Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao Full Fight

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Floyd Mayweather Jr. Defeats Manny Pacquiao in Boxing’s Big Matchup

For nearly 20 years, boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. has frustrated opponents in the ring with his cool calculation. He has been criticized out of the ring for his lavish lifestyle and outbursts of domestic violence. And he has navigated it all by winning habitually and becoming unapologetically rich.

Manny Pacquiao, the mop-haired scrapper from the Philippines, presented a peculiar test. Pacquiao is a left-hander with fearless guile, the next-best fighter of the generation. He was an opponent who had waited years for a match. And he was so widely popular that Mayweather, a former Olympic medalist fighting in his longtime hometown against a foreigner, was widely booed upon arrival in the ring on Saturday night and again upon departure.

But he left a winner. And he got much, much richer along the way.

In what was considered the highest-grossing bout in boxing history, Mayweather, the 38-year-old with the baby face and the unblemished professional boxing record, beat Pacquiao for the welterweight world championship with a unanimous decision.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. throwing a punch at Manny Pacquiao during their welterweight bout, which Mayweather won. Credit Al Bello/Getty Images

Both men were runaway winners financially. The purse, the majority of it from pay-per-view revenue from several million American households paying about $90 each to watch, was estimated at roughly $300 million. The contract called for Mayweather to receive 60 percent, win or lose.

Mayweather was asked to confirm that he received a $100 million check after the fight, and soon pulled it from a pocket.

“The check got 9 figures on it, baby,” said Mayweather, whose payday could double as the revenues get tallied.

Inside the arena, show-business celebrities and famous athletes were sprinkled throughout the crowd. The few tickets made available to the public were priced from $1,500 for seats in the top rows to $7,500 for a seat on the floor. Tickets were sold on the secondary market for $40,000 or more.

The bulk of the 16,507 fans at the MGM Grand Garden booed the decision by the three judges, who gave Mayweather a wide margin in the 12-round fight — 116-112 on two cards, 118-110 on the other. The judges agreed on 10 of the 12 rounds.

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He stretched his record to 48-0 while quieting critics who thought he had spent years avoiding the showdown with Pacquiao.

“Manny Pacquiao is still a champion,” Mayweather said. “He still has a lot left. I was the better man tonight — more calculated fighter, took my time, had patience.”

While Pacquiao carried momentum through the early rounds with his robust, forward-moving attack, sometimes smiling at Mayweather as the bell sounded, judges ruled that Mayweather actually had led handily throughout.

“I know the judges weren’t going by the crowd screaming,” Mayweather said. “The judges were going by shots landed.”

Mayweather is under contract with Showtime to fight once more, in September, against an opponent to be determined. He sounded like a man ready to step away.

“It’s time for me to hang it up,” he said.

A victory would push his record to 49-0, the same as Rocky Marciano’s. Whether that record-tying fight would come in a rematch with the 36-year-old Pacquiao (57-6-2) was the one question left lingering in the desert air. Continue reading the main story

Most boxing observers thought that Mayweather and Pacquiao, considered the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world, would never share a ring once. Tangled and contentious discussions for a fight started in earnest in late 2009, moving in fits and starts, and they were mostly stuck in boxing’s usual swamp of distrust.

Pacquiao’s side initially refused Mayweather’s call for random drug testing. Mayweather temporarily retired. Pacquiao lost twice in 2012, the same year that Mayweather spent two months in jail for beating the mother of three of his children, part of a string of domestic-violence episodes that have made him a divisive figure but did not prevent him from becoming the world’s richest athlete.

Hopes to see the two men fight faded but were revived by impressive victories by both and a depleted number of scintillating opponents.

It was not until late last year that negotiations were secretly renewed. Mayweather and Pacquiao had not been face to face anywhere for 13 years but found themselves seated across the court from each other at a Miami Heat basketball game in January. Mayweather approached Pacquiao and, later that night, visited Pacquiao in his hotel room.

That renewed public fascination in ways unimagined back in 2009.

“Why don’t you just say I was smart?” Mayweather said Tuesday, dismissing charges that he had hoped to avoid a fight with Pacquiao until he was left with no choice because of public pressure. “Five years ago, this was a $50 million fight for me, and it was a $20 million fight for him.”

Bob Arum, the veteran promoter who negotiated on Pacquiao’s behalf, agreed that the mix of time and intrigue had only increased interest and money.

“It’s hard for me to envision that if we had done this fight five years go, it would be as big as it is now,” Arum said last month. “But that’s happenstance. That is nothing that anybody should take credit for.”

The delay made it a richer fight, if not a better one, with both boxers in twilight. Mayweather is taller, is heavier and has a longer reach, but his legs and his footwork, perhaps the best in boxing, have lost some spring, Pacquiao’s corner believed.

Mayweather, always comfortable fighting with his back to the ropes and dug into the corners, found himself there often on Saturday. Pacquiao saw opportunity in those moments and in the final seconds of most early rounds, unleashing torrents of blows that sometimes lifted fans from their seats.

But damage was minimal. One sixth-round series of body blows by Pacquiao ended with Mayweather shaking his head. “Nope,” he told his opponent.

It was revealed afterward that Pacquiao had injured his right shoulder during training camp several weeks before the fight. There was fleeting thought given to asking for a postponement, but Pacquiao felt healthy as Saturday approached. He said he reinjured the shoulder in the third round, limiting his ability to jab or throw his right hook.

“It’s part of the game,” Pacquiao said. “I don’t want to make alibis or complaints or anything.” Continue reading the main story Continue reading the main story Continue reading the main story

As the fight progressed, Mayweather, with a look of effortlessness, danced around the ring, avoiding trouble and tallying an even mix of jabs and power punches. Pacquiao tried to toe the fuzzy line between aggression and carelessness and barely avoided several Mayweather right hands that came with knockout intentions.

Pacquiao said he was surprised by the judges’ scoring, noting that he had never been hurt by a Mayweather punch, but even trainer Freddie Roach thought his fighter did not do enough to engage Mayweather.

“He did pretty well, working on putting him on the ropes and keeping him guessing,” Roach said. “I thought those flurries there when we got him against the ropes were good, but we didn’t do enough of it.”

The result will do little to extinguish Pacquiao’s popularity, especially in the Philippines, where he is a singer, professional basketball player, congressman and future presidential prospect. Millions of Flipinos gathered in town squares and municipal gymnasiums to watch the fight, which was provided free by town mayors, provincial governors and village leaders. Pacquiao is expected to fight several more times.

The end of Mayweather’s career feels closer. Scion of a championship boxing family from Grand Rapids, Mich., Mayweather engenders respect as one of history’s best boxers, if not the most popular one. He built his career with uncanny defense and a rare ability to deconstruct hard-charging opponents as they tired in later rounds. Pacquiao was merely another victim.

It has become just a job done for money — “Money” being the nickname he bestowed on himself in recent years, shedding the “Pretty Boy Floyd” tag. Further branding himself (and his merchandise) T.B.E. — it stands for “the best ever” — Mayweather triggered debate in the boxing world over his legacy: He is most likely cemented as one of history’s great fighters and tacticians but is far from universally beloved.

“Throughout the years, I just lost the love for the sport,” Mayweather said after the fight.

But money, as it always seems to in boxing, will most likely determine where the fighters go from here. Mayweather said last week that he planned to honor his contract with Showtime for one more fight and then retire, as his father and trainer, Floyd Mayweather Sr., has suggested.

“I think he should retire,” the elder Mayweather said Thursday. “Because if he sticks around, somebody is going to get you sooner or later.”

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Neymar and Messi helped Barcelona win even go ahead of Real

La Liga Week 33 last night leaders FC Barcelona beat Espanyol 0 -2, and 2 goals from Neymar Barca Messi in the 17th minute and 25th minute, and this victory helped them deviations from the No. 2 Real Madrid 5 points temporarily.

Barca, who controlled the ball 72%, ahead of Espanyol in the 17th minute after the Brazilian Neymar scored for the home fans at the Power8 Stadium mouth quiet calm. However, you have added 1 more goal in the 25th minute to have warmth, while Messi scored 2 This is also a ball 401 in his career, before Jordi Alba got a red card 54 minutes (yellow 2 times) Hector Moreno red card (double yellow 2) 90 minutes.

Whereas group 2 Real Madrid will have to reduce its gap tonight as they would against Celta Vigo away at 02:00 minutes skip midnight.

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Chelsea victory over Leicester City 3-1 last night to win the English Premier League, Jose Mourinho's getting closer And, that is just over 1 anymore if the Blues win, they will win, and win points Isolated.



War on the grass between Leicester and Chelsea last night, really fiery, for the home side, who scored Albrighton defender at the end of the 1st half. 2nd half 1st Blues devour immediately rainy old striker Drogba on 48 minutes. After this 1-1 Chelsea more incentives launch further attacks until 79 minutes John Terry scored 2 while the final 1 minute Ramires 83.

3 points last night, Chelsea have scored 80 points and No. 2 Manchester City or Arsenal, just 67 points means that Jose Mourinho's team need to win only 1 game will automatically win and for the remaining games this season, but only 4 games.

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After missing her vocal harping on for a long time, Andy Lau, Andy Lau has come back with a new song titled"Homecoming Road", which will play a Theme song in the day of the Chinese New Year, or Spring Gala festival of the Chinese television network CCTV.



Above, not only is the Theme song at the Spring Gala festival, but it will be selected as the song Soundtrack "Lost and Lonely"director Andy Lau.

Abundant charms, he said he always wanted to sing a song that represents the return home of all Chinese people around just as a gift to inspire their dreams abroad.

One author said the movie "Lost and Lonely" really enjoyed writing this while he played in the cities of the country and around the world met many people during filming last year.

53-year-old actress has recorded a song already. Plays the role of a father who is desperate in the movie "Lost and Lonely" "Homecoming Road" shows the Andy Lau kamprung thin motorbike to search for the missing child.

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Real Madrid want Falcao United suspense

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Monaco has confirmed that they do not have to worry about the future of Falcao, however, the Red Devils refused to buy separate, Because there are so many big clubs are looking at the striker, especially, is a one-time Real Madrid. In addition, Mr. Vadim Vasilyev Monaco also said: "It depends on the decision of Louis van Gaal And if they do not want to have too many people want. I knew that playing in a big club like Manchester United is more competitive, especially the striker. If the striker can not score it's a problem, "he said.



The above is meant that Monaco would not take the former Atletico Madrid star to France, whereas Van Gaal also are reluctant to buy a 29-year-old was broken only once, because since The new season, he scored 4 goals in 14 appearances.



Turning to Falcao's agent Jorge Mendes, a person close to the Real Madrid also has high hopes that Carlos Ancelottibringing the striker to Spain in the summer because of last year's champion team FIFA Club World Cupthese also wants these former Porto.

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Five Weightlifting Mistakes That Are Screwing Up Your Workout

Trainers like to say that the most important part of any training program is consistency. If you don't hit the gym regularly, you'll never see results. "But consistency can work both ways," says BJ Gaddour, creator of Men's Health StreamFIT. "Science is finding more and more habits that can slow your gains or halt them altogether—from how you monitor your recovery, if at all, to which muscles you focus on or ignore."

Indeed, it doesn't matter whether you're a weightlifting neophyte or a seasoned ironworker; odds are your routine is peppered with missteps that are holding you back. In fact, we're willing to bet that the following five are among them. The more bad habits you do away with, the faster your gains will be. In the gym, knowledge is more than just power—it's strength.

You Don't Listen to Your Heart Before You Work Out Monitoring your heart rate during exercise is a smart way to gauge effort and optimize rest. But measuring your heart rate variability (HRV) between workouts can be even more effective for guiding training. "HRV is the fluctuation in time between heartbeats, and it indicates your level of recovery," says Bill Hartman, C.S.C.S., owner of IFAST in Indiana. Low variability means you're still recovering. High variability means you're primed for action. "And you can use where you are in that spectrum to fine-tune each workout," says Hartman.

DO THIS Before you hit the gym, use an HRV tracker like the Jaybird Reign ($258, jaybirdsport.com). There's also BioForce HRV ($198 and up, bioforcehrv.com); it uses a chest strap to send HRV data to your phone. The data is then analyzed by the BioForce app. "It tells you if you should go hard, go easy, or skip the gym," says Hartman. If you need a primer on getting started, find out How to Use a Heart-Rate Monitor.

You Don't Eat Enough "Fitness-minded guys often undereat on purpose, thinking it will help uncover their abs," says MH nutrition advisor Mike Roussell, Ph.D. "Or they unwittingly develop a calorie deficit while attempting to eat more healthfully." Either way, the result is the same: "Not eating enough slows your metabolism and makes it easier for you to overtrain because you don't have enough nutrients to fuel recovery," says Roussell.

DO THIS "For two weeks, add 150 to 300 calories—the equivalent of a handful of almonds or a protein bar—to your daily diet," says Roussell. "After two weeks, add another 150 calories a day and stay there." The gradual increase will help you gain muscle, not fat—especially if the bulk of the additional calories come from protein. (Thirty grams with each meal is ideal, say researchers at the University of Texas.) Roussell also recommends buying a bathroom scale that measures body fat; you can find one on Amazon for around $35. "If your body fat increases by a percentage point, calculate your current calorie intake, using any of a number of smartphone apps, and remain at that level—don't add any more calories to your diet," says Roussell.

You Ignore Your Glutes Strong glutes are useful for more than just filling out a pair of jeans; they're the strongest link in your body's posterior chain, the string of muscles running along your back side that drives acceleration and generates explosive power. "Deadlifts and squats activate your glutes indirectly," says Bret Contreras, C.S.C.S., the author of Body-weight Strength Training Anatomy. "But doing exercises that target those muscles directly will hit them more thoroughly, helping you crush more calories and boost total-body power."

And that, in turn, will translate to greater strength and performance both inside the gym and beyond it.

DO THIS The hip thrust. Recent research by Contreras found that this exercise activates the glute muscles to a greater degree than any other lower-body move. "You're not limited by the strength of other muscles, like those in your back, as you are with squats and deadlifts, so you can use more weight," says Contreras. "Plus, your glutes are under constant tension, maximizing their growth stimulus."

You Skip Cardio Hang around the weight rack long enough, and you'll hear guys talking about the "interference effect"—a bro-science term referring to cardio's supposed inhibitory influence on muscle building. Ignore those guys; the weight of scientific evidence suggests otherwise. Indeed, a recent study in the Journal of Applied Physiology found that cycling for 45 minutes, in addition to resistance training, resulted in a 14 percent increase in leg muscle volume. Doing strength training alone—without cardio—resulted in a gain of only 9 percent.

DO THIS Follow those cyclists! Three or four times a week, either a few hours before a strength session or on a separate day, do at least 30 minutes of moderate-to high-intensity cardio on a track, treadmill, rower, or Airdyne bike. (If you haven't picked up a bike in years, check out our Complete Guide to Cycling, for everything you need to get started.)

"That will jack up your muscle-building hormones," says Matt Harber, Ph.D., an associate professor of kinesiology at Taylor University who studies the effect of cardio activity on muscle size. "Aerobic exercise activates growth pathways in the muscle about as much as resistance exercise does, and doing both types of exercise--separated by a few hours--appears to have an additive effect on muscle growth," says Harber.

You Improvise Men who follow fitness programs, whether with a trainer or from a book or magazine, often tinker with what's being prescribed. "Guys just can't seem to help themselves," says Dan John, the author of Mass Made Simple. "They add more sets or exercises, they hop over to another program when they don't see results in a week or two, or they do additional workouts on days they should be resting."

Trainers call it "exercise ADD," and the result is often a training plateau. "Improvising exercises or doing extra sets or workouts can leave you too exhausted to succeed with the program at hand," says John. "It's the primary reason why so many guys never progress."

DO THIS Stay the course. "Most programs last about six weeks—and the key to success is making it all the way to that sixth week," says John. Follow the program with a friend, or make sure an incentive or goal is waiting for you at the end—even if that goal is little more than an "after" photo. Bored with a particular move? Ask a trainer to show you a different exercise that replicates the same movement pattern.

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