Despite thinking Mayweather was the deserved victor in that fight I recently watched it again.
Honestly, I now think a case can be made either way. It's not that Castillo was somehow special. Rather Mayweather was far too confident of being ahead on the scorecards.
It's the only example I can think of where Floyd let the impetus slip to his opponent and with different judges he might have paid a hefty price for that mistake.
Round 1: Mayweather
Round 2: Castillo
Round 3: Mayweather
Round 4: Mayweather
Round 5: Mayweather
Round 6: Castillo
Round 7: Castillo
Round 8: Castillo (point taken from Castillo for hitting on the break)
Round 9: Castillo
Round 10: Mayweather (point taken from Floyd for use of the elbow)
Round 11: Mayweather
Round 12: Mayweather
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