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The internet at its very best to tell you the story of Floyd Mayweather v Manny Pacquiao

Published 07:28 3 May 2015 BST

Updated 11:08 3 May 2015 BST

Conan Doherty
The internet at its very best to tell you the story of Floyd Mayweather v Manny Pacquiao

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The Fight of the Century it might not have been but it definitely had all the hype it deserved anyway.

Floyd Mayweather's defensive masterclass might well have underwhelmed a few but there was no getting away from the fact that this was a huge night for sport in the globe. And, after a fittingly bizarre pre-fight that would've had you believing you were still drunk, Mayweather and Pacquiao actually started to fight. Well, just before that, one order of business first. https://twitter.com/SBNation/status/594718898978709505 Manny Pacquiao had plenty of energy early on and, despite Mayweather still scoring the heaviest, the Filipino landed the heaviest. https://twitter.com/Deadspin/status/594717505312202752 Pacquiao was the crowd favourite, the underdog always is, and when he looked to catch Mayweather again, the majority had already scored him to win. https://twitter.com/BlankGenMusic/status/594719915015286785 But for those seldom successes from PacMan, Mayweather was breezing in typical Mayweather counter fashion. https://twitter.com/SBNation/status/594720225695834113 And that quick left was able to hurt Manny a few times. [caption id="attachment_23324" align="alignnone" width="594"]LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 02:  Floyd Mayweather Jr. throws a left at Manny Pacquiao during their welterweight unification championship bout on May 2, 2015 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.  (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 02: Floyd Mayweather Jr. throws a left at Manny Pacquiao during their welterweight unification championship bout on May 2, 2015 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)[/caption] Still, some people were tuning in bemused that they were being forced to watch welterweights. https://twitter.com/BrunoPosts/status/593245020053970944 The fight wore on and Mayweather's elusiveness become a source of consternation. Pacquiao couldn't hit him when he was running out of time and the people were not impressed. https://twitter.com/geovanixenia/status/594733288524279808 https://twitter.com/junaidgool1/status/594735762756739074 https://twitter.com/ShinyBaldBanana/status/594730295607357440 https://twitter.com/diehardrf/status/545059919469088769 https://twitter.com/Jaye_Batista/status/594176753880281088 But Mayweather showed he wasn't afraid to take it either and he even taunted Pacquiao in a 'ain't so bad' Rocky style manner. And, although boos met Mayweather's celebration, he didn't seem to care. https://twitter.com/SBNation/status/594726018524585984 Thankfully, Pier Morgan was there to clear it up and he stuck his neck on the line too with a bold statement. https://twitter.com/piersmorgan/status/594726235793657856 And, finally, Niall Horan was able to illuminate what had just happened. https://twitter.com/NiallOfficial/status/594728161289568256 Pacquiao might've done all the chasing, but the stats speak for themselves. There was a clear winner. https://twitter.com/pangeransiahaan/status/594738951241338880