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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/boxing/article-3065230/Floyd-Mayweather-Manny-Pacquiao-63-cent-Sportsmail-readers-Filipino-hero-triumph-Las-Vegas.html

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    Floyd Mayweather takes on Manny Pacquiao on Saturday night
    The fight is due to begin at 5am UK time at the MGM Grand
    Sportsmail readers are backing Pacquiao to win the Fight of the Century

Who do you want to win?


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http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2015/05/03/floyd-mayweather-jr-defeats-manny-pacquiao-by-unanimous-decision-in/

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Published May 03, 2015
Associated Press
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May 2, 2015: Floyd Mayweather Jr., left, hits Manny Pacquiao, from the Philippines, during their welterweight title fight. (AP)

LAS VEGAS –  The pressure of a $180 million payday never got to Floyd Mayweather Jr., even if the richest fight ever wasn't the best.

Using his reach and his jab Saturday night, Mayweather frustrated Manny Pacquiao, piling up enough points to win a unanimous decision in their welterweight title bout. Mayweather remained unbeaten in 48 fights, cementing his legacy as the best of his generation.

After the fight, it was disclosed that Pacquiao injured his right shoulder in training and that Nevada boxing commissioners denied his request to take an anti-inflammatory shot in his dressing room before the fight.

Pacquiao chased Mayweather around the ring most of the fight. But he was never able to land a sustained volume of punches, as Mayweather worked his defensive wizardry again.

Two ringside judges scored the fight 116-112, while the third had it 118-110. The Associated Press had Mayweather ahead 115-113.

"I take my hat off to Manny Pacquiao. I see now why he is at the pinnacle of

The price of my pay per view was $89.99.  Way to high for me. I would have liked to have watched it.