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Mayweather vs. Maidana
By Sportsbook.ag

Welterweight Championship - Floyd Mayweather Jr. (46-0) vs. Marcos Maidana (35-4)

Sportsbook.ag Line
Floyd Mayweather Jr. -850
Marcos Rene Maidana +575

Floyd Mayweather Jr. will once again put his undefeated record on the line on Saturday night as he takes on Marcos Maidana for the second time in four months.

These two fighters clashed on May 3 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, with Mayweather getting a majority decision victory. The scoring in the fight was 117-111, 116-112 and 114-114. While he got the win to remain unbeaten, this was one of the most difficult fights that Mayweather has had in his career, as Maidana landed 221 punches in the first fight, which is the most times that Mayweather has ever been hit. Maidana was especially effective at landing his power punches, as he landed 185 out of his 540 attempts (34 percent).

For Maidana, he did a great job in the early rounds, really getting after Mayweather. However, for the champion, that is partially by design. Mayweather is famous for feeling his opponent out in the early rounds, and then taking advantage of his opponent in the later rounds. Mayweather still landed more punches (230) and jabs (52-36) and had a much higher percentage of power punches landed (65%) compared to 34% for Maidana.

Of Mayweather's 46 career victories, 26 have come way of knockout, but nine of the past 11 victories have been decisions, showing that he is able to compete and win in any kind of matchup. Mayweather is such a skilled fighter who is as quick of a boxer as the sport has ever seen. Opponents have tried for years to really take the fight to him and get physical, but end up wearing themselves out as they can’t connect with their punches on him. One knock on Mayweather is that he lacks the elite knockout power as other fighters. In the first fight against Maidana, “Pretty Boy” connected on 54 percent of his punches (230 out of 426).

He is so great at picking his spots, that it allowed him to overcome a 432-punch-attempt difference in the win four months ago. If the Michigan-born Mayweather is able to do what he has done his entire career, he will be in great shape. However, if it turns into a slugfest, then Maidana has a real chance to win pull off the upset.

"El Chino" Maidana was terrific in the first fight, earning the respect of many people with how he came out on the attack right away. The Argentina-born fighter is a true knockout artist who has 35 wins in his career, 31 of which coming by way of knockout, and 23 of those KO's coming in the first three rounds. His start in the first fight was unbelievable, as he really set the tone early.

However, he experienced what a lot of fighters do against Mayweather, and that is the fact that he may be the best-conditioned athlete in all of sports. The 31-year-old Maidana came into the last fight with a 17-pound weight advantage, and must use that size and power advantage in this match if he is going to get the biggest victory of his career. However, the 5-foot-8 Mayweather has a one-inch height advantage, and Maidana's reach (69") is three inches shorter than his opponent.

Listed below are the latest props from the Sportsbook.ag for the upcoming bout.

Final Result

Mayweather Jr. by Decision -240
Mayweather Jr by KO - TKO - DQ +320
Maidana by KO - TKO - DQ +850
Maidana by Decision +1100
Draw +2000

Pick the Round

1 Round Maidana Wins Fight 50/1
1 Round Mayweather Jr. Wins Fight 32/1

2 Round Maidana Wins Fight 50/1
2 Round Mayweather Jr. Wins Fight 28/1

3 Round Maidana Wins Fight 53/1
3 Round Mayweather Jr. Wins Fight 23/1

4 Round Maidana Wins Fight 55/1
4 Round Mayweather Jr. Wins Fight 18/1

5 Round Maidana Wins Fight 60/1
5 Round Mayweather Jr. Wins Fight 15/1

6 Round Maidana Wins Fight 60/1
6 Round Mayweather Jr. Wins Fight 14/1

7 Round Maidana Wins Fight 63/1
7 Round Mayweather Jr. Wins Fight 13/1

8 Round Maidana Wins Fight 64/1
8 Round Mayweather Jr. Wins Fight 12/1