Pacquiao really came into the fight in the fourth, staggering Mayweather with a left hand, which many thought would be a key weapon in this fight. The third round was a more even affair, with Pacquiao able to draw Mayweather into some exchanges and Mayweather doing plenty of rough stuff on the inside. Mayweather rocked Pacquiao with two more rights in the second, although Pacquiao was able to get inside his rival's superior reach and unleash a couple of flurries. Not only did Mayweather look noticeably bigger than Pacquiao, he also looked quicker in the early rounds.Īnd when Pacquiao did get close, Mayweather was content to tie him up, to both Pacquiao and the fans' frustration. The opening round was extremely cagey, with both men trying to establish their distance, but Mayweather did land with a couple of eye-catching right hands on the counter. Mayweather, on the other hand, was roundly booed, despite being effectively the house fighter. Pacquiao, 36, began his ring walk at 20:45 Vegas time - to the strains of a song he recorded especially for the occasion - and was awarded a rapturous reception. So prized was a seat that many celebrities were even sitting behind the press row. Multi Grammy Award winner Jamie Foxx sang the American national anthem prior to the fighters entering the ring. Rival broadcasters Showtime and HBO joined forces for the first time since Lennox Lewis fought Mike Tyson in 2002 to show the fight, with Jimmy Lennon Jr and Michael Buffer sharing ring announcer duties.Ī-listers in the 16,507 crowd included actors Clint Eastwood and Robert De Niro, singers Sting and Prince, and US tycoon Donald Trump. Tickets for the bout - billed as 'The Fight of the Century' - changed hands for as much as $350,000 (£232,000) and American fans were charged almost $100 (£66) to watch on television, with millions more watching across the world. Revenue: Estimated $400m (£265m) in total.īoxers: Mayweather and Pacquiao set to split about $230m (£150m). Six-weight world champion Pacquiao, who falls to 57 wins, six losses and two draws, later blamed a shoulder injury for his defeat. The five-weight world champion is now undefeated in 48 professional fights, stretching back 19 years. With his victory, Mayweather also cemented his status as the greatest pound-for-pound boxer of his generation. Mayweather, who added the WBO welterweight title to the WBC and WBA titles he already owned, was awarded the fight 118-110, 116-112 and 116-112 by the three judges.
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