Mayweather won a unanimous decision to extend his winning streak to 48 fights, but many of Pacquiao's fans were frustrated with the American boxer's penchant for clinching and "running" every time the "Pacman" tried to attack.
"Those things happen in a fight. I can't make an issue, it happens," Bayless said, adding that Mayweather cleaned up his act.
"I gave him a warning, and he cleaned it up. All that stuff had no effect on the fight at all," he stressed.
Mayweather himself explained that tying Pacquiao up was part of his game plan.
"When he came in, I kept using the check hook, using the jab, and the hook, and when he got close, defense, and tie him up, roughhouse him," said Mayweather.
Fans were not impressed with these tactics, but Bayless said it was all part of the game.
"From a referee's standpoint, it was a very competitive fight," Bayless said. "The fighters, in my opinion, went out and gave it their all." -- From a report by Bev Llorente, ABS-CBN News North America
source: www.abs-cbnnews.com
