

In his post-fight interview, Mayweather praised his opponent, saying: "He's better than I thought he was. Mayweather's superior boxing was reflected by the CompuBox punch stats, with Mayweather having landed 43 punches of 107 thrown (40.2%), compared to Paul's 28 landed of 217 thrown (12.9%).
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The fight went the full eight-round distance, and no winner was announced. Toward the end of the eighth and final round, Paul showboated when it became clear that he had done enough to avoid being stopped as most had predicted would be the case, and that he would survive to hear the final bell. Despite Paul's constant attempts at neutering Mayweather's offense, the latter continued to dictate the pace of the fight and land the cleaner, more effective punches.
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From the fourth round onward, Paul was visibly fatigued and took every opportunity to utilize his weight advantage by tying the smaller Mayweather up in the clinch after every exchange. He finally turned up the offense in the third, opening up with some clean left hooks that rocked Paul's head back, as well as mixing in his trademark pull counter with the right hand. The second round was similar to the first, with Mayweather content with the slow pace of the fight. Toward the end of the first round, Paul unleashed a wild flurry, but all of his punches were blocked by Mayweather's guard. Mayweather started tentatively and defensively, reluctant to throw often and avoiding most of Paul's shots. Fight card Weight Classįight details Mayweather vs. On May 3, 2021, a fight between former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson and Brian Maxwell was also added to the card. On June 1, 2021, Dervin Colina replaced Jean Pascal to face Badou Jack. However, on May 29, 2021, Jean Pascal failed a drug test and was removed from the bout. On April 27, 2021, Badou Jack and Jean Pascal were added to the card. The fight was postponed to Jand took place at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. On December 6, 2020, Paul and Mayweather agreed to fight in an exhibition bout on February 20, 2021.
