![]() ![]() "At the end of the day, I'm going into the Hall of Fame for boxing. "When the money comes, we'll see who is the real winner," he said. Mayweather said his goal for the fight was to give people a show, while Paul was "fighting to survive." There was a lot of clinching in the seventh and eighth, with Paul using his much bigger size to neutralize Mayweather's speed. Paul started to tire in the sixth, but Mayweather did not completely capitalize. The fourth and fifth were more of the same, with Mayweather landing single hard shots and a few combinations and Paul hanging in despite the damage taken. Mayweather started to open up a bit in the third round with several hard right hands and a big left hook. Mayweather weighed 155 pounds.Īfter a relatively uneventful first round, Paul had probably his best round in the second, landing a clean right hand. Paul could not weigh more than 190 pounds for the bout and came in Friday at 189.5 pounds. Mayweather landed 17 shots to the body compared to just one body shot for Paul. Of those 43 punches for Mayweather, 36 were power shots. ![]() He landed 43 total punches to Paul's 28, per CompuBox. "The fact that I'm in here with one of the best boxers of all times proves the odds can be beat."ĮSPN scored the bout 78-74 for Mayweather. "I don't want anyone to tell me anything is impossible ever again," Paul said. The bout, which will not go on either man's professional record, was promoted by Mayweather Promotions and distributed by Showtime pay-per-view. The Florida State Boxing Commission did not officially sanction the fight - due to the large disparity in size and experience level - though it provided Samuel Burgos as the referee. There were no judges and no official winner read, though knockouts were legal. Mayweather and Paul wore 10-ounce gloves. The exhibition was scheduled for eight three-minute rounds. "He's better than I thought he was," Mayweather said of Paul. ![]()
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