Boxing fans learned much more about Robert Guerrero from Saturday night's unanimous decision loss than they did Floyd Mayweather Jr.
It was well known coming in that Money May was an extraordinary boxer and one of the all-time great defensive fighters, boasting a flawless career record of 43-0 prior to the much-anticipated welterweight title bout.
Meanwhile, the jury was still out on Guerrero, who few expected to really test Mayweather over the course of 12 rounds at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Despite catching Mayweather after a one-year layoff, the Ghost turned out to be a massive flop, landing just 19 percent of his punches and assisting Mayweather in looking 10 years younger this past weekend.
Money May landed 60 percent of his power punches according to CompuBox, and dictated the pace and flow of Saturday's main event throughout.
His defense was astonishing, thanks to the return of his defensive-minded father (Floyd Sr.) as his trainer, but Guerrero was unable to truly test it like another world class fighter might have.
Although the 30-year-old challenger was impressive in his unanimous decision win over Andre Berto last November, he wasn't at all ready for Saturday's challenge. That's obvious given the result, and a good portion has to fall on Mayweather, who isn't going to fight just anyone after a one-year hiatus.
Guerrero looked overly excited and at times nervous during the Friday weigh in, and his performance in the ring certainly backed up any pre-fight concerns experts had about him.
There's no shame in losing to Money May, but Guerrero was outclassed in every way. Mayweather looked far too comfortable during the fight despite injuring his hand midway through while Guerrero was left bloodied and defeated.
After watching Miguel Cotto push Money May to the brink in May 2012, Guerrero's performance has to raise some questions as far as how talented he truly is and whether he's deserving of another high-profile fight involving one of the greatest pound-for-pound fighters in the world.
Mayweather reaffirmed what we already knew, but in hindsight, Guerrero wasn't at all worthy of stepping inside the ring with the best boxer of this generation.
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