Floyd Mayweather's win over Manny Pacquiao apparently doubled as boxing's swan song in the eyes of MMA, and more specifically UFC fans. Mookie Alexander says it is time to stop repeating this meme.
Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao had lofty expectations to meet after years of stalled negotiations and several months worth of hype when the fight was actually made. For boxing's Fight of the Century to live up to its billing, at least one of these two outcomes needed to happen:
1.) The defensive-minded counterpuncher in Mayweather would have had to completely change his style and open himself up to a firefight with Pacquiao, something Mayweather doesn't even do with far inferior opponents.