Round 11
Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Spor
Alvarez comes out ****y in Round 11, and he pays for it. Disregarding Mayweather’s power, Alvarez walks in to a straight right hand in the first minute that visibly staggers him.
Mayweather remains aggressive but doesn’t take the kind of risks in the round that might get him a knockout. Still, Mayweather both throws and lands more on the retreating Alvarez, and turns the tide.
By the end of the round, each man looks haggard. Alvarez has a deep purple bruise around his eye that Mayweather punched like a dagger, and Mayweather’s nose has started to drip with blood from the hard punches he’s taken throughout the night.
Mayweather 10-9
105-103 Alvarez