Group: Manny landed more punches

Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight night at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayweather wins by unanimous decision. PHOTO BY REM ZAMORA/INQUIRER/See more at FRAME

Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight night at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayweather wins by unanimous decision. PHOTO BY REM ZAMORA/INQUIRER/See more at FRAME

BOXING News 24’s team of leading boxing commentators monitored a video of Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao’s bout on May 2 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas.  First, they viewed it in actual speed, then in slow motion, and finally frame by frame.

They tallied the blows made by each boxer and, according to the statistics, they gathered Mayweather threw more punches than Pacquiao, 471 to 414. However, only 68 of those 471 punches landed, 30 punches fewer than Pacquiao’s.

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