends on what the judges see & score , what a great match VIVA MEXICO!!!!!
i had this fight 114-113 for Mayweather. He landed cleaner punches, landed at will. Castillo only punched Mayweather's elbows and arms but because of his activity he won many rounds and made this a close one
Decision's like this is what's hurting boxing........
@TriMOTinHD you are totally correct.
@elnegrobembon It depends on what you class as a significant shot, I guess.
For me, a power punch landing on a shoulder, smothered by a glove, hitting arms/elbows (i.e. the case with most of the body shots) or it is rolled with well enough to take its power away, it doesn't score in comparison to a clean, sharp jab. If on the other hand you do rate these types of punches, then of course you'll score differently.
I guess my scoring ideas lean a little toward the Olympic style.
Ive watched this fight so many times. I know castillo landed more punches, hits way harder, keeps coming foward... but i saw mayweather winning the actual rounds and landing the cleaner shots. He definitely didnt walk through castillo, but he took that fight. I have it 115 mayweather, 111 castillo. But almost scored it 114, 112 also.
Mayweather's punches just looked crisper!
by far mayweather's toughest fight, really wanted to give it to castillo but had to be honest with myself, i had it 115-114 to floyd, scored rd 11 even, , great fight!
I had it even until Castillo hit him with that upper cut at the end
so true
Mayweather KNEW he'd lost this fight. He was almost in tears waiting for the judges' decision, dreading it, while Castillo was looking forward to it, absolutely sure he had won.
@RatedRKingofKings He hurt his rotator cuff, it wasn't torn a big difference and never substantiated. Vitali Klitschko did tear his and quit and Merchant chastised the hell out of VK for it. Vitali had to have surgery. VK is a tough SOB and he proved that in his fights with LL and Cory Sanders. So a torn rotator cuff is a pretty painful and serious injury and a lot different than a hurt arm.
@crowbar5748 Ok, I looked at it again and it was a grazing punch, it didn't land cleanly as Castillo was going backwards and Mayweather was really stretching. That one punch does not affect the outcome of the scoring in the first minute. Lets go into detail of that first minute...So right after that Castillo lands two body shots in the clench, then Mayweather doubles up the jab and one lands cleanly, followed by a left hook that is partially blocked. Then two more body shots in a clench...
@joefrank316 That is another misconception... Watch the beginning of Mayweather-Castillo II, Jim Lampley says, "press row were split down the middle". It's called group think.. if you would meticulously watch the fight and turn the volume off I think you would come to the same conclusion.
I know a bit about the rules...and even we can take in consideration the unified rules...BUT we are speaking about this fight and still seeing Castillo win this fight. This kind of things happens. Ex. J.J. Molina vs De La Hoya, Pacquiao vs. Marquez, ect.
I saw this fight 3 times: 2 without comments and the last one with comments...and still seeing Castillo win this fight.
You have to watch this fight, with the sound being turned off. When you're not being influenced by the biased commentary on HBO, you're able to pay more attention to what Floyd Mayweather is doing.
113-113 draw, this was a very difficult fight to score. Castillo was the more aggressive fighter, BUT he walked into alot of shots. I'm gonna watch it again w/ NO SOUND, so I can get a more clear understanding of what went on.
I've seen this fight 4 or 5 times now, and each time, I have it either 115-111 or 114-112 for Castillo. This was a loss for Mayweather.
@TheNigerianScammer; This is how accurate it is... three individuals count punches by tapping buttons; if two out of three agree a punch landed it counts as a punch in the compubox stats; with that being said, what's the least inaccurate compubox stats can be?? Yes, power punches do score higher but solid flush landed punches 98% time win a fight with the judges. For example with the 10th round, who landed the more flush shots? Punches during clinches don't score highly.
@NMGRepresentor I agree with that.
His style has changed over a while, he is not sugar ray Leonard but he has developed a more effective power punch. He is older but a much better fighter than before.
@Screen027 absolutely agree man, may mosley was most definitely fixed.
@rvaztec, I agree with you.
Min 4:20 commentators said: "Not the fight we saw", period.
punch stats don't lie...i was shocked when i saw the end of this fight.
@bonecrusherevans reminds me of the pacquiao marquez 3
floyd is a beast!!!!!
That was a great fight. I don't think Castillo was robbed but I wouldn't have been surprised if he won. Castillo vs. Pacquiao
@Knightstrikes Jus sayin, the ringside commentators i think had a lot to do with making Mayweather appearing to lose. Like I said, it looks like a Mayweather win when you watch it with the sound off. It was a Castillo crowd too.
Just watched it and I had it a draw. Castillo fought a good fight where he was quick on his feet going backwards and forwards, also going to the body.
@joefrank316 thanks. we can't help that boxing is fixed. i truly believe the mayweather-mosley fight was fixed. they probably said that mayweather-pacquiao needs to happen and if shane woulda won that fight wouldnt have happened. this is coming from a mayweather fan too
Im a Floyd fan but I can admit it when I see him lose. Props to Castillo!
Castillo's face showed who landed the true power shots. He was the aggresor. He threw more shots, but most of them were glancing blows or body taps.
I saw it just like the judges did.
That 3rd judge must be on some crazy drug, no way could it be that wide. I have watched this fight many times and the fight can be scored for either fighter it just depends on what you favour, Floyd's cleaner punching or Castillo's pressure and inside work. Very difficult to score.
@username7212345
apparently it wasn't just the commentators who thought castillo won, as noted by the crowd's reaction to the decision...
@nadinkrah Yeah and Merchant and the rest of the commentators are professional boxing analysts right? They ALL thought Mayweather lost. And the punch stats prove it. He was fighting in the late rounds like he was beat already.
I got a task for ppl who thought floyd lost, watch the fight in slow motion, castillo missed his shots either blocked or missed just like oscar fight, just because a fighter like castillo is agressive dont mean hes connecting(high activity low connect percentage) castillo also had a 9lb advantage and floyd was injured. just watch the fight in slow motion and tell me if castillo won
after 12 rounds of may/catillo i have it for floyd. ignore the compubox because alot of castillo's punches were during the many clinches of the late round. i think castillo made floyd look bad during some of the rounds but did not land the bigger cleaner punches. the judges seem to agree with me. i dont care what Lederman says
@Veechie4short yeah sometimes the dirty shots do get counted but as a whole they only TRY to count clean shots, remember they count the shots as it happens live & most pros punches are lightning quick so it would be a tough job to only score 100% accurate punches, we get the opportunity to watch the fights over & over again to make our final descisions, i'm not saying that whovever gets the better of ther punch stats wins the fight but i do feel castillo landed more clean shots through the fight
THE FIRST DEFEAT IN MAYWEATHER'S PROFESSIONAL CAREER.
@28rampage yeah i feel wat u sayin it was close one i wudnt have been shocked if castillo won it
I think Castillo did just enough to win the fight,cut off the ring well,fought a discipline fight,(sorry May fans,but the rough-house tactics went back and forth)didnt get desperate and most surprisingly didnt seem too bothered by Floyd's quickness and speed,Floyd can point out to his shoulder as a deterrent for not performing as the level he expected,but it cant take away the fact that Castillo made him fight his fight and that is an accomplishment in and on itself.
You're entitled to your opinion, no matter how biased it is.
i have seen this so many times and still cant see how floyd won here.. props to castillo though for not cryin like a lil baby..
@6Ott7 good idea, but you forgot to lay off the wacky backy...
@ELMER832007 My eyes are open wide enough to use correct spelling and grammar. They were also open wide enough to see when a punch lands and when a punch misses.
@laguerre5 i've watched the fight many times from focusing on floyd,then focusing on castillo & trying to count accurate effective punches, also the punch stats don't lie, nobody ever beats floyd on punch stats especially accuracy but on this occasion he did, i wasn't trying to dis you by the way i can understand why some people think floyd won & glad he did but in all honesty castillo won, if floyd had won the last 3 rds by a clear margin i would have gave him it but he didn't do enough IMO
@spxeli Castillo landed more, threw more, and landed at a higher percentage! That says it all since Castillo is the puncher in this fight!
i have the fight 114-112 for castillo. after watching it 3 times.
@elnegrobembon punches to the back...back of the head/neck or kidneys are illegal...not rule says u must fight face to face....but rules say u cant land punches in those areas...and boxing IS NOT MMA...so when your opponent has 2 messd up ribs and messd up rotator cuff...and also holding while punching is something that supposed to be prohibited but as you can tell some refs are slow to break up fighters when that's taking place...while few jump on it right away
Just look at Floyd's face at 3:27 he looks defeated no matter the score. U can't play boxing warriors know in their heart when they lose. Floyd just got that feeling right in that moment cause he didn't feel satisfied with his performance n he knows he didn't win, even though they gave him the fight his heary felt otherwise.
@complexfellow Thank you man. Rational boxing fans are rare to find today. Compubox are REALLY inaccurate, at times. Castillo definitely had heart but had no real chance. Castillo connected with Mayweather probably the most, other than corley. George Foreman is a bad commentator. Goes to show you that even boxers aren't good at analyzing fights. Mute, or turning the volume low, allows you to see the fight for what it is. This fight wasn't even close tie. Oscars fight was closer.
Mayweather all day !!!!
@1topgorgon You're right, I looked at the YT channel (I guess) and somehow confused it w/your comment. My mistake, but does it really matter? However, the gist of my point stands, and I guess now we can add "THE GREAT FLOYD MAYWEATHER" to "KING FLOYD" (ALL CAPS, NO LESS). I've never understood the mentality of people who want to figuratively lick the feet of someone else.
Anyway, I felt Floyd lost this first match vs. Castillo. Wish he'd fight Pacquiao. I've picked FM, but ...
castillo edged it, the challenger didn't do enough to beat the champion, flloyds puches were cleaner but styles make fights!
@Mr9mm4u in all honesty i believe their footwork will determine the winner of the fight and of course, endurance. Can Floyd potshot Manny? Can Manny cut off the ring? And who will assert themselves into the positions to land the better, solid punches? To me its who dictates the ring that will determine the winner. They both have good chins.
I love this fight, Castillo and Mayweather are both skilled fighters. I like clean punches and defense so I thought that Mayweather won the fight.
@Tupacexpert1 EXACTLY U PUT THAT PERFECTLY. ALSO YOU GET POINTS FOR DEFENSE AND FLOYD CONSTANTLY MADE HIM MISS THROUGHOUT THE FIGHT.
@Aware2128 at the beginning of the round Castillo only lands 1 of those punches. Mayweather then lands a big left hook counter as Castillo is punching with his right to Mayweather's body, this is the best punch of the round. Mayweather then dictates the rest of the round with his Jab and a couple of lead right hands. Castillo does land a couple of body shots but Mayweather won that round with his jab and the best punch of the round. I agree on round 9 to Castillo and round 10 to Mayweather....
You need to watch it again pal. On top of that go ahead and do yourself a favor and watch the rematch also. Oh and keep in mind that punches below the belt and behind the back do not count.
@Aware2128 two minute mark Castillo starts opening up and landing good body shots and an uppercut (the best stretch of the round for him), however, starting at around 1 minute and 17 secs left in the round (when Mayweather lands a right uppercut), Mayweather has the best stretch of the fight! This momentum lasts until the last 10 secs of the round and then Castillo lands some good body shots. Mayweather wins about 2 min and 7 seconds of that round. That's why you gotta 11th to Mayweather.
@danlfc1983 i think even he was shocked at how wide a margin he won by,this fight could have went either way,Mayweather was again the classier boxer but Castillo seemed so much stronger on the night,anyway yes the second fight was a very clear win for Mayweather
definitely, not the fight we saw....
With all of the fluries Castillo was throwing...most of the punches were hitting gloves and arms. It's hard to see that unil you watch the video.
@Antweezysx It was obvious Floyd wasnt the same "with a injury" against JLC which is why he dominated the 2d fight.
@rdf7777 one thing is to attack, the other is to cliche and attack while in cliche.
7-4-1 Mayweather. No robbery folks. Just a good, competitive fight.
Well said. Floyd definitely won the fight.
Floyd reallllly lost the rounds he lost. The rounds he won, he was methodical and looked like himself. How lopsided the Castillo rounds were made the fight look closer than it was.
Haha! Merchant was cross examining Floyd. lul.
On my scorecard I had Castillo ahead by 1 point. It's pretty messed up how 2 judges had Floyd winning by 4 and the other by 5 :-/
I respect Merchant for his boxing analysis (more than Lederman), and even Merchant thought Castillo won.
yeeaa floyd lowkey lost cuz of the fight stats but damn man it was super close.
@mkvl1490 Castillo was hitting in the body. At one point of the fight Roger even asked Floyd about his ribs.
Most unbiased boxing fans unanimously agreed that Castillo won this fight. I had it 8-4 Castillo. Aside from the robbery, this fight was fought at such a high level. Both guys had a ton of skill. Mayweather is an all time great and Castillo was one of the best lightweights I've seen fight. He is extremely underrated.
@davestheman4janice As a long time boxing fan Agreed!! That will forever follow him.If and when he leaves undefeated.
VERY CLOSE FIGHT TO CALL...LOOKED LIKE A DRAW OR CASTILLO WON FROM POINT DEDUCTIONS. BUT I BELIEVE THIS FIGHT TOOK MAYWEATHER TO A DIFFERENT STATE OF MIND MENTALLY. HE BECAME A BETTER AFTER THIS FIGHT
People talk about this more now because Floyd is the biggest star in boxing.
@elnegrobembon when he cirlced mayweather he did land 1 shot to the back...the 2nd missed...but a point wasnt deducted there...or any of the low blows...but i think refs probably took that into consideration even though the ref didnt call itcuz the low blows were thrown from angles the ref couldnt see
@deenzilla mora, so that was out of the question. Margarito is still a good choice i think as an alternative to floyd. sure, its terrible for him stylistically, but he was a top welterweight before the controversy, only losing to mosley.
I like how Jim Lampley threw in, "And Las Vegas resident" while cutting over to the Mayweather post-fight interview, as a sly frustrated dig over the result.
Its true
mayweather took way less punishment and have way more. I respect how Castillo handled the shock of loosing.
The compubox numbers were way off that night, don't believe me? Compubox had Castillo landing 46% of his power punches! Just to put that percentage in perspective, that is the exact same percentage for power punches compubox had Mayweather landing against Mosley. Obviously the people pushing the buttons for compubox that night fell into at least the second category.
114-112 for me. Mayweather won rounds 1-4. Castillo won rounds 5-7 then a tie in 8th because of the deduction. 9th went to Castillo. In 10th I got another tie because of the deduction. Then the last 2 rounds to Mayweather. Giving me the 114-112 Mayweather win.
6 rounds to 5 with 1 round even for Floyd. Castillo put up a hell of a fight. But Floyd edged it.
@NordicBlood84 Agreed, no excuses of whatever FLOYD LOST THIS FIRST FIGHT. He deserves some credit for winning the rematch, but there is NO DOUBT his record should be 40-1
@crowbar5748 I agree that rounds 1-4 go to Floyd and that round 5 could go either way. Castillo won rounds 6 and 7 (The 7th was all Mayweather til Castillo stole it at the end). The 8th round is a critical round for scoring since if you give it to Mayweather it becomes a 10-8 round and after watching this round multiple times I am convinced Mayweather won. Here is why, ring generalship, Mayweather completely controls this round with his movement and jab. When Merchant says, "3 body shots"....
@gwobel37 but there were 2 deductions. one each. it was 114-112 mayweather for me
I agree with stoneD201. I don't know what fight the announcers were watching. Those punch stats were misleading. Mayweather was landing the cleaner shots, and when Castillo had Mayweather up against the ropes, throwing a flurry of punches that either missed or grazed Floyd, the announcers were talking about how much Castillo was taking it to him. I thought it was a good, competitive fight, but I thought Floyd won the first 5 rounds, and I would have given Floyd 8 of the 12 rounds overall.
Im not a fan of Floyd due to his personality, but I do love the way he fights. Castillo is one of those very underrated fighters in history. Hes a poor mans Chavez Sr. However, this fight was a robbery. I bet Bob Arum regrets paying off the judges in this one because it came back to bite him in the ass. Castillo won clearly won 7 rounds, but giving Floyd 5 rounds is still a stretch. Castillo beat up Floyd. This is a fight that many new fans of Floyd never seen because it was very old.
with one arm!
I said it before & will state it again: I believe IF/WHEN it is made, the Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather scrap will be almost JUST LIKE THIS!!! You have to accept that Manny will be hit by Floyd. No question. You can even see him getting frustrated TOTALLY. But IMO, he CLIMBS ALL OVER THAT Bless!! He hits harder than Castillo. Works harder. Takes a punch seemingly as well and does things in there as smart as Floyd ever does.. Lets just GET IT ON Man...!! BraaP!!!
@DrTruth007 the point is that he had an opportunity to make a superfight with Cotto when both were undefeated and cotto had just beat mosley but instead he chose to retire. If you dont call that ducking then I dont know what is. Now he has an opportunity to fight pac man but he wants to make his own rules, if many fighters juice as you say they do then whey didnt he have a problem before?? who is he to set new rules. and pacman never said no, he said no to drawing blood too close to the fight