Pictured: Floyd "Money" Mayweather, Jr.


On Saturday, May 2, four boxers currently ranked by TTR as being among the best in their respective divisions were in action. Floyd "Money" Mayweather, Jr. outpointed Manny Pacquiao and in doing so, denied the Filipino congressman an historical achievement. Vasyl Lomachenko and Leo Santa Cruz also won in bouts held on the Mayweather-Pacquiao undercard.

That the much-anticipated "Fight of the Century" between Mayweather and Pacquiao, two of the most accomplished professional boxers of all-time, failed to live up to the hype is an understatement but the bout did see Mayweather deny Pacquiao another first. "The Pride of the Philippines", who has won world titles in eight different weight classes, was attempting to be the first fighter to capture lineal world titles in five divisions. He and Mayweather are the only boxers so far to have each won lineal championships in four.

With the victory, Mayweather regained the lineal world welterweight title he previously held from November 4, 2006 until he retired on June 6, 2008.

TTR RANKED FIGHTERS IN ACTION:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA-

WBO World Featherweight Title-
Champion Vasyl Lomachenko (The Ring #2, TTR #3, TBRBoard #5; 4-1, 2 KOs or 10-1, 2 if his WSB bouts are included)
KO-9 0:50
Gamalier Rodriguez (WBO #1; 25-3-3, 17 KOs)
- Rodriguez lost two points for low blows- one in the fifth round and one in the eighth.
- Lomachenko scored knockdowns in the seventh and ninth rounds. Rodriguez was counted out after the ninth round knockdown.

Non-title Featherweight Bout-
WBC World super bantamweight champion Leo Santa Cruz (TTR #2, TBRBoard #2, The Ring #2- all at 122; 30-0-1, 17 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 10
Jose Cayetano (17-4, 8 KOs)
- Cayetano was a late substitute. Santa Cruz was originally scheduled to fight Anthony Settoul (20-3, 8 KOs).
- All three judges and the two unofficial ringside scorers, Harold Lederman of HBO and Steve Farhood of Showtime, had Santa Cruz winning 100-90.
- Scoring the bout for TTR, I also had Santa Cruz winning 100-90.

Vacant Lineal World Welterweight Title/WBC, WBO, and Ring Magazine World Welterweight Titles/WBA World Welterweight Super Championships-
WBC and Ring Magazine champion/WBA Super champion Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (TTR #1, TBRBoard #1; TTR #1 P4P, TBRBoard #1 P4P, The Ring #1 P4P; 48-0, 26 KOs)
Unan. Dec. 12
WBO champion Manny Pacquiao (The Ring #1, TTR #2, TBRBoard #2; TBRBoard #2 P4P, TTR #3 P4P, The Ring #3 P4P; 57-6-2, 38 KOs)
- The scores were 118-110, 116-112, and 116-112.
- The Pay-Per-View's unofficial ringside scorers Harold Lederman of HBO and Steve Farhood of Showtime scored the bout 117-111 and 118-110 for Mayweather respectively.
- Scoring the bout for TTR, I had Mayweather winning 116-112.