Floyd Mayweather Defeats Berto, Retires

After 49 career professional fights, Floyd Mayweather Jr. is retiring as one of the best boxers to ever lace up a pair of gloves.

Following his unanimous-decision victory over Andre Berto on Saturday night, Mayweather reiterated to the boxing universe that he doesn't plan on returning to the ring.
"I've accomplished everything, there's nothing else to accomplish," Mayweather said, according to the Guardian's Bryan Armen Graham. "Money don't make me, I make money."


Mayweather added more, per ESPN.com's Brian Campbell: "You have to know when to hang it up. It's my time to hang it up. ... Nothing else for me to prove in the sport of boxing."
The 38-year-old legend did it all as he mowed down the competition en route to a perfect 49-0 record. He retires as a former five-division world champion while arguably still being the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world.

Although there is little doubt Mayweather could still put on great fights and draw tons of money, this retirement has been over a year in the making. Prior to his second fight against Marcos Maidana in September 2013, Money announced his intention to retire at the conclusion of his deal with Showtime and CBS, according to ESPN.com's Dan Rafael.

"I only got two more fights left (after Saturday) and after the next two fights I just want to build the Mayweather Promotions brand," Mayweather said last year."My next fight is in May and my last fight is in September, so a year from now will be my last fight."

While Mayweather is indeed retiring, his announcement didn't come before he finally stepped into the ring with Manny "Pac-Man" Pacquiao. Although Mayweather was often accused of ducking the Filipino star over the years, he finally helped give the fans what they wanted.