This event did more damage than good...

I don't give a ****. Casuals don't pay for GGG, Matthysse and Provo. They pay for Mayweather. We support the rest. If they had any interest in boxing they can get off their ass and enjoy the many action fights that take place every year. basically...

I don't care about the casuals. It's annoying. I'm just mad at Pac man. He was actually doing a decent job defensively to me. But he never went for broke. He had Floyd trapped often and didn't let go. You figure out of anyone Pac would go for broke and not worry about getting caught.

not going to buy a ppv again for a very loooonngggg time... i wouldn't have minded if Pac slept on the canvas at least it should been worth the money someone got decked That's your fault. You knew Floyd Gayweather had no power, what have they not being calling him feather fisted for the last 5 years? Have you not heard Skip Bayless. I think Pac going to sleep was only a Floyd fans dream, I always knew that if the fight was ending by Ko, it wasn't gonna be Floyd.

People said the same thing after Floyd vs Oscar. Not sure why people keep expecting a Floyd fight to be some kind of war. He's fought 47 times before this, why would people expect him to suddenly fight like Mike Tyson in his 48th. He was chopping wood tho.

not going to buy a ppv again for a very loooonngggg time... i wouldn't have minded if Pac slept on the canvas at least it should been worth the money someone got decked

People said the same thing after Floyd vs Oscar. Not sure why people keep expecting a Floyd fight to be some kind of war. He's fought 47 times before this, why would people expect him to suddenly fight like Mike Tyson in his 48th. I don't think they expected Mayweather to fight like Tyson, because even Mike Tyson slipped too many punches for these casuals. I think they wanted more Brandon Rios/Ruslan style.

Stop worrying what other people think, I enjoyed it and couldn't have expected any more really from either guy.

Time for these tv networks to bring in the heavyweights

blame Pacquiao. He is god's chosen fighter, he had god on his side. And yet he still failed to give the fans a exciting fan. You see what Maidana did in the first fight?? He pressed the action, Pac didn't

It is sad to think what could have been (if the fight did in fact end up being a back and forth memorable fight). Not only actually watching the fight itself but the whole build up and after shows that ESPN has done surrounding this fight really probably drew so many viewers that would normally not think twice about the sport. Boxing really could have gained a ton of new fans but, instead we got a fight that most casuals will call boring and lead them to say dumb things like "boxing is dying". Oh well there is always gonna be hardcores like us to keep it going, but I wonder if this will have an effect on the PBC events TV ratings going forward, because if this fight would have been great then those "free tv" PBC bouts would have a lot more anticipation from casuals who want to watch more of the sport. The less boxing people see the bigger the gap between their imagining of boxing and the reality they're confronted with when they watch these big fights.

Did anyone actually think Mayweather could put on a good fight for the masses? He's not an entertaining fighter at all. Only we can appreciate his performance.

Look at the comments around the internet, most of the people are complaining and wanting their money back, for most people this was their first boxing match too.. terrible Fight was a big dud! Smh

Even if that's what it is remembered for, history will still always remember Mayweather > Pacquiao. Most people have felt that way, anyway, hence Mayweather being such a significant favourite when this matchup was announced.

It is sad to think what could have been (if the fight did in fact end up being a back and forth memorable fight). Not only actually watching the fight itself but the whole build up and after shows that ESPN has done surrounding this fight really probably drew so many viewers that would normally not think twice about the sport. Boxing really could have gained a ton of new fans but, instead we got a fight that most casuals will call boring and lead them to say dumb things like "boxing is dying". Oh well there is always gonna be hardcores like us to keep it going, but I wonder if this will have an effect on the PBC events TV ratings going forward, because if this fight would have been great then those "free tv" PBC bouts would have a lot more anticipation from casuals who want to watch more of the sport.

I wonder how much boxing Mayweather fans have actually watched if they think that what he did could be considered a "legendary performance." The legacy of this 'fight' will be how much of a grossly overhyped, underwhelming event it was. One guy that couldn't vs a guy that wouldn't. Even if that's what it is remembered for, history will still always remember Mayweather > Pacquiao.

Stop worrying what the casuals think. Even if this fight was an epic battle with 8 knockdowns most of these people would go back to not giving a sh1t within a couple weeks. We witnessed a legendary performance tonight. You will remember this sh1t decades from now. I wonder how much boxing Mayweather fans have actually watched if they think that what he did could be considered a "legendary performance." The legacy of this 'fight' will be how much of a grossly overhyped, underwhelming event it was. One guy that couldn't vs a guy that wouldn't.

That was always a risk with this one. When any event is hyped to this magnitude it no longer becomes about the event itself. Rather, it evolves into a self important ego trip. How many of those in the arena were multi millionaire socialites with no interest in boxing but who just had to be seen at the 'Fight of the Century'? 'Stars of stage and screen' who hadn't been to a boxing event in decades but desperately wanted to add to the 'Superfights' that they'd attended like school kids collecting baseball cards for peer kudos. ". . And now as part of our Cinco de Mayo celebrations please stand for the Mexican national anthem . . . " Why? So lip service can be paid to a representative section of boxing fans that have been priced out of the event? Hype, like a lie, only has force when people are willing to believe it. And people wanted to believe in this one so they could stand around the water cooler and regurgitate what they'd read online as if they knew what they were talking about. So they could give their opinions. Tell people where they were watching the fight. Express what they felt about it. How they thought it would go down. Give their predictions. So they could say that they were a part of this social event. That they might not particulary care about boxing but by God they're far too important not to be a part of an event of this magnitude. So they believed. They dismissed their critical thinking. The biggest fight in boxing history! "It must be right, 'cause isn't that what we're being told to pay all that money for?" If it's expensive it must be special and aren't we all special so we can't spare any expense to be a part of this one. . . They didn't stop to think what actually makes this bout special. "Isn't it because it hadn't already happened? And if it didn't happen now then it wouldn't happen at all?" A fight 6 years distanced from any semblance of being a genuinely great sporting event. Two past prime fighters cashing out. What did anyone really expect from a 36 year old man fighting a man of 38? An explosive dynamic action packed encounter? They allowed themselves to believe it was one way when a few simple questions would have shown them that it was another. They didn't want to ask 'cause they were too busy wanting to believe that this was special and being a part of it made them special to. And now? Well, they may feel a little used. Manipulated. Lied to. Distracted with a fairy tale of Good verses Evil whilst their pockets where being rifled. So? . . . So now they know a little bit more about the sorid business end of this little sport of ours. Welcome to Boxing. Do come back soon . . . . we know you will.

The casuals I was watching with mostly rooted for Manny and after the fight left in disgust saying how boring it was. It will be a long time, if ever, before a fight has a Super Bowl party type event held for them. Me, I still enjoyed it. I thought Floyd was masterful. I wish he would go for the kill but if he did he probably wouldn't be boxing still. I don't think Floyd is the GOAT but he's the smartest OAT and the greatest of all time of his generation. Oh oh, can my rep drop any further?

This fight came too soon after the anniversary of Hagler - Hearns and casuals were expecting the same level of action after watching all the vids of that fight which were posted everywhere. What they got was what real fans expected, a typical Mayweather PPV fight. It was what it was and I did not expect anything different.

I doubt many people are ever buying a ppv again lol. The build up and anticipation was real but the action wasn't there. If Floyd made it an action fight boxing would be on top of the world right now. Instead he gave a master class exhibition of the sweet science few casuals would understand. The PPV model has been a rip off for years ..Good to see boxing going backs yo national TV maybe super fights will end up like Super Bowls as opposed to debacles like what just happened last night .