Boxing is now officially dead

Former world cruiserweight champion Johnny Nelson was surprised by the margin of Mayweather¡¯s victory. He said: ¡°He shocked me and shocked everybody because he stepped up another three, four, five levels and shut him out. It was a complete masterclass.

¡°The whole thing of boxing is hit and not be hit. That¡¯s what he did.¡± ¨C BBC news.

To demonstrate how dominant he was, you only need to look at the stats ¨C 148 connected punches to Pacman¡¯s 81. Money Mayweather made Manny look almost second-rate. Some might even call it a boxing lesson. I¡¯d be loathed to see a rematch because Manny was just so out-classed. Pacquiao was dominated nearly as much as his predecessors, Maidana and Alvarez. Mayweather gave us a sublime tactician¡¯s exhibition of speed, accuracy and power. He controlled the range and Manny kept walking into his jab. Pacquiao wasn¡¯t aggressive enough. Mayweather actually threw more punches ¨C 435 to 429 ¨C and landed with 39% of them, compared to 19% for his opponent.

Mayweather says he will hang up the gloves after the next fight, but I highly doubt it considering he is approaching Rocky Marciano¡¯s record of 49 wins and 0 losses. Can you imagine Mayweather leaving boxing at 49-0 which would be after his next bout? I can¡¯t. I think Mayweather¡¯s 49th fight could be against the British boxer of pakastani descent -Amir Khan.

Lots to look forward to in the world of boxing. Who said it was dead?