LAS VEGAS, United States – Filipino sports analysts expressed surprise at the results of the fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao, saying they thought Pacquiao actually won the bout dubbed as the fight of the century.

But their international colleagues disagreed, siding with the judges’ unanimous decision to award Mayweather the victory.

The judges scored the fight 118-110, 116-112, and 116-112, all for Mayweather. Compubox statistics also agreed with the results – showing that Mayweather outboxed Pacquiao, landing 34% of his 435 punches thrown, compared to Pacquiao landing 19% of his 429 punches.

The result unofficially declared Mayweather the best pound for pound fighter in the world today.

Rappler spoke to sports writers who covered the fight and this is what they had to say:

Mike Coppinger, USA Today

Result according to Coppinger: 117-111 for Mayweather

“I think Mayweather is the smarter and better fighter, and always has been. And he let Pacquiao come in at him and set him up with nice left counters, especially the counter right… His jab was great. And every time Pacquiao seemed to get into a rhythm, it seemed the jab threw him off and messed up his timing. Mayweather’s jab is probably the best punch in boxing.”

Ronnie Nathanielsz, Filipino sports analyst

Result according to Nathanielsz: Pacquiao win

“The end result was a little disappointing and you could see the disappointment in Pacquiao’s face. I think Manny thought he won the fight. I figured, in my scorecard, without all the emotional attachment, that he won by a point. But I can stand a decision going Mayweather’s way because this is his hometown. He’s technically a superior fighter. But that ridiculous scorecard: 118-110. What was that judge watching? What was he watching? Guys like that should never be allowed to judge a boxing fight again.”

Dan Rafael, ESPN

Result according to Rafael: Mayweather win

“Good fight, I thought. Brilliant performance by Mayweather. He stuck to his gameplan. He boxed the way he has boxed for his whole career. He saw what Manny had to offer. He took a few good hard shots from Manny earlier in the fight and figured him out to a certain degree. It was a competitive first half but the second half was all Mayweather. I don’t know if it was because of Pacquiao’s supposed injury to his shoulder that hampered him in that regard, but Mayweather did in fact prove he is the best fighter in the world. [For] anybody who thought there was a doubt that Mayweather beats Pacquiao or they weren’t sure, now they know the answer. It was clearly Floyd Mayweather.”

Quinito Henson, Filipino sports analyst

Result according to Henson: Pacquiao win

“When you’re a fan or if you’re a judge, when you watch a boxing match, you want to award the decision to the fighter who wants to fight, not the fighter who wants to run. Defense doesn’t win you boxing matches, and it’s a travesty. I think in this kind of situation you’re rewarding a defensive fighter who ran… I think Manny could’ve done more to win this fight but I still gave it to Manny. Because of his aggressiveness and because of the fact that Mayweather was just leaning back and running around. I do not agree with the decision. I felt that the 118-110 score was just completely out of this world. I was completely flabbergasted.”

John Scully, boxing trainer

Result according to Scully: 116-112 for Mayweather

“I think Manny isn’t used to missing that much. People don’t realize what those counters do. Floyd was touching him with some counters quickly and I think Manny got a little confused. A little hesitant. People are saying why didn’t he throw more punches? That’s easy to say when you’re not in there… Even those who love Manny, you can’t let your emotions get in there, you have to give Floyd his due. You have to. If you don’t, it makes you look bad. If after this fight, you’re still not convinced, it makes you look bad. Even if you don’t like Floyd, you sound foolish if you don’t give him credit.” – Rappler.com