Final Wrap
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The fight was close. Mayweather hit the deck twice but had many of the early rounds in the bank. Some of the rounds could have been scored either way.
The two men wait patiently for the judges’ scorecards to be read. The tension is palpable, made even tenser by the announcement of a split decision. Who takes the win?
The first score is read. It’s for Mayweather 114-113. The largely pro-Alvarez crowd boos.
The next score comes now. It’s for Alvarez 115-111. It seems wide, but no one is thinking of that now.
The final score is read. It’s for the winner, 114-113, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez in an upset the boxing world probably should’ve seen coming.