Mayweather blocked and avoided all the punches, but it allowed Pacquiao to land a solid left a beat or two later. Pacquiao continued to have more success backing Mayweather up and landing left hands. Pacquiao let loose with a flurry against the ropes at about that made the crowd cheer.
Mayweather shook his head, to indicate it wasn't a substantial scoring burst, but it probably looked good to the judges. Mayweather successfully used his jab to control distance along the ropes for the last 40 seconds or so of the round, but Pacquiao could very easily have taken this round with the judges.
After half of the fight, it looked like Mayweather was probably winning, but Pacquiao had created enough big moments to have at least two and possibly three rounds. Mayweather came out and once more attempted to move the terrain of the fight into the center of the ring. He was consistently able to get off first with his jab and slow down the pace of the fight over the first two minutes of the round.
Pacquiao landed a very nice left hand with about 40 seconds left in the round, but for the most part, Mayweather kept Pacquiao off balance in this round. It was more of the same story for much of this round, with Floyd Mayweather punching much more accurately but Manny Pacquiao pushing the aggression.
I wouldn't call it effective aggression, for the most part, but it's hard to know how a judge will score it, especially with the crowd noise. Mayweather landed two of his best check-hooks of the fight inside of the last minute of the round. Floyd Mayweather Sr. But a fight game veteran with Mayweather Sr. As far as action in the round, it continued to be a story of Mayweather controlling the pace and landing far more accurately than Pacquiao. I can already hear Pacquiao's fans and Mayweather's haters crying that Mayweather "ran all night.
Pacquiao landed a very hard right hook with just over 10 seconds to go in the round, but he did not have time to follow up on it and Mayweather was able to clinch and stall his way out of trouble.
As the fight entered the championship rounds, Manny Pacquiao continued to have tremendous difficulty coming forward and successfully landing hard on Floyd Mayweather without getting clipped by straight rights or check hooks. Pacquiao did manage to force Mayweather into the corner for a flurry at about and He didn't land anything substantial, but it might have been enough to give Pacquiao the round based on activity. Floyd Mayweather came out for the early part of Round 11 looking like he might want to end things with a bang.
He threw a couple of big right hands inside the first 30 seconds of the round. Manny Pacquiao continued to gamely come forward in a straight line. It continued to leave him open for quick, sneaky right hands from Mayweather. What about you Manny Pacquiao? Let's make history. Manny Pacquiao I'm calling you out let's fight May 5th and give the world what they want to see.
Mayweather tried again in , and the pair even spoke on the phone in January Just as progress looked like it was being made, and the court case was settled, Pacquiao got heavily knocked out in the sixth round by Marquez. It was a devastating blow for those who wanted to see Mayweather-Pacquiao happen, and it was hard to see how the fight could be made after such a knockout blow. The two sides seemed further apart when Mayweather signed a deal with U.
But the pair continued to go back and forth on social media. Now you're telling me I got to eat Juan Marquez's leftovers? Let me talk to the IRS about this This is my Christmas card to the world Happy Sleepy Holidays zzzzzzzzzzzz pic.
Floyd brags about his lifestyle and everything! I don't care! I'm just waiting here for him to sign the contract! They sparred on Twitter in September , and again in January , and interest -- as well as hope -- in the fight happening was alive again. Quotable: Pacquiao said after flooring Chris Algieri six times in an easy points win in November "I think it's time to make that fight happen.
The fans deserve that fight. I want that fight. They're always denying the fight. I think the fight has to happen. Arum said: "Let's get it done and let's get it done the next fight for each fighter, sometime in the first six months of next year. Pacquiao was not on Mayweather's list of future options before he boxed in May against Marcos Maidana, but the Pacquiao fight then came back into focus after Mayweather beat Maidana for a second time later that year.
Moonves went on to play a key role in making the fight a reality. Quotable: Mayweather said after a unanimous decision over Maidana in the rematch: "I don't know who I'm fighting in May [] but I expect to fight in May. If the Pacquiao fight presents itself let's make it happen.
Now we need Mayweather to step up and say, 'Yeah, I'm on board. I agree. A public meeting on Jan. Poor weather in Miami played a key part in the fight getting made. Pacquiao was in Miami as a judge in the Miss Universe pageant on Jan. Instead, Pacquiao went to see the Miami Heat game. It just so happened that Mayweather was also at the game. They met up during halftime and agreed to meet again, afterward, in Pacquiao's hotel room. The rival champions sat next to each other as Mayweather called Stephen Espinoza, at the time the executive vice president and general manager of Showtime Sports, on Facetime to try to make it happen.
Some of the things that needed to be agreed on included revenue split in Mayweather's favor , drug testing protocol Mayweather's preferred random blood and urine testing conducted by the United States Anti-Doping Agency rather than Pacquiao's desire for it to be run by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association , who would walk to the ring last Mayweather , who would be introduced last Mayweather , who would be billed first in the promotion Mayweather-Pacquiao , as well as a complicated TV deal between HBO and Showtime.
Quotable: Espinoza said: "One of the main reasons why this deal got done, as opposed to deals in the past, was because Leslie Moonves was a part of the process. He was really the catalyst for seeing this through and refused to take no for an answer from any side.
Moonves, who dealt with Arum and Haymon during negotiations, said: "I had the relationship with both sides and have a vested interest because of our deal with Floyd.
Bob knew I was a fair broker. I was the one who was able to be a liaison. Excitement and speculation about Mayweather-Pacquiao was at fever pitch. It was a big story across the world. Finally, on Feb. Finally he sign the contract so the fight is on, this is what im talking about that I sign already before, im just explaining to the fans and to prove that im not lying, i have the fear of the Lord.
So this is it! The fight is on fans you deserve it thank you. FloydMayweather just made it official on shots pic. Quotable: Pacquiao said a day after the fight was confirmed: "I am very happy that Floyd Mayweather and I can give the fans the fight they have wanted for so many years. The fans all wanted and deserved this fight, and I'm happy we're giving it to them.
It's an honor to be part of this historic event. The hype machine then went into overdrive and we repeatedly heard from Mayweather: "I am the best ever, 'TBE'. The theory was Pacquiao could secure Mayweather's legacy and place him among or above the greats. Mayweather , 26 KOs , 38, and Pacquiao , 38 KOs , 36, were perhaps past their peaks by the time they met, but boxing was just grateful the match-up was a reality at last. It was on the front and back pages of newspapers in the build-up, hogged sports bulletins on TV and radio, and was trending on social media.
Mayweather defeated Pacquiao in the richest fight of all time in and, since retiring, has returned for exhibition bouts - most recently against Logan Paul. But eight-division champion Pacquiao is still at the sharp end of the sport and was set to challenge the undefeated Errol Spence Jr before his withdrawal, and Ugas' entry.
Josh Taylor is the undisputed super-lightweight champion and among the world's top pound-for-pound fighters. The Scotsman is set to defend his belts against Jack Catterall this year and has dreamed about facing his idol Pacquiao.
Taylor, whose dog is called 'Pacman' in tribute, has previously told Sky Sports : "To share a ring with my hero Pacquiao? That would be brilliant.
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