GeoffM

Surprisingly most Americans (from locals and scanning through Twitter feeds) seemed to support Pacquiao, not their countryman. Bit of a wimpy fight I thought, not being an expert by any means, but lots of cuddling going on and mostly taps rather than punches. But if making contact is all that counts then I suppose that's the name of the game.

Anyway, good fun night with the neighbors so can't complain!

username.exe

Yes, ultimately quite disappointing.
I understand he's a great technical boxer, but Mayweather spent the majority of his time ducking out of punches on the ropes, moving around the ring and grabbing hold.

I was gutted Pacquiao didn't get more for his initiative, but I guess thems the rules.

sir_eccles

I didn't see it but the best comment I saw online was, "you are meant to hug your wife and punch your opponent, not the other way round".

username.exe

Despite what people think about the fight, both Mayweather and Pacquiao this morning:

Tarkak9

...... $138,000/second.

I wouldn't be surprised if they'll do a rematch down the road .... too much PPV money etc to capitalize from it again that it'd be hard to pass on such opportunity. ....

markonline1

It's amazing the amount of people that expect a Rocky movie every fight. I thought it was an enjoyable fight. It wasn't a toe to toe slugfest, but that isn't Mayweather's style. As for the Yanks supporting the PacMan, I suspect Mayweather's habit of overtly flaunting his wealth and knocking 7 bells out of the women in his life have a lot to do with that.

NoOfficialComment

I really don't know why anoyne thought anything different would happen. Very technical and correct game plan to score a pedestrian-like win.

Honestly I struggle to get excited at all about boxing with contests like that.

kimilseung

GeoffM: What is the etiquette for getting invited by a neighbor to watch a fight like this? Are you expected to make a contribution to the PPV costs? Is it asked up front? How does it go?

GeoffM

Hah, well the previous night I was wheeling the wheelie bins back up next to our driveway when I saw a long thin branch... which moved... which caused me to move rapidly. The neighbour is friendly enough so I thought I ask for some help. Turns out it was a harmless gopher snake but while we were chatting he asked if we wanted to watch the fight. The next day he peered over the fence and asked again so I guess it was genuine!

Took beer and kebabs around. As for PPV... I don't think it was how the cable companies wanted him to pay - he paid something like $4 to stream it from Mexico or somewhere. I thought best not to ask specifically.

Anian

Every conversation I have heard about the fight fails to mention who won or any actual highlights. I don't think quite so many people are going to stump up that much cash for a rematch.

markonline1

If Mayweather is serious sbout 2 more fight before hanging up the gloves, there won't be a rematch. If his last fight isn't against Amir Khan, then he's running scared. Unlike Pacquiao, Khan is at the top of his game. His speed will create problems even for Mayweather. Mayweather isn't particularly explosive either, so Khan's glass chin should be ok. That's a fight I'd pay to see.

scrubbedexpat099

Couple of the Mexican normal channels showed it, quite why someone would have paid $100 is beyond me.

Even $4 I would have been asking for my money back.

GeoffM

Last time it was $75 or thereabouts. Certainly milking it - before the match they were predicting $300m in US PPV sales alone. Put the price too high and more people will pirate it.