CompuBox Plus/Minus Ratings: Mayweather, Canelo Up

Floyd Mayweather Jr. lands just 26% vs. Miguel Cotto, slips to a +25, but still tops the list.  Saul "Canelo" Alvarez lands 52% vs. Shane Mosley, moves to #2 with a +18 rating. The CompuBox average is 32% based on numbers in CompuBox's 4800-plus fights in database as of 5/11/12. Plus/minus ratings are determined by subtracting opponent’s connect pct. from listed fighter’s overall connect pct., which includes jab connect pct. & power punch connect pct.

Fighter                                       Overall Conn. %   Opp. Conn. %   +/- Rating
Mayweather (9 fights @ 147-+)          42%                  17%                 +25
Alvarez (7)                                        42%                  24%                 +18
Ward (7)                                           39%                  24%                 +15
Narvaez  (6)                                      29%                  15%                 +14
Lara (6)                                             33%                  20%                 +13
Chavez, JC (5)                                   44%                  31%                 +13
Gamboa  (6)                                      32%                  20%                 +12
Moreno (5)                                         29%                  17%                +12
Pacquiao (7)                                       38%                  27%                +11
Adamek (8)                                        39%                  28%                +11

COMPUBOX AVG.

         32%     4800-plus fights in database As of 5/11/12
Plus/minus rating determined by subtracting opponent’s connect pct. from listed fighter’s overall connect pct., which includes jab connect pct. & power punch connect pct.