” Although I wanted to be aggressive more, my camp told me don’t be careless and to counter him and wait for opportunities. “At the age of 40 I can still give my best,” Pacquiao said. He caught Broner in the seventh and ninth rounds with big left hands that sent him backward, while Broner spent most of the fight looking for one big counter that never came. There were no knockdowns, but Pacquiao landed the heavier punches - and lots of them. The AP scored it a shutout 120-108 for Pacquiao. Two judges favoured Pacquiao by a 116-112 score, while the third had it 117-111. The decision was never in doubt, but Pacquiao pressed the fight into the later rounds as he tried unsuccessfully to score a knockout. – APįighting for the first time at the age of 40, the senator from the Philippines won a lopsided decision that was never in doubt before a crowd that roared at every punch he landed. Manny Pacquiao (R) throws a right to Adrien Broner in the WBA welterweight title boxing match. “The Manny Pacquiao journey will still continue,” Pacquiao said. It was the 61 st win of a remarkable career in which Pacquiao has won titles in eight weight classes.Īnd it put to rest any thoughts of retirement after 24 years as a pro. With Mayweather watching from ringside, Pacquiao showed flashes of his old speed in winning a unanimous 12-round decision over Broner to easily defend his piece of the welterweight title. Whether Pacquiao’s dominating win over Adrien Broner gets him a rematch with Floyd Mayweather, though, is a question that will have to be answered another night. LAS VEGAS (AP) - Manny Pacquiao showed last Saturday night he’s still got plenty of fight for a fighter on the wrong side of 40.

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