Momentum always with Mayweather

If there was one moment that summed up this entire promotion, which reached frenzied levels of interest across the planet last week, it came as the bell rang for the start of the 12th round.

Mayweather, clearly ahead on the scorecards, and well aware that the result was in no doubt, embraced the man many have accused him of fearing over the past five years. Manny Pacquiao, by that point, required a knock-out but he was probably the only man in Las Vegas who believed he could get one. Of course he didn’t and Mayweather cruised home in trademark style.

But it was their hug which reflected the nature of this flawed superfight. In the months since the showdown was announced, neither has shown even a hint of disrespect to his opponent. The phoney war an elephant in the room.