LAS VEGAS, NEVADA (WKZO) — The so-called “Fight of the Century” is in the history books with the big win going to a still-undefeated Floyd Mayweather Junior, who honed his skills as a young boxer in West Michigan.
Mayweather got the best of Manny Pacquiao in Saturday night’s welterweight fight in Las Vegas, winning a unanimous 12-round decision.
He’s now 48-and-0 in his career, with Pacquiao slipping to 57-6-and-2. The long-anticipated matchup was considered the highest grossing bout in boxing history, expected to generate a record purse of more than 300-million-dollars.
Terms of the contract signed by the two titans called for Mayweather to walk away with 60 percent, win or lose, compared to Pacquiao’s 40 percent.
Speaking during a post-fight press conference, Pacquiao complained of a shoulder injury and appeared to suggest that he may have been able to beat Mayweather had he been 100 percent.
Still, he said he respects Floyd and called him a “good boxer.” Asked if he was disappointed with the outcome, Pacquiao said quote “I fought a good fight, I did my best.”
As for Mayweather, he had to do a lot of sidestepping around reporters’ questions about a possible rematch. He pointed out that he could quit boxing today and be “a-ok.”
He called his opponent a “hell of a fighter” and referred to himself as “an American dream.”
