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Mayweather Questions Canelo’s Decline After Crawford Upset, Says ‘Best Man Won’

Mayweather casts the result as a possible sign of wear on a 35-year-old with nearly 70 fights.

Overview

  • Floyd Mayweather told TMZ Sports that Terence Crawford was the deserved winner and said Canelo Álvarez might be "washed," while stressing he was not sure.
  • Mayweather shared a betting slip on social media showing he won more than $70,000 on the Crawford–Álvarez bout.
  • Fight stats cited in coverage showed Crawford out-landed Álvarez 115–99 in total punches, including a 45–16 edge in jabs.
  • Following the defeat, Álvarez fell from No. 8 to No. 10 in ESPN’s pound-for-pound rankings, as noted in post-fight analysis.
  • Reports after the event said the Netflix-streamed fight was announced as the most viewed men’s title bout of the century.