Sunday 3 May 2015

Floyd Mayweather Vs Manny Pacquiao (Photos) (Live Update)


04:49
Manny Pacquiao enters the ring
04:52 
now it’s Mayweather’s ringwalk


ROUND 1 

Mayweather in black and gold trunks, Pacquiao in yellow trunks with red trim. Floyd tags Manny with two rights early. Looks very quick. Mayweather gets inside and clips Pacquiao with a hard right hand and gets out before Pacquiao knows what’s happened. Mayweather looking very quick and sharp early. Pacquiao hasn’t found hs range. Pacquiao doesn’t know how to get inside without exposing himself to Floyd’s accurate and punishing right hand. Floyd making Pacquiao think twice about going inside. Manny getting frustrated already.
Laila's unofficial score: Mayweather 10-9 Pacquiao (Mayweather 10-9 Pacquiao)

Round 2
Manny lunges forward pell-mell but Mayweather sidesteps it easily. Pacquiao starts to corner him but Mayweather bites back wtih two quick chopping left hands. Mayweather wraps Manny up to loud boos from the crowd. Floyd is just so quick. Pacquiao doing a better job of cutting off the ring, marginally. Pacquiao’s feet too slow right now. Now more loud chants of Manny! Manny! as Mayweather moves backward into a corner and Manny follows him in. Mayweather doing damage with that right hand. Pacquiao connects with a hard left at the end of the round, his best punch yet.
Laila’s unofficial score: Mayweather 10-9 Pacquiao (Mayweather 20-18 Pacquiao)

Round 3
Floyd’s right hand is the story. He’s controlling the fight with it. Fighting brilliantly. Pacquiao rushed Mayweather into a corner but Floyd wraps him up again, looking stronger when he does it. Pacquiao not throwing enough punches. Referee Kenny Bayless warns Mayweather for holding Pacquiao’s head down. Manny doing better work here, winning an exchange near the end of the round. But not enough.
Laila’s unofficial score: Mayweather 10-9 Pacquiao (Mayweather 30-27 Pacquiao)


Round 4
Can Manny Pacquiao get past Floyd Mayweather’s right hand is the fight within the fight. Floyd misses with a vicious right cross thrown with bad intentions. Pacquiao connects with a straight left that knocks Mayweather back! Mayweather might be hurt! Pacquiao unloads a lightning-fast combination on Mayweather reeling against the ropes, a few of which connect through his turtle shell defense. Mayweather nods his head when he emerges, but he looks like he was hurt. Pacquiao getting to Floyd this round! When Mayweather gets too defensive, it opens up opportunities for Pacquiao. And just when it looked like we were settling into another Floyd Mayweather clinic, we’ve got ourselves a fight.
Laila’s unofficial score: Mayweather 9-10 Pacquiao (Mayweather 39-37 Pacquiao)

Round 5
Mayweather looking noticeably slower than he did in the opening rounds but still connecting with right hands and doing a much better job of staying off the ropes. Mayweather holds Manny behind the head again. No warning from Bayless. Jabbing, defending, keeping away from Pacquiao. After a very active fourth round, Pacquiao has been quiet this round. And it thusly goes to Floyd.
Laila’s unofficial score: Mayweather 10-9 Pacquiao (Mayweather 49-46 Pacquiao)



Round 6 


Pacquiao tries to pick up the pace immediately after the bell but isn’t cutting off the ring very well and his swings at air. Mayweather hurt with a left cross! He’s backed against the ropes and Pacquiao throws more two-handed combinations to the head and body at lightning speed. Mayweather nods his head as if it say he’s not hurt, but no question Manny touched him there. An easy round to score for Pacquiao.
Laila’s unofficial score: Mayweather 9-10 Pacquiao (Mayweather 58-56 Pacquiao)

Round 7

Mayweather touching up Manny here, showing against he’s having his best moments when acting as the aggressor. Mayweather holds again, no warning. Floyd connects with a right hook. Another left from Pacquiao opens a cut on Mayweather’s lip. That’s blood. Floyd dictating with his jab and boxing beautifully but Manny taking the fight when he sees an opportunity. Very close round, maybe an even round but I’ll give to Pacquiao.
Laila’s unofficial score: Mayweather 9-10 Pacquiao (Mayweather 67-66 Pacquiao)

Round 8

A two-punch combo for Manny connects but he can’t follow up. Pacquiao starting to counter Mayweather’s right, but then he walks into a straight right. Mayweather’s reach increasingly becoming the defining trait of the fight. Floyd rebounds nicely, mixing up playing the aggressor and counterpunching. Lot of close rounds here. Scorecards will be interesting. I’ll give it to Floyd.
Laila’s unofficial score: Mayweather 10-9 Pacquiao (Mayweather 77-75 Pacquiao)

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