As the clock continues to tick toward the expiration date on Floyd Mayweather's reign atop the sport of boxing, the Money spectacle has become, in a word, boring.
Although that hardly means he has lost a step.Saturday, Mayweather did what he does, putting on a defensive fight to put down Marcos Maidana in their so-called "highly anticipated" rematch by unanimous decision. But the flair was gone.
No extravagant entrance. Hardly any taunting.
The biggest entertainment in the ring was an alleged bite by Maidana and the knee-slapper of a night referee Kenny Bayless put together (he was horrible).
"Another exhibition of the maddeningly effective Mayweather recipe," Showtime boxing analyst Brian Kenny said, per Bleacher Report's Jonathan Snowden. "Look, he wins this easy. I had it 10 rounds to two. He moves, he counters, he clinches. Mayweather is not here for excitement. He is here to win."
Indeed, Mayweather was as business-like as we have seen him as he goes toward the 50-0 mark. He was a sniper shooting proverbial fish in the barrel that night, only truly endangered in Round 3 thanks to a lucky Maidana connection that wobbled his knees.
Fight in hand late in the match, Mayweather danced more than ever before clinching, clearly content to coast and pick up the win from the judges. The result was about as expected, as noted by SI.com's Chris Mannix:
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