Floyd Mayweather Jr. warming up before fighting Canelo Alvarez in 2013

On September 14, 2013 Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeated Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez by majority decision, in a highly anticipated catchweight bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Billed as "The One,' the fight pitted a 36-year-old master tactician against a burgeoning 23-year-old phenom, resulting in the first professional loss of Canelo's career. Although judge C.J. Ross notoriously scored the contest a 114-114 draw-- leading to her subsequent retirement due to widespread criticism-the remaining two judges scored it 117-111 and 116-112 in favor of Mayweather. CompuBox statistics underscored Mayweather's overwhelming dominance, revealing he landed 46% of his punches (232 of 505) while utilizing his legendary shoulder-roll defense to limit Canelo to a mere 22% connection rate (117 of 526) The event was a massive financial triumphs, shatterina records at the time by generating over $150 million in pay-per-view revenue from 2.2 million buys. In the years following the defeat, Canelo frequently credited the masterclass as a foundational learning experience that shaped his evolution into a multi-divisional champion and one of boxing's modern pound-for-pound kings.