BOXING:Mayweather Jr fought with 'dislocated elbow'

Floyd Mayweather Jr has indicated he had to fight with a suspected dislocated elbow during his dominant majority win over Saul Alvarez in Las Vegas.

Mayweather Jr ended Alvarez's unbeaten record at the MGM Grand and further extended his own with another outstanding performance to certify his tag as one of, if not the best fighter of his era.

The win gave Mayweather Jr his 45th professional victory plus the WBA and WBC light-middleweight belts, but the 36-year-old admitted he had to see off the challenge of 'Canelo' while nursing a suspected injury.

"I think I dislocated my elbow. I looked at my children and thought 'I can't give it up'," Mayweather Jr said. "My dad said 'Go out there and do what you do best. You go for this'.

"When I came back to the corner he said 'You are fighting a little tight, loosen up a little bit'. I started throwing combinations a little bit more and then we bumped arms.

"That's when I dislocated my left elbow, so for the sixth and and seventh round I was pawing with the jab. When I came back to the corner I looked at my family and thought 'I have to use it, because I have got the will to win'. I was born to win and am going to die to win."

However, following the bout, Mayweather Jr paid tribute to Alvarez and insisted the Mexican will respond to establish himself as one of the greats.

The American admitted that, over the years, he has grown as a professional and has long distanced himself from his once-party lifestyle.

"I want to commend this young, strong champion [Alvarez] because he will carry the torch," Mayweather Jr said. "Tonight experience played a major key. He has got everything it takes to be a legend in the sport, tonight was just my night.

"It was an up-and-coming champion versus a legendary champion. Some day he will go down in the hall of fame, some day I will go down in the hall of fame.

"When I was young I beat all these fighters and I was partying every night and beating world champions. But it was around 2007 when I fought Oscar De La Hoya and started staying in the house a lot and concentrated more on my job, which was boxing.

"Normally training camp was 'we go to the gym, we go shopping, we go to the club, we go to the strip club'.

"That was when I was young. Now I am older things change. I am more of a homebody."