Manny Pacquiao and Yordenis Ugas unveiled a historic night of action at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Both men fired shots from their end and troubled the other for a brief period. However, Ugas did enough to have his hands raised as he retained his WBA welterweight world title via unanimous decision. The judges scored the contest 115-113, 116-112, and 116-112 in favor of the Cuban star.
Ugas already seemed the winner with a few more rounds left. The end of round ten had Yordenis Ugas’s score at 128 total punches landed as compared to Pacquiao’s 112. While many had envisioned seeing a stoppage, the supreme welterweight fighters took each other to the distance. They left everything inside the ring and stunned the whole combat world.
Manny Pacquiao’s return against Yordenis Ugas also urged several boxers to turn to social media and pose their reaction. Here’s a look at the tweets on Pacquiao vs Ugas.
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Ugas’s range and reach is giving Manny a hard time #PacquiaoUgas
— Andre Berto (@AndreBerto) August 22, 2021
👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 congratulations @YordenisUgas
— Terence Crawford (@terencecrawford) August 22, 2021
Why do y’all keep letting Larry Hazzard score the fights? His cards are a hazard…#PacquiaoUgas
— Jamel Herring (@JamelHerring) August 22, 2021
Ugas needs to pick it up right now
— Andre S.O.G. Ward (@andreward) August 22, 2021
Ugas fighting his ass off… and they tryna convince viewers that he not winning this fight… and ima a fan of both! SMH
— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) August 22, 2021
It’s about to get ugly because @YordenisUgas is not phased by @MannyPacquiao punches and Manny knows that and he’s feeling that strength. He can’t get out the way of his jab or his right hook. Landed 3 right hooks this round!
— Claressa Gwoat Shields (@Claressashields) August 22, 2021
Man 🥺
— Errol Spence (@ErrolSpenceJr) August 22, 2021
Floyd gone fuck around & fight Manny again
— Devin Haney (@Realdevinhaney) August 22, 2021
Nothing left to prove to anyone! Always took on the hardest challenges no matter what & defied the odds to become an 8 division World Champion. 43 years old after 2 years out & still entertained the world regardless of tonight’s result. There will never be another Manny Pacquiao pic.twitter.com/Ux1U5yGqOM
— George "Ferocious" Kambosos Jr (@georgekambosos) August 22, 2021
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Manny Pacquiao vs Yordenis Ugas- A Deeper Look
The close-contest saw both men unleash violence. However, Yordenis Ugas’ rangy jabs and big-built physique assisted him in overpowering ‘Pac-Man’. Although ‘54Milagros’ took time to make his statement, his crisp body shots and clean punches helped him on the scorecard.
Following a strong start, Pacquiao began to fade away in the later rounds. His desperate attempts to land didn’t bring him much benefit. But Ugas apparently had decoded the winning plan by then. He remained calm throughout and didn’t rush for a stoppage, which ultimately turned fruitful.
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On the biggest night of his fighting career, Yordenis Ugas added a legendary name like Manny Pacquiao to the list of his in-ring victims. Hence, the upcoming journey can bring him the big shots in the welterweight division.
That said, Manny Pacquiao has already proven his worth. As he no longer needs to battle for legacy, the former eight-division champion can now hang up his gloves and ride off into the sunset.
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