By CARLOS ARIAS

LAS VEGAS --- Floyd Mayweather said he made a concious effort to mix it up with Marcos Maidana on Saturday night at the MGM Grand.

It made for a very exciting fight, but things got mighty close and he ended up winning by a close 12-round majority decision.

"Like I said, I wasn't going to do a whole lot of moving for this fight," Mayweather said. "I was going to give the fans what they wanted to see. I got a couple of bumps and bruises, but that comes with the territory. When you at this level, you have to be able to make adjustments and I was able to make those adjustments. I took my time and kept my composure."

Floyd Mayweather Sr. preaches defense, so why did he change the plan of attack?

"My dad gave me not good advice, he gave me some great advice," Mayweather said. "Sometimes we can be hard-headed and do what we want to do. My dad gave me a brilliant game plan. My dad is a remarkable trainer, so I can never take that away from him. Sometimes things that your trainer may see on the outside it may not work on the inside. But the information my dad was giving me was right. What me and my dad talked about is between us.

"Sometimes you gotta do things for the fans. The fans have been supporting me for almost 20 years now. It don't hurt to give that to them."

Mayweather believes the fight will generate new fans.

"I'm pretty sure after my numbers come in, with that it was worth it," Mayweather said of choosing to exchange with Maidana. "It was worth it. For the next fight down the road, they'll say, 'Floyd gave us what we wanted, so we coming back.' And that's what it's about. The fans are very, very important. I love the fans."

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You see this is that shit I don't like..

Floyd rants and says he fights like this on purpose. Then his fans believe him. Cotto and Maidana forced Money to fight the way he did by not giving him room, cornering him and forcing him into a fight. Maidana more so then Cotto did it. If Floyd fans believe this crock of shit, then the joke will be on you if and when he loses. I can imaging when he does lose. He'll try to explain it as oh, "I fought that way on purpose for the fans who spend their hard earned money", and it worked against me this time. Horse shit! He's discrediting fighters who are putting up good efforts against him. And it's time to call him out on this bullshit.

So you are saying you would have preferred to see Floyd dance away to a decision? If he had done so you would be the first one on here saying how boring he is....damn...you can't be happy that he stayed in the pocket the whole fight? He still used his great defense....

And why did you bring up Cotta? He landed 8 punches per round and got his ass whipped...Marcos doubled up Cotta's numbers, hell, the Ghost Guerro landed more punches than Cotta did...

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i don't believe he did it for the fans......

i think he's too competitive to admit he's slowing down..

these fights are more entertaining.....
but it's not on purpose...i don't buy that

Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying.

If he could have, then he should have. But he couldn't, and that's the reality of it.

i agree with geo....

it was a very close and competitive fight.....and i love seeing floyd win these fights where guys are finally hitting him....

chino set the record for punches thrown and landed against floyd.....that shit wasn't on purpose...

no one gets hit more on purpose as they get older..he's just not as elusive.....

i love the fact that he can't "run" like he used to, and that he's not strong enough to bully anymore....

he actually has to out box.....which imo is still amazing to watch

Even though I felt Maidana won a razor close one.

I'm not mad at all that Floyd won either. It's one of those fights that could have gone either way. But to say your in close fights because of the fans? Come on man, give that fighter who made it closer then expected credit.

lies

Great post.

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If your undefeated , you didnt fight everyone -Ali

Fight could have gone either way. Even if I wanted to, I can't be.

The only thing I'm mad at is those 2 judges scores.

true

8-4 is reasonable.

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You know, I kinda believe that Floyd did fight in a more dangerous manner, i dont know if iit was for the fans or what. But a lot of times he elected to back himself into corners. Maidana did well, but unless you believe that Floyds legs are gone, he could have easily trotted out of many corners and avoided a lot of ropes. I dont know if it was pride, confidence, or to make shit interesting as he said.

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his legs looked great...... he just tried to bait dude into the corner thinking he could do more than he did....

he was still effective.... but not as effective as he woulda been if he was 5-6 years younger..

floyd tears fighters apart when they reach...and typically they reach when trying to keep him int he corner once he starts to escape

Did Floyd take madaina lightly?

No, but he didn't look himself emotionally. That's the first time he hasn't smiled in the ring in quite a while. I don't think it affected his performance at all. It was just something I couldn't ignore from the moment they showed him in the dressing room. I want Roger back in the corner. He brings more energy on top of giving better advice. Sr. is a babbling fool.

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I think Floyd wasn't himself in there, but it was because of Maidana. He was playing rough, and he was playing dirty and getting away with it. I've never seen Floyd complain as much as he was, and most of the time I was saying "just shut up and box" but a lot of the times it was maidana getting away with some bullshit tactics.

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floyd would elbow ,marcos would low blow

Floyd has fucked tactics too,and he almost alwYs get away with the elbow job

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Everyone has a plan until they
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If your undefeated , you didnt fight everyone -Ali

he didn't throw an elbow, maidana threw a low blow. Big difference.

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and a knee...

lol

As a big fan of infighting, I wish Maidana would've given himself some space to try to land some real punches rather than doing the Hatton thing. Of course, that sort of puts you in Floyd's wheelhouse, but it also gives you a chance of actually rocking him, not touching up his back.

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it was a rough fight...

no homo...

but it was great to see floyd in a rough fight....he really had to scrap....shit brought back memories of him and emmanuel agustus

Marcos FORCED Floyd into a dog fight, and i was impressed with how Floyd reacted to it. Floyd would be better served and respected if he just spoke the truth: he forced me into his fight, and i still won. But, insecurity is a bitch.

Floyd should be respectful while Maidana says he's not that good and isn't a man. Just making sure we got that down.

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im not talking about either guy being respectful towards each other. im talking about Floyd would be more respected if he spoke the truth about what happened in the ring. he did after all win the fight. you dont agree with what im saying??

Damn, insecurity is abroad. Pay attention to what im actually saying and stop looking to be defensive.