The 30-year-old Santa Cruz (36-1-1, 19 KOs), of Los Angeles, whose official purse was $1 million to Rivera's $20,000, came in tip-top shape, appeared focused and did what he usually does, which is let his hands go with abandon and outwork his opponent in entertaining fashion. According to CompuBox statistics, Santa Cruz landed 334 of a whopping 1,273 punches (26 percent) while Rivera connected with 151-of-805 (19 percent). Santa Cruz, who is known for his epic punch output, threw the second-most punches of his 12-plus-year career. The most was 1,350 against Vusi Malinga when he won a vacant bantamweight world title in 2012. "I gave my best. I did what I could. I would love to give a lot better, but Rafael is a tough opponent," said Santa Cruz, who moved to 15-1 in world title fights. "He's really tough. I got him to the body really good; he didn't go down. I got him to the head. He's a tough fighter." read more http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/...-cruz-scores-unanimous-decision-rafael-rivera
