Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: After 'Fight of the Century,' is it all downhill.....?
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(CNN)It was the mega-fight. Possibly the biggest fight of our lifetimes, a blue-moon opportunity to see two of the world's greatest fighters go toe to toe. It's Ali-Frazier for the modern era, with media coverage dwarfing even that most famous of fights.
It's rare that boxing, that most mercurial of sports, has the opportunity to unify the belts. But the victor in Saturday's much-anticipated bout between Filipino legend Manny Pacquiao and Floyd "Money" Mayweather, now undefeated in 48 professional fights, is the undisputed world champion, and walks away with more than just a share of the reported $300 million purse.
No wonder boxing great Evander Holyfield told CNN's Don Riddell ahead of the fight that he was "excited" for the bout, while other luminaries of the sport are predicting great things from Saturday.
"We should see a classic fight on a classic night," predicted former light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver. "It should go down in boxing folklore as one of the greatest fights of all time."
And while the actual fight may not have had the excitement that its billing promised, or the knockout that Manny's fans hoped was just around the corner, it was a masterful display by Mayweather and it will enter the annals as one of the most significant boxing events of recent years.
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