While the rest of the world was watching the fight between Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey, the three notorious members of the Mayweather family chose to sit and spend time together at the dinner table rather than catch even just a glimpse of a single round in the fight. 

“We intend to make this our family tradition for many years to come, or until Pacquiao retires, whichever comes first, ” Floyd, Sr., spoke briefly to the media as he opened the window to throw out food morsels at what he thought were trespassers to his property.  Uncle Roger also shared his sentiments, “At this day and age, it is seldom we spent time together as a family.”

After dinner, the Mayweathers turned on the TV.  Inadvertently, Roger changed the channel to the Pacquiao fight.  Floyd, Jr., immediately jumped from his seat and ran for cover.  You can’t really blame Floyd, Jr., from getting scared. 

From the sound of the opening bell, Pacquiao showed us why he is the pound-for-pound king.  With his lightning-speed combinations and tenacious punches, it would seem like Pacquiao was the contender rather than the champion.  He threw everything on the line and fought as if he was down on the scorecards against a superb defensive boxer who is 15 pounds heavier than him.  Oddly, the smaller guy was the aggressor between them.

On the other hand, Clottey covered up like a turtle in his shell.  Though he effectively rocked Pacquiao a couple of times, Clottey seldom threw his punches.  From the looks of it, he wasn’t intent on winning the biggest fight of his career.  He was just there for the sake of being there; merely fighting to stay alive, cash his check and go home.

Clottey effectively blocked most of Pacquiao’s unrelenting punches with his hands high before him.  But still, Pacquiao landed body shots, which made Clottey fidget.  Though he did not score a knockdown that night, Pacquiao, nevertheless, took the convincing win over the rough and rugged Clottey.

And with Pacquiao’s one-sided victory, the Mayweather family went back to the dining table and ate in silence that evening.  On rare occasions that he speaks, Floyd, Sr., would mumble monosyllabic sounds in response to Floyd, Jr.’s, incoherent queries.