Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: Full Fight Card Results, Key Takeaways from Main Event

Floyd Mayweather triumphed over Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand Garden Arena when they met in the richest fight in boxing history on Saturday.

Money won via a unanimous decision, 118-110, 116-112 and 116-112, as he extended his record to an unbeaten 49-0.

For more reaction and a discussion of what's up next for Mayweather, check out this video:

Read on for the full fight card results and some key takeaways from the bout.

Mayweather Remains a Defensive Master

At 38, Mayweather is certainly past his prime.

The American has built his career and unbeaten record on the foundation of his outstanding defensive capabilities, but there had been a trend emerging of Mayweather being hit more than usual in recent fights, per ProBoxing-Fans.com.

With Mayweather's defence seemingly not as impervious as it used to be, Pacquiao may have expected to pose him some serious problems.

However, Mayweather's defence was as strong as ever and Pacquiao was held firmly at bay, landing just 18 jabs on his opponent (h/t BBC Sport).

Weight Class	Matchup	Result
Super Welterweight	Brad Solomon vs. Adrian Granados	Solomon, SD
Super Bantamweight	Leo Santa Cruz vs. Jose Cayetano	Santa Cruz, UD
Super Welterweight	Chris Pearson vs. Said El Harrak	Pearson, UD
Super Middleweight	Jesse Hart vs. Mike Jimenez	Hart, TKO
Featherweight	Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Gamalier Rodriguez	Lomachenko, TKO
Welterweight	Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao	Mayweather, UD

Many fans were left underwhelmed by Mayweather's effective yet unexciting tactics, including boxing legends Oscar De La Hoya and Mike Tyson.

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Sorry boxing fans.

— Oscar De La Hoya (@OscarDeLaHoya) May 3, 2015"

However, underwhelming though it was, the fight highlighted that Mayweather's defensive prowess is incredibly effective, as Lennox Lewis points out:

With just one more win needed to match Rocky Marciano's 49-0 unbeaten record, the idea of Money failing to do so is almost unthinkable.

Pacquiao's Injury Appears to Have Had an Impact

It emerged after the fight that Pacquiao was hampered by an injury to his right shoulder, which may have swung the bout in Mayweather's favour. 

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Some ppl want blood & get disappointed when they don't get it. Doesn't take away from fact that Floyd is a great technician. #MayPac

— Lennox Lewis (@LennoxLewis) May 3, 2015"

According to Pacquiao's camp, the injury was sustained between three and four weeks prior to the fight, per Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports. Pacquiao requested an anti-inflammatory shot on Saturday evening, but was denied it due to his representatives failing to check the injury box on the paperwork after the weigh-in on Friday.

The Nevada Athletic Commission explained its denial of the request, per BBC Sports Editor Dan Roan:

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Promoter Bob Arum believed the ruling affected the result.

According to Tim Dahlberg of The Associated Press, he said: "The ruling made tonight affected the outcome of the fight."

The injury restricted the use of Pac-Man's right arm, resulting in him throwing far fewer punches than usual.

While Pacquiao usually throws around 700 punches (h/t Tim Dahlberg), he managed just 439 on Saturday, per BBC Sport.

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Despite Questions over Pacquiao's Injury, There Shouldn't Be a Rematch

While a rematch remains a lucrative prospect that would undoubtedly be welcomed by promoters and fans—Pac-Man's in particular—the two fighters should resist the temptation to face each other again.

For Pacquiao, the temptation will be all the greater, but having underperformed—injury or not—there is little to suggest that a second fight would bring a dramatically different result.

With age firmly catching up with both fighters (Pacquiao is 36), adding more time into the equation will only detract from the quality of an already-disappointing fight.

At this stage, it would be more beneficial for both fighters' legacies to simply move onto new, younger opponents as they seek to end their careers on a high.