Floyd Mayweather flaunts huge winning bet on Canelo Alvarez’s lacklustre fight
Floyd Mayweather predicted and won big on Canelo Alvarez’s dull points victory over William Scull. Mayweather, a former conqueror of Alvarez in their famous 2013 clash, was watching on as the Mexican faced Scull in his latest test in Saudi Arabia. Mayweather won big on Canelo vs Scull The Cuban, who held the IBF belt, was a huge underdog but the Mexican needed to win to set up his bumper showdown with Terence Crawford. And ‘Money’ like many in the boxing fraternity, watched on as Alvarez comfortably outboxed the negative challenger to pick up a lacklustre points win. It was a tough spectacle to watch, with the sweet science action bringing little for fans to get up off of their seats. But for Mayweather, it was a cause to celebrate. The boxing legend flaunted a winning bet slip on social media, placing a wager on the clash. And he had staked $9,464 on the outcome that the fight went the distance, which saw him bank a mega $22,240.40. He took to Instagram to celebrate his victory, something that the former 50-0 professional boxer is no stranger to. The 48-year-old has won big in the past, recently pocketing $29,629.65 for backing the Philadelphia Eagles to win this year’s Super Bowl. But for the Mexican, it was also job done, despite entering the history books for the wrong reasons. Just 445 punches were thrown over the 12-round distance, with the Mexican throwing just 152 in comparison to his rival’s 293. Mayweather flaunted his winning bet slip It shattered the previous record, which was held by the 442 thrown in Deontay Wilder’s brutal defeat to Joseph Parker in 2023. His former promoter Oscar De La Hoya was hugely critical of his performance. “Canelo… Come on. You’re getting paid all this money to fight against the runner, who we all knew was gonna run,” he said. “You chose him, and now you say you hate fighting runners? Well then don’t fight runners! “We all know who we want to see you in against, that’s [David] Benavidez. Go up against Benavidez, fight Benavidez. He won’t run. “But it’s sad, it really is. When you’re fighting for the money and not legacy, every young fighter follows that pattern, and it’s not fair. The fans want to see good fights!” AFPCanelo won, but was far from his brilliant best[/caption] Alvarez defended his own role in the uninspiring clash, insisting it was down to his opponent’s tactical approach. He added: “It was a boring fight. A fighter not trying to win and just trying to survive. “I hate those kind of fighters.”
Floyd Mayweather predicted and won big on Canelo Alvarez’s dull points victory over William Scull.
Mayweather, a former conqueror of Alvarez in their famous 2013 clash, was watching on as the Mexican faced Scull in his latest test in Saudi Arabia.
The Cuban, who held the IBF belt, was a huge underdog but the Mexican needed to win to set up his bumper showdown with Terence Crawford.
And ‘Money’ like many in the boxing fraternity, watched on as Alvarez comfortably outboxed the negative challenger to pick up a lacklustre points win.
It was a tough spectacle to watch, with the sweet science action bringing little for fans to get up off of their seats.
But for Mayweather, it was a cause to celebrate.
The boxing legend flaunted a winning bet slip on social media, placing a wager on the clash.
And he had staked $9,464 on the outcome that the fight went the distance, which saw him bank a mega $22,240.40.
He took to Instagram to celebrate his victory, something that the former 50-0 professional boxer is no stranger to.
The 48-year-old has won big in the past, recently pocketing $29,629.65 for backing the Philadelphia Eagles to win this year’s Super Bowl.
But for the Mexican, it was also job done, despite entering the history books for the wrong reasons.
Just 445 punches were thrown over the 12-round distance, with the Mexican throwing just 152 in comparison to his rival’s 293.
It shattered the previous record, which was held by the 442 thrown in Deontay Wilder’s brutal defeat to Joseph Parker in 2023.
His former promoter Oscar De La Hoya was hugely critical of his performance.
“Canelo… Come on. You’re getting paid all this money to fight against the runner, who we all knew was gonna run,” he said.
“You chose him, and now you say you hate fighting runners? Well then don’t fight runners!
“We all know who we want to see you in against, that’s [David] Benavidez. Go up against Benavidez, fight Benavidez. He won’t run.
“But it’s sad, it really is. When you’re fighting for the money and not legacy, every young fighter follows that pattern, and it’s not fair. The fans want to see good fights!”
Alvarez defended his own role in the uninspiring clash, insisting it was down to his opponent’s tactical approach.
He added: “It was a boring fight. A fighter not trying to win and just trying to survive.
“I hate those kind of fighters.”
