Manny Pacquiao is just finding it hard to do much with Floyd Mayweather. The easy openings aren’t there. It’s not that Pacquiao is fighting poorly, he’s just not able to land the clean shots he needs, and Mayweather’s movement and defense and jab have controlled this fight.
Pacquiao vs. Mayweather live results: Floyd Mayweather stays sharp through 9
Floyd Mayweather is fighting like Floyd Mayweather, and making Manny Pacquiao fight like a Mayweather opponent.
Pacquiao does land a good left hand late in the round, but Mayweather stings back with a hard counter right hand to convince the judges. He’d won most of the round, but put his stamp on it. Mayweather is fighting brilliantly for the most part, and Manny Pacquiao just can’t catch up to him with the type of shots and pressure he needs to win. Nothing’s over until it’s over, but Floyd is looking like he’s moving toward the victory.
Mayweather is ahead in this fight. The most you can give Pacquiao, maybe, is three rounds. He’s just not getting it done so far. This is a Floyd Mayweather fight.
SB Nation scores the round 10-9 for Floyd Mayweather, who now leads 88-83 on our card
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