News and opinion on boxing.  LAS VEGAS >> There was some debate
before Saturday's showdown between Floyd Mayweather and Saul
"Canelo" Alvarez as to whether the Mexican slugger was ready for
the best pound-for-pound fighter in boxing.  Some said he was
too green, too inexperienced.  They were right.  Mayweather
improved his record to 45-0 with 26 knockouts with a masterful
12-round majority decision over Alvarez to win the WBA junior
middleweight title and retain his WBC 154-pound crown at the MGM
Grand in Las Vegas. Mayweather used a combination of speed,
reflexes, timing and defensive wizardry to completely dominate
the red-headed Mexican heartthrob.  "I'm a little shocked in the
judge who had him even," Mayweather said. "I just listened to my
corner and my dad (Floyd Mayweather Sr). My dad had a brilliant
game plan."  There was no point in the fight in which Mayweather
appeared in danger, and he seemingly dominated every meaningful
exchange -- which is why the arena went into a shocked silence
when it was a