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Agreed.
I think Pacquiao thought that Mayweather would respect him, respect that both were ending their careers and have a slugfest/power fight. Mayweather proved that, as unlikable as he is, he's in it to win it and he fought like he always does. Take your opponent out of his game, be technically sound, be defensively sounded, and counter attack when your opponent makes a poor attack leaving himself open or when he gets frustrated and goes off his game plan.
And Mayweather showed us why boxing has a dying fanbase. If it's not a slugfest, it's a snooze fest.
I think Pacquiao thought that Mayweather would respect him, respect that both were ending their careers and have a slugfest/power fight. Mayweather proved that, as unlikable as he is, he's in it to win it and he fought like he always does. Take your opponent out of his game, be technically sound, be defensively sounded, and counter attack when your opponent makes a poor attack leaving himself open or when he gets frustrated and goes off his game plan.
And Mayweather showed us why boxing has a dying fanbase. If it's not a slugfest, it's a snooze fest.
Eh, I don't think he ever ran from Pacquiao as the three judges all had Mayweather winning the last three rounds. I don't know what to say. I never felt like he was running from Pacquiao. I felt like he was doing the same thing he did the entire match: he avoided, defended, countered. If that appears to be running then he "ran" the whole fight. Again, this is why the UFC has overtaken boxing in terms of popularity in the US. It's just more exciting. And even in the UFC you see matches that go the distance and are boring. Take-down, arm wrestle, stand up. Georges St. Pierre made a career out of it. It is what it is.
Depends really. I'd say Mayweather because he looks like he's lost a step in terms of speed. But otherwise, his style remains the same.
Also, the official match statistics make it even more obvious Mayweather won.
Pacquiao: 81 landed punches.
Mayweather: 148 punches landed.
Pacquiao connected on only 18% of his punches thrown! This is why he wore down in the last three rounds. He was gassed as fuck...
Also, the official match statistics make it even more obvious Mayweather won.
Pacquiao: 81 landed punches.
Mayweather: 148 punches landed.
Pacquiao connected on only 18% of his punches thrown! This is why he wore down in the last three rounds. He was gassed as fuck...
