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All three judges had it for Guzman, 118-110 and 117-111 (twice). ESPN.com had it 116-112 for Guzman.
"I felt so powerful," Guzman said. "I had 11 months off but I showed my speed, my ability. If I had a fight before this one, he's not going to see me at all. He's a very strong fighter, but very ordinary. I want Pacquiao. I 'm the best 130 pounder out there. I'm the best Dominican fighter ever."
Despite the victory in his second title defense, Guzman (28-0, 17 KOs) shouldn't expect a call from Pacquiao promoter Bob Arum, who also promotes Soto (43-6-2, 27 KOs).
"If he was thinking Pacquiao, he took himself out of the sweepstakes," Arum said. "He's not appealing to the people. I gotta do 350,000 homes (on pay-per-view) on these fights. I'm lucky I do 150,000 with him. It's more than winning the fight. You have to entertain the people. Who's going to buy this kid? The first six rounds it looked like a fight of the year. The last six rounds, he turned the crowd against him. You have to have people wanting to buy him. The last six rounds he stunk it out."
Guzman, of course, wants a shot at Pacquiao, who is due to select his March 15 opponent Thursday night while having Thanksgiving dinner at Arum's Las Vegas home.
"I've always wanted Pacquiao," he said. "The world wants it."
When asked if he thought he would get him, Guzman smiled and said, "I don't think so.
"I felt so powerful," Guzman said. "I had 11 months off but I showed my speed, my ability. If I had a fight before this one, he's not going to see me at all. He's a very strong fighter, but very ordinary. I want Pacquiao. I 'm the best 130 pounder out there. I'm the best Dominican fighter ever."
Despite the victory in his second title defense, Guzman (28-0, 17 KOs) shouldn't expect a call from Pacquiao promoter Bob Arum, who also promotes Soto (43-6-2, 27 KOs).
"If he was thinking Pacquiao, he took himself out of the sweepstakes," Arum said. "He's not appealing to the people. I gotta do 350,000 homes (on pay-per-view) on these fights. I'm lucky I do 150,000 with him. It's more than winning the fight. You have to entertain the people. Who's going to buy this kid? The first six rounds it looked like a fight of the year. The last six rounds, he turned the crowd against him. You have to have people wanting to buy him. The last six rounds he stunk it out."
Guzman, of course, wants a shot at Pacquiao, who is due to select his March 15 opponent Thursday night while having Thanksgiving dinner at Arum's Las Vegas home.
"I've always wanted Pacquiao," he said. "The world wants it."
When asked if he thought he would get him, Guzman smiled and said, "I don't think so.
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