Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: Round-By-Round Online Results and Prize Money

We could use a lot of adjectives to describe Saturday's long-awaited bout between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, but one sticks out: underwhelming.

Mayweather came into the MGM Grand before a crowd of celebrities usually reserved for major Hollywood awards nights and did what he always does. He opened the bout with a few slow rounds, picking and choosing his spots before systematically picking Pacquiao apart in the second half of the fight. The scorecards read 118-110, 116-112, 116-112, and there was little doubt about whose hand would be raised.

Mayweather turned the fight of his life into another Floyd Mayweather fight. Whether we want to credit Mayweather, blame Pacquiao's conservative game plan or call your cable service provider and say someone falsely made a $100 purchase on your bill—or a combination of all three—it was nonetheless an impressive display.

With that in mind, let's take a look back through all 12 rounds. Perhaps we'll be able to pick up on some of the trends via reaction on social media.

Round 1

Mayweather and Pacquiao were largely feeling one another out during the first few minutes. Pacquiao landed the hardest punches, but his accuracy was almost nonexistent. Radio personality Dave Mahler noted Pacquiao landed only three punches overall:

Though he didn't do much damage, Mayweather was able to keep the round firmly in his favor by landing the punches he took.

Round 2

While the three judges each scored this one in favor of Mayweather, it was far closer than the scorecard would have you imagine. Pacquiao was still being careful with his punch choices yet seemed to be really pushing his combinations.

ESPN Stats & Info provided the contrast between the first two rounds:

Mayweather was again able to win over the judges with his foot movement and smart tactical choices. Time and again he would get thiiiiis close to being trapped in the ropes before wiggling his way out. The fans weren't loving Mayweather's tactics—especially his propensity for grabbing Pacquiao—but it was winning him critical early rounds.

Round 3

Another all-Mayweather round on the scorecards. This one was also close, mostly because Pacquiao put on a flurry toward the end of the round. Mayweather dictated the pacing for most of the round, as neither fighter seemed especially willing to throw a punch.

Seth Davis of Sports Illustrated actually called the round a draw for that reason:

Some others scored it in favor of Pacquiao because he was able to garner some momentum late in the round. That said, it felt like more of a prelude to what was to come in Round 4 than anything that should have swayed the cards.

Round 4

Perhaps Pacquiao's best round of the fight. He drilled Mayweather with a strong left hand and combo flurry that almost made it look like Money's knees were giving out. It was one of the select few times in the bout where Mayweather looked truly vulnerable. 

For most of the fight, Pacquiao's power punches would result in a smirk of a knowing "nope" from the champ. Here, it was clear they were having some effect. In fact, Pacquiao actually pulled ahead on landed punches after winning the fourth, per ESPN Stats & Info:

Here's the point where it really felt like Pacquiao could win the fight. It's not hard to envision the judges giving either Round 2 or Round 3 to Pacquiao, and he clearly took the fourth. Little did we know this was closer to an anomaly than things to come.

Round 5

Mayweather, perhaps awakened by Pacquiao's stellar fourth round, really gets going here. He lands his best punch of the fight (to that point) early in the round and cruises to a pretty easy victory. The Los Angeles Times Twitter feed noted the change in pace:

Round 6

The last round of the fight Pacquiao won without question. It'll probably best be remembered as the round Mayweather spent three minutes saying "nope" over and over. That reel will be played forever in Mayweather highlights; it's a microcosm of his unabashed self-confidence in the ring.

It was also quite clearly a reaction to Pacquiao winning the round. Gregg Doyel of The Indianapolis Star had scored it three rounds apiece to that point:

Things pretty quickly devolved from there.

Round 7

Unsurprisingly, the midpoint is where Mayweather started taking over the fight full stop. He got popped with a straight right from Pacquiao but was otherwise in control throughout the round, picking his spots as Pacquiao struggled to build momentum.

ESPN Stats & Info pointed out Mayweather's propensity for taking Round 7:

Round 8

Far closer than the previous round, but Mayweather was still the unanimous winner. The story of the fight: Pacquiao hits Mayweather with a couple strong punches—in this case lefts—yet cannot put together a string worthy of taking the round. Mayweather goes back, rights the ship and takes back control before the final bell sounds.

An accurate description goes as follows:

Round 9

While the fight was nearing too-far-gone status, Pacquiao got a round on two of three cards at a critical time. What's weird is Round 9 should have favored Mayweather. The pace was labored, and the two fighters mostly spent the round shifting their footwork.

Pacquiao was nonetheless able to land a few extra punches to eke one out. Former champion Shane Mosley commented on the lack of action:

Round 10

We can pretty much repeat everything that was said about Round 9 here. The two fighters both appear to believe they're winning the fight at this point. Both are resting and biding their time for the stretch run, both thinking it's closer than what it is really.

Pacquiao again wound up doing the better job of creating what little action there was. Doyel probably put it best: 

Round 11

This was all Mayweather. Even though Pacquiao wound up winning Round 9 and 10 on two of the three cards here, he started looking a little weary. Mayweather caught him quite a few times leaning into punches and appeared to be coming into his own. Stephen A. Smith noted Pacquiao would need a knockdown to make it close:

Round 12

The rare Mayweather final-round win. I guess if you're going to set a record with your purse, you might as well make the final round a show. Mayweather celebrating with a few seconds remaining in the round was also a nice touch. He might as well have been dancing the entire round. Then, after the fight, this:

Sometimes it's good to be the king.