The fight ended in boos from the crowd, most of whom had either paid to see a shock or see the often odious Paul get his comeuppance.
There were no judges and no official winner was declared, although it was pretty clear Mayweather would have won easily if there had been. By the end of the fight, Paul had landed 28 of his 217 punches, while Mayweather had connected on 43 of his 107. Paul, to his credit, continued to swing hoping a lucky punch would connect but Mayweather was never in serious trouble. Paul’s biggest mistake may have come in the fourth round when he landed a few blows on Mayweather who attacked for the first time in the fight and continued the onslaught in the fifth. In the second, he let Paul throw a few jabs but Mayweather, with a half-smile, easily dodged them as the larger man tired himself out. In the first round, Paul used his weight to manhandle Mayweather and unleashed a flurry of punches but none broke through his opponent’s guard. In truth, Mayweather could probably have ended the fight if he wanted to, but he knows his audience and, perhaps with an eye on a lucrative rematch, let them have their money’s worth as the fight went the distance. It didn’t matter as a man whose breathtaking reflexes and defensive skills meant even the best boxers in the world could barely lay a glove on him during his pomp handled the slow and clumsy Paul with ease. Mayweather gave up nearly 20 years, four inches in reach and 34lbs to Paul who, at 189lbs, was by far the heaviest fighter he had ever faced.
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