Should Floyd Mayweather be 42-1?
Floyd Mayweather Loses in 2002?
Mayweather vs Castillo: Clear Castillo win to the mind of Harold Lederman.
- Floyd Mayweather wins Ring Magazine Lightweight Championship.
- Mayweather won early rounds with jab by keeping action on the outside.
- Castillo dominated late as he outworked Mayweather to the body.
- HBO’s Harold Lederman had Castillo winning 115-111.
- AP had Mayweather winning 115-111.
- ESPN scored the bout a draw.
Mayweather vs Castillo: Mayweather landed 66 power punches to Castillo’s 173.
| Jabs | Castillo | Mayweather |
|---|---|---|
| Landed | 30 | 91 |
| Thrown | 129 | 297 |
| Percent | 23% | 31% |
| Power Shots | Castillo | Mayweather |
| Landed | 173 | 66 |
| Thrown | 377 | 151 |
| Percent | 46% | 44% |
| Total | Castillo | Mayweather |
| Landed | 203 | 157 |
| Thrown | 506 | 448 |
| Percent | 40% | 35% |
Castillo vs. Mayweather I
Castillo started slow & Mayweather capitalized on it winning the early rounds. The Mexican fighter had more success in the middle rounds, cutting off the ring and utilizing his greater strength to break down the vaunted Mayweather defense.
Castillo was penalized a point for persistent hitting on the break. Compubox statistics indicated that Castillo landed more overall punches and significantly more power shots over the course of the fight. In the lead up to the fight, Mayweather had injured his rotator cuff in his left shoulder, which constricted his performance significantly. Judges Jerry Roth and John Keane scored it 115-111, whilst Anek Hongtongkam scored it 116-111. The New York Daily News scorecard also had Mayweather winning, 116-112.
The highest volume of average punches landed per round vs. Mayweather ever: 17 – achieved by Jose Luis Castillo, in this first fight. It’s the only fight to date in which Mayweather has been out-landed (203-157). Castillo landed 46% of his power shots.
Total Punches Landed vs. Floyd Mayweather
Castillo I 203
Castillo II 137
Cotto 105
Mosley 92
Hatton (through 10) 63
De La Hoya 122
Baldomir 79
Judah 82
Matt Hamilton for ESNewsReporting!
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I thought Floyd won the 1st 5 rounds, Round 9 & round 11 & rounds 8 & 10 were toss up rounds because of the deductions & Castillo got away with alot of dirty punches & ineffective aggression!