Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana

The Moment
DateMay 3, 2014
VenueMGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Title(s) on the lineWBA (Unified), WBC, and The Ring welterweight titles
Tale of the tape
Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. Marcos Maidana
Nickname "Money" El Chino
Hometown Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Margarita, Santa Fe, Argentina
Purse $32,000,000 $1,500,000
Pre-fight record 45–0 (26 KO) 35–3 (31 KO)
Age 37 years, 2 months 30 years, 9 months
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 146 lb (66 kg) 146+1⁄2 lb (66 kg)
Style Orthodox Orthodox
Recognition WBC and The Ring
Welterweight Champion
WBA (Super), WBC, The Ring and TBRB
Light Middleweight Champion
TBRB
No. 1 Ranked Welterweight
The Ring No. 1 ranked pound-for-pound fighter
5-division world champion		 WBA
Welterweight Champion
TBRB
No. 6 Ranked Welterweight
The Ring
No. 8 Ranked Welterweight
Result
Mayweather Jr. wins by majority decision in 12 rounds (117–111, 116–112, 114–114)

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana, billed as The Moment, was a professional boxing match contested on May 3, 2014, for the WBA, WBC, and The Ring welterweight championship.[1]

Background

It was held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, and broadcast on Showtime PPV.

Fight purses

Guaranteed fight purses: Over $37 million total (including most expensive undercard in pay-per-view history, as of May 2014)[2]

Headline
  • Floyd Mayweather ($32,000,000) vs. Marcos Maidana ($1,500,000)[3]
Undercard
  • Amir Khan ($1,500,000) vs. Luis Collazo ($300,000)[3]
  • Adrien Broner ($500,000) vs. Carlos Molina ($100,000)[4]

The fight

Mayweather won the fight in a highly contested 12-round fight via majority decision.[5] Judge Michael Pernick scored the fight 114–114, a draw. Judge Dave Moretti had it 116–112, and Burt A. Clements scored it 117–111.[6]

Aftermath

The two fought again later that year where Mayweather won again.

Reception

The fight was sold out, grossing US$15 million at the live gate, the fourth highest of any boxing event in Las Vegas.[2] It sold an estimated 900,000 buys on pay-per-view,[7] the year's highest-selling PPV up until May 2014, grossing an estimated $63 million in pay-per-view revenue, bringing the event's total revenue to an estimated $78 million.[2]

Fight card

Confirmed bouts:[8]

Weight Class vs. Method Round Time Notes
Welterweight Floyd Mayweather Jr. (c) def. Marcos Maidana MD 12/12 Note 1
Welterweight Amir Khan def. Luis Collazo UD 12/12
Light welterweight Adrien Broner def. Carlos Molina UD 10/10
Super middleweight J'Leon Love def. Marco Antonio Peribán UD 10/10
Middleweight Anthony Ogogo def. Jonel Tapia TKO 3/8
Light welterweight Ronald Gavril def. Tyrell Hendrix TKO 3/8
Welterweight Ashley Theophane def. Angino Perez TKO 4/8
Cruiserweight Andrew Omotunde Tabiti def. John Shipman TKO 5/6
Super middleweight Lanell Bellows def. Thomas Gifford TKO 2/6
Welterweight Ladarius Miller def. Richard Colas TKO 3/4

^Note 1 For WBC Welterweight, WBA Welterweight title & The Ring Welterweight titles.

Broadcasting

Country Broadcaster
 Argentina TV Pública Digital
 Australia Main Event
 Panama RPC-TV
 United Kingdom BoxNation
 United States Showtime PPV

References

  1. ^ "Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana". boxrec.com. BoxRec. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Mayweather-Maidana: Highest Selling PPV Of 2014, But…". BoxingScene. 19 May 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Floyd Mayweather's base purse $32 million for fighting Marcos Maidana". MLive. 30 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Purse Payouts Mayweather-Maidana Undercard". TSM Plug. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  5. ^ Dan Rafael (3 May 2014). "Floyd Mayweather decisions Maidana". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  6. ^ Sam Farmer (4 May 2014). "Marcos Maidana on loss by decision to Floyd Mayweather: I was 'robbed'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Mayweather-Maidana fight generates less than 1 million pay per view buys". Sports Illustrated. May 29, 2014.
  8. ^ "BoxRec - event".
Preceded by Marcos Maidana's bouts
3 May 2013 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s bouts
3 May 2013

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