The fight was over after the 8th round. Don't see why Mayweather would open up the fight and go after Manny after that - he just had to stay on his feet and he has the title from the 9th round onwards.
Manny fought aggressive but Mayweather got himself out of the corner unscathed almost every time. His head speed is scary.
Annoys me seeing my Facebook feed flooded with people who never watched a boxing match before start to criticise Mayweather. The guy is a counter attacking specialist with a 47-0 record prior to the fight, we all knew Manny would take the fight to him and Mayweather would sit back and counter. It's exactly as you'd expect and the result was exactly as you'd expect.
Got in to a discussion on FB with a mate who stopped responding after 3 comments (and 3 girls who i know for a fact are not boxing enthusiasts liking his comments defending Manny) when i said the above to him. It was a professional job by Flloyd even though it wasn't the prettiest on the eyes.
Mayweather refused to fight. He spent the first five rounds landing low blows and grabbing all the time. The fight was fixed. Any other fighter would have had points deducted for the low blows, especially continuous low blows. It is no coincidence that the Nevada Boxing Commission went back on their word and refused Manny the pain killing injection for his shoulder. Did you not see Floyds father giving him a bollocking halfway through the fight? He was telling his own son to fight, to offer something, he was fuming.The crowd were booing him.
Mayweather knew that Manny was neutralised and couldn't fight with his usual ferocity and 7-8 punch combos because of this injury. Mayweather is a disgrace to boxing, he ran away, as Tyson predicted. He calls himself the greatest ever, he is F***ing deluded. He will never be considered the greatest among the purists, armchair fans maybe, but never by the purists. Fighters are meant to fight. Floyd Mayweather Senior acknowledged that, hence the bollocking.
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