Mayweather’s defense trumps Pacquiao’s attack (Reuters)
By Mark Lamport-Stokes LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – In a hotly anticipated match-up of contrasting styles, Floyd Mayweather’s defensive brilliance trumped Manny Pacquiao’s all-out attack as the American eked out a unanimous decision over the Filipino on Saturday. Time and again, Mayweather bobbed and weaved out of harm’s way to leave Pacquiao punching thin air in a welterweight showdown at the MGM Grand Garden Arena that was no classic but is expected to be the richest bout of all time. “I knew he was going to push it, I knew he was going to win some rounds,” Mayweather said ringside after improving his career record as a professional to 48-0, then announcing that he would retire after his next bout in September. I wasn’t getting hit with a lot of shots until I sat right there in the pocket, that’s when he would land a lot of shots.” Mayweather is regarded as one of the best defensive fighters of all time and he relied on those skills, along with timely counter-punching, to earn the vote of all three judges in what is expected to be a record-shattering payday of $180 million.