So, if any of you ever watched the non-HBO version of the Floyd vs Emmanuel Augustus fight I posted some time ago, you will surely remember the horrid job that the usually bearable Alan Massengale provided with his commentary work that night. He basically called the fight as though Floyd was doing a heavy bag session or something as even though it may've appeared there was another fighter in the ring with Floyd that night, there really wasn't.. At least according to Massengale. I bring all that up because unfortunately this fight is a Massengale commentated fight as well. More unfortunately there is not another HBO version I can rip the audio from to remove him. The only other option would be to remove him and replace him with the Spanish commentary of the Univision broadcast. If a few of you were to show some interest in me putting together a version using that commentary lemme know in the comments section I would likely be able to do so sooner than later.

Floyd Mayweather Jr 130 lbs beat Gustavo Fabian Cuello 130 lbs by UD in round 10 of 10
Date: 1998-04-18
Location: Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA
Referee: Jon Schorle
Judge: Lou Filippo 99-90
Judge: Marty Denkin 99-90
Judge: Dick Young 99-90
Notes
Floyd Mayweather Jr. 15-0 (13 KOs) vs. Gustavo Cuello 20-7 (11 KOs)
Cuello was the first to go the full ten rounds with Mayweather.
Bout Summary
Mayweather worked primarily with a jab in the opening round and mixed in an occasional left hook to the body and right hand. A clean right hand from Mayweather highlighted the first round. Cuello came forward bobbing and weaving and proved to be a difficult target. He often worked behind a single or double jab and looked to land the right hand.

Mayweather controlled Round 2 using movement and a couple quick combinations to keep Cuello, who threw very little, at bay. Cuello increased his aggression in Round 3, coming forward and throwing combinations as Mayweather looked for openings in Cuello's often wild attack. At 2:54 of the round, a split-second after the referee said break from a few feet away, Mayweather threw and landed an uppercut. At that, Cuello spun around and went down to both knees before flopping to the mat and rolling around. The referee deducted one point from Mayweather and the action continued.

Mayweather mostly clowned in the first half of Round 4, at times dropping his hands and sticking out his chin or tongue. He made Cuello miss with most of his punches in the round and looked for countering opportunities. Much of the same continued in Round 5 with both men being pretty elusive, but Mayweather landed the cleaner shots. Mayweather was warned in Round 5 for punching while holding the back of his opponent's head, and Cuello was warned for a solid right hand that landed to the back of Mayweather's head as the two exchanged.

Mayweather likely had his strongest round thus far in Round 6. He connected with some clean right hands early and closed the round by landing combinations with Cuello against the ropes. Mayweather eased through Round 7, having success with the jab and a few lead right hands. Midway through Round 8, action was paused as the referee sent Cuello's assistant trainer to the dressing room for an apparent outburst. He was up and complaining loudly that Mayweather was pushing.

Mayweather cruised through Rounds 9 and 10, mostly moving, avoiding exchanges and pumping out a jab.

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