I'll preface this by saying I've never watched Mayweather fight before, but I've seen my fair share of welterweight slugfests (here's my favorite). I don't really have a vested interest in this fight because it's about 5 years past its prime, but I'm really at a loss here. I just watched what I thought was Pacquiao basically dominating the fight, which isn't saying much because he was the only one really throwing a punch for 12 rounds while Mayweather looked scared and evasive.

My question: is this how Mayweather normally wins fights - running from his opponent and taking hits without dropping? That didn't look like counter-punching, that looked pathetic. I understand you have to dethrone the champ but it looked like Manny did more than enough to win a split decision.

Or maybe I'm biased. I hope it's both.