Anyone who watched the so-called "Fight of the Century" must be disappointed with what transpired. Instead of two future boxing legends slugging it out in a battle for greatness, we saw a champion desperately trying to elude the other boxer, who we later learned wasn't fighting at his best, by hugging and running, in a perceived act of cowardice.
Or was it?
After all, whether you're on his side or against him, Floyd Mayweather will go down as one of the greatest defensive tacticians in boxing history, however you dislike his strategy. Granted, most of his matches were fairly easy in comparison to Pacquiao (the names that Money faced that Pacquiao also met in the ring were all past their boxing primes), but coming into the fight, you knew that he had a game plan coming into the match, "Don't let Pacman gain traction, or build momentum".
Sure, it was an eyesore for boxing fans, but any boxing expert saw that it wasn't an act of cowardice. He kept Pacquiao at bay with the jab (owing to his long reach), and he masterfully eluded the latter's attacks whenever he caught fire.
I'm no fan of Mayweather, in or out the ring. In fact, consider me one of the many haters of Mayweather. However, one can't deny that Money edged out Pacman, and for him and his fans, that's more than enough. (GS)
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