MANNY PACQUIAO threw twice as many punches as Yordenis Urgas, but the Cuban landed more accurately.
Pacquiao lost his fight in his first fight in over two years when he returned to the ring. But, it wasn't because he didn't try hard enough.
Manny Pacquiao was defeated by Yordenis Ugas on points
CompuBox reports that the Filipino boxing legend threw 815 punches compared to Ugas' 405!
This meant that he was twice active but 21 percent less accurate.
Ugas was able to land with 37% of his punches. This totalled 151 rounds. Pacquiao had only 130, which equals 16%.
The most important thing for the champion was his jab. It helped establish dominance over the southpaw and the orthodox.
Ugas landed 50 out of 234 of the throws he made, at a rate of 21% accuracy.
Pacquiao was able to connect with only nine per cent of his lead southpaw jabs, with 42 of 475 throws.
Although the fight was a chess match with few thrills, Ugas did manage to land some memorable right hooks.
He connected with 101 of the 171 power punches thrown. His success rate was impressive at 59 percent.
Pacquiao landed only 26 percent of his power punches. Only 88 of his 340 hits hit the target.
The champion of eight divisions was unable turn back the clock and said it could be his last fight.
Pacquiao stated that Manny Pacquiao may not fight again in the future. I don't know.
"But for how many generations, I'm so content with what I have done in boxing.
"I also contribute a record to boxing and make boxing the best. I bring honor to the country and the Filipino people.
"I am proud to be Filipino and grateful to all my fans around the globe."
