LAS VEGAS – Floyd Mayweather resistió una impresionante ráfaga temprana de Conor McGregor para ganar de manera convincente la «Lucha por el Dinero» del sábado por la noche en el T-Mobile Arena con un nocaut técnico de la décima ronda.
Mayweather, el ex campeón del boxeo por excelencia, experimentó algunas dificultades en las primeras rondas contra McGregor, quien pasó de su posición como la estrella más grande en el Ultimate Fighting Championship y debutó en el ring.
Sin embargo, en la Ronda 10, con McGregor habiendo comenzado visiblemente a cansarse minutos antes, Mayweather ofreció una combinación devastadora que puso fin a la pelea, con el árbitro Robert Byrd interviniendo para evitar cualquier otro castigo.
La victoria de Mayweather llevó sus estadísticas como profesional a 50-0, una clara del récord celebrado por Rocky Marciano. Muchos, sin embargo, se preguntarán si esas cifras deben venir con un asterisco, dado el abismo obvio y extenso en calidad y experiencia entre él y McGregor.
LAS VEGAS — Floyd Mayweather withstood an impressive early flurry from Conor McGregor to convincingly win Saturday night’s “Money Fight” at T-Mobile Arena with a 10th round technical knockout.
Mayweather, the former top ranked pound-for-pounder in boxing, experienced a few difficulties in the opening rounds against McGregor, who was moving over from his position as the biggest star in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and making his debut inside the ring.
However, in Round 10, with McGregor having visibly started to tire minutes earlier, Mayweather deliver a telling combination that ended the fight, with referee Robert Byrd stepping in to prevent any further punishment.
“He’s a tough competitor and I think we gave the fans what they deserved to see,» Mayweather said after the fight.
By then, it had already gone further than many expected. In the build-up to the much-hyped event, Mayweather promised to come forward and seek an early knockout. Ultimately, he took his usual risk-averse strategy in the opening rounds, not throwing a meaningful punch until 55 seconds into the fight.