Round 3
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Mayweather is hitting his groove now.
He’s figured the kid out. Alvarez is trying to outbox a masterful boxer, and while he’s having limited success with it, Mayweather knows how to turn up the heat.
In the middle of Round 3, Mayweather pivots enough to get Alvarez off balance. Mayweather capitalizes with the first crisp, hard blow of the fight that snaps Alvarez’s head back like a piston. Mayweather smirks a bit, then moves in closer with his arms folded in his patented Philly shell defense.
It appears he’s inviting Alvarez to stand in the pocket, but in reality, he just wants the Mexican to believe it so he can snap his head back a few more times while he makes his way in closer. He does, and it looks like it’s about to get ugly.
Mayweather 10-9
29 -29 Even