In Abu Dhabi, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Don Moore fought in an eight-round, two-minute exhibition bout.
Moore, 45, received free boxing lessons, and despite his pride and resistance, Mayweather Jr. drove him to school, and despite the fact that it was an exhibition fight, Floyd displayed the great boxing that propelled him to the top of the sport’s history.
Mayweather took command of the fight from the start, and we saw the “Money” we’ve come to expect in the first two rounds: he walked backwards, defended himself, and then counter-punched.
An unforgettable night #InAbuDhabi 🙌 @floydmayweather and Don Moore take the stage and put on an epic show @EtihadArena_ae @yasisland ! #InAbuDhabi #SummerInAbuDhabi pic.twitter.com/fbWXQd7x2B
— Abu Dhabi Calendar (@InAbuDhabi) May 21, 2022
After the third round, Mayweather jumped on top of Moore and smacked him with a barrage of punches, threw him up and down, dragged him to the ropes, and threw his entire arsenal at him.
Moore couldn’t seem to stay out of trouble; he showed desire but lacked weapons: he went forward at times, but Mayweather played with him, lowering his guard, revealing his face, and dancing inside the ring. His fans will be ecstatic.
Anderson “Spider” Silva, a former UFC champion, put on a great boxing show against Bruno Machado. Silva’s progress in boxing is demonstrated by the fact that he has already defeated former Mexican middleweight world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and now Machado.
An unforgettable night #InAbuDhabi 🙌 @floydmayweather and Don Moore take the stage and put on an epic show @EtihadArena_ae @yasisland ! #InAbuDhabi #SummerInAbuDhabi pic.twitter.com/fbWXQd7x2B
— Abu Dhabi Calendar (@InAbuDhabi) May 21, 2022
There was no winner because it was an exhibition fight, but Silva demonstrated his progress in boxing and it is very likely that he will face Jake Paul in his next fight.
