"Money" Floyd Mayweather Barely Wins by Spare Change

If you stayed up late and paid the hefty PPV price to watch Floyd "Money" Mayweather fight Marcos Rene Maidana, you probably got good "Punch" per dollar value.

That's because the fight went the distance, with Mayweather getting the majority decision win.

Mayweather, called by many, one of boxings all-time greats, continued his undefeated string as a pro, his last loss coming in the '96 Olympics.

The scores, 117-111, 116-112 and one judge scoring it 114-114, meaning Mayweather got the decision. But those scores should tell you a lot. This was close.

Mayweather pocketed $32 million for the fight and unifies the the WBC and WBA Welterweight titles.

Here's a YouTube video of the fight, which hopefully will not get pulled--

Boxing Great Ken Norton Passes Away

Ken Norton Sr./Wikipedia

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Former Boxing Champ Ken Norton Sr. has passed away at an Arizona hospital early Wednesday.

For those unfamiliar, Norton beat Muhammed Ali in a famous 1973 fight, breaking his jaw and handing Ali only his second professional defeat.  In late 1977, he briefly held the World Boxing Council Heavyweight title before losing to Leon Spinks in early 1978.

The 70-year old Norton had been in declining health, and according to the Los Angeles Times, had been at an Arizona rehabilitation facility. He was recovering from a stroke and a battle with congestive heart failure.

For the young'uns in the audience, you may have recognized Norton the actor, who appeared in several movie and tv shows and was the father of former UCLA and Dallas Cowboy linebacker Ken Norton Jr.

If you have some time, take a look at a full video of the famous fight with Ali, it's quite impressive: