On May 2, Floyd Mayweather showed the world why he's undefeated. The average fan may not have liked how he went about thoroughly beating Manny Pacquiao in the highly anticipated event, but it looked a whole lot like any other offering from the pay-per-view king.Despite Pacquiao's best efforts to bring the fight to the 38-year-old welterweight, Money rebuffed his efforts at every step.For those who argued that Manny's aggression should have won him the fight, the overall punch stats from CompuBox painted a much different story. Pacquiao's aggression wasn't what one would call "effective":The stats reveal a fight was much more one-sided than those who were judging the fights with their hearts instead of their eyes might believe. Here's a look at the stats and storylines that defined the bout.Combination Punching: Pac-Man Didn't Start Early EnoughIn order to win the bout, Pacquiao needed to do damage in the early rounds. Throughout his career, Mayweather has been known to get off to a slow start before adjusting and turning the fight in the latter rounds.That means Pac-Man's best shot at springing the upset was to work combinations early and build a lead on the scorecard. As ESPN Stats & Info illustrates, Pacquiao's combo work early on left a lot to be desired:With Pacquiao only attacking with two punches at a time, Mayweather was able to come out and claim the first frame. This set the tone for the rest of the fight, as Money was able to sporadically become the aggressor and take a round whenever he wanted to.Jabs: Mayweather Landed Them; Pacquiao Did NotJabs generally tell the story in boxing. The ability to consistently land the jab sets the foundation for all other offense in most cases.In this case, it was simple: Mayweather landed his, while Pacquiao simply couldn't. For Money, the jabs weren't just the groundwork for all of his offense, they were a line of defense. Luke Thomas of MMA Fighting passed along this quote from Money on his ability to keep the jab in Pacquiao's face.Mayweather's well-timed jab worked to make sure that Pacquiao's combinations never really got going throughout the fight. Anytime Pacquiao would settle into a rhythm or prepare to unleash, Mayweather would stick the jab and disrupt his offense.Pacquiao, on the other hand, never got his jab going. His nine percent accuracy was astonishingly low, but the volume was even more disappointing. He landed a grand total of 18 jabs.There may have been a reason for that beyond Mayweather's brilliant defense, though. Lance Pugmire of the Los Angeles Times reported that Pacquiao fought with an injured right shoulder and was not allowed to get an anti-inflammatory injection before the bout:Some might view this as sour grapes, but it does make sense. One thing Pacquiao had success with early in the fight was doubling up on the jab to force Mayweather to one side, then unloading to the body. That strategy slowly faded away as the fight did.If his right shoulder was truly injured, it would show up in the number of jabs that he threw and landed. That certainly appeared to be the case.Volume: Pacquiao Didn't Have EnoughIt's very simple. If a fighter is going to beat Floyd Mayweather, he will have to throw more punches than him.By virtue of how accurate and efficient Money is with his punches and just how good his defense is, there's a certain amount of volume required to score against him. It's one of the reasons many thought Pac-Man could challenge Mayweather. As ESPN noted prior to the fight, Pacquiao is much busier than the average fighter:Instead, he just looked like an average fighter. Turned away by Mayweather's movement, defense and possibly his shoulder injury, Pac-Man averaged just 38.75 punches thrown per round. That's almost the exact number of punches that Mayweather has averaged in his career.Theoretically, Pacquiao was supposed to be the man to take Mayweather out of his elementthe man with enough speed, volume and power to crack the Money code and damage him against the ropes.Instead, it was Mayweather who once again came out victorious, and it can all be traced back to his ability to control the pace of the bout.With Money coming toward the end of his career, this bout should serve as an example for whomever gets to challenge him next. No one can beat Mayweather at his own game. It's either push the pace and attack with volume or get picked apart from the outside.
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