LAS VEGAS -- Floyd Mayweather Jr. wasn't about to change what he does best in his last fight. Both dominant and defensive, Mayweather used all the tricks learned in a 19-year pro career Saturday night to take a lopsided 12-round decision over Andre Berto and retain his welterweight titles in what he insists was his final fight.
Mayweather ran his perfect record to 49-0, tying a mark set by the late heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano, in a fight where he was chased but never really tested. He piled up points with a sharp jab and quick counter punches, leaving Berto swinging at air most of the night.
By the late rounds, Mayweather was both talking to Berto (30-4) and taunting him, secure in the knowledge he was winning big against the 18-1 underdog. In the final seconds of the fight he took a victory lap, fist raised in air.
"Andre Berto has heart, a tremendous chin. He wouldn't lay down, it was a good fight," Mayweather said.
"Berto was a tough competitor, but experience played a major role tonight. He's a competitor and what can I say, I was the better man tonight."
