Comments Thread For: Stats: Mayweather Landed a Career Low on Pacquiao

[Bep3373]

Lol this kid has no idea what he is talking .it showed pac can actually box at a elite lvl (better than all mayweather past foes) but no one can outbox mayweather.it also showed may ran and clinched his way to victory..it also showed mayweather respected pac power like crazy..floyd was never this reluctant to throw a counter and it showed whenever pac touched him just a touched he was stumbling

He respected his power ...he was on the ropes and let PAC hit him and came off the ropes PAC backed up and took a jab...what you shot us be saying is afraid of Floyd's power because when he didn't get in he backed up ...if Floyd had no power why not take more chances stop the bs PAC is a fraud an arum gemmick not in his league period

[Kagami Taiga]

Perhaps you are one of the millions of people who forked over $100 in hopes of watching the fight of the century between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. You bought into the hype and hysteria. Mayweather was risking his 47-0 record against a 36-year-old Pacquiao looking to resuscitate a flailing career. These, you told yourself, were the two best pound-for-pound fighters of this era.

How could this not be a great fight?

Mayweather’s fight was excellent. It was, and if you dispute that, you didn’t bother watching his 47 fights prior. He boxes, he doesn’t fight. This affair was never going to feature a scene from Rocky. Mayweather danced for 12 rounds, carefully picking punches, strategically denying Pacquiao momentum.

Some call Mayweather’s strategy cowardly, others call it boring, but no one can dispute its effectiveness.

(USA TODAY Sports)
(USA TODAY Sports)
Similarly, no one can dispute that Pacquiao threw just 429 punches in the fight, landing 81. That’s approximately half the number he typically throws. Pacquiao plays for knockouts, and it was clear from the beginning that he had no intention of even attempting to bring Mayweather down.

Spectators expecting a fight on Saturday night have Pacquiao, and only Pacquiao, to blame for the mundane spectacle they witnessed. Mayweather executed his plan to perfection, and Pacquiao was happy to oblige. At the end of the night, Pacquiao tried to convince himself that he not only was competitive but also winning the fight, a fallacy Max Kellerman quickly put to sleep. PacMan was there for the money. He got paid to do exactly what he did.

Had this fight happened six years ago, perhaps the outcome would have been different. At the very least, it would have been more bearable to watch. A youthful Pacquiao might have turned the fight on its head with his devastating hand speed and forced Mayweather to adjust – or maybe even knock him down.

(USA TODAY Sports)
(USA TODAY Sports)
But this wasn’t six years ago, it was Saturday, and Pacquiao looked old, tired, and simply happy to be there. It wasn’t the fight of the century. It was a retirement plan.

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/05/manny-pacquiao-floyd-mayweather-fight-of-the-century-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad

simple truth really

[Bep3373]

Needs a rematch, clear robbery.

You are joking right his own network scored it for Floyd

[Bep3373]

floyd was running laps pulling off his best clottey impression many times.

floyd tbe??? what a joke.

What was PAC doing swinging at air shadow boxing when he had him be backed up like a ***** ...Floyd TBE no top 20 yep best of thus era without question

[puga]

this was quite clear last Saturday too... Floyd made pac's defense look like sweetpea's but then again pac's D is very underrated...

didn't u guys notice Floyd f@gs were posting the same gifs of Floyd landing on pac over and over just to appear like a clinic, lol

[The Gambler1981]

From a technical standpoint, the first six rounds were fun to watch. You can see both setting traps and both feinting to see if they can set something up later in the fight. The last 6 rounds were two past prime fighters that respected each other way too much and took no chances. The fight ****** man

Yea the moves were really played by the midpoint of the fight with neither side trying to change anything (when one side clearly needed to change something up). Still the fight went the way it went for a reason, having watched both guys closely seeing how that worked was enlightening.

It was repetitive at the end though, so like I said it is not for everyone and certainly not a fight that is great reviewing.

[Divine Hammer]

What was PAC doing swinging at air shadow boxing when he had him be backed up like a ***** ...Floyd TBE no top 20 yep best of thus era without question

pac tried to create an action but floyd would either run, hide in his shell, or headlock him. really??? this is a boxing clinic?? hahahahahahahahah

no wonder people were laughing at boxing after this fight. wake up!

[Dean_Razorback]

thank god i didn't have to pay 100 for this

[Bep3373]

Thank you. Maybe now Pacquiao will get a little credit.

For what Floyd stats show he's nah do fights at 157 165 etc ...so thus is not that big of a difference than other fight but PAC was totally neutralized ...what happen to punches in bunches. Lmao

[Divine Hammer]

this was quite clear last Saturday too... Floyd made pac's defense look like sweetpea's but then again pac's D is very underrated...

didn't u guys notice Floyd f@gs were posting the same gifs of Floyd landing on pac over and over just to appear like a clinic, lol

^^^^^this. and the best punch of the entire fight was landed by manny. that single straight left knocked floyd back and he instantly went into full clottey mode.