Manny Pacquiao isn't ready to retire quite yet.
The 34-year-old Filipino, coming off two straight losses, answered any-and-all questions about his current form, as he absolutely dominated Brandon Rios en route to an unanimous decision victory in Macao on Sunday morning.
It wasn't quite a perfect shutout, but it was close, via Bleacher Report:
Boxing analyst Al Bernstein summed up the transcendent effort from Pac-Man:
Following the assertive beatdown, the new WBO International Welterweight Champion showed his class, via HBO Boxing's Twitter feed:
Pac-Man set the tone early, connecting on four-times as many punches as Rios in the opening round, per ESPN's Dan Rafael:
The veteran, who clearly outclassed Rios inside the ropes, only continued to increase the pressure and come with a relentless attack. As Top Rank Boxing's Twitter feed pointed out, though, the underdog didn't back down, showing a little bit of that "crazy streak" we all knew he had in him:
Moreover, as legend Roy Jones Jr. noted, via HBO Boxing, that mentality, coupled with Rios' strong chin, meant that things were far from over:
But as Rios continued to take flurries and combinations with a smile on his face, Pacquiao further pressed on and increased his lead.
By the end of the sixth round, Bam Bam's face looked unrecognizable, via Yahoo! Sports' Kevin Iole and HBO Boxing:
Sports Illustrated's Chris Mannix put it rather simply:
And that was, essentially, the story of the fight. In the first couple of rounds, Rios found a little bit of success when he got in close, but those moments were few and far between. More often than not, Pacquiao was showcasing his pre-Marquez-knockout speed and untouchable lateral movement, delivering lightning-quick combinations and dominating Rios with both volume and power.
By the end of the ninth round, the discrepancy was massive, per Compubox (via ESPN Stats & Info):
No matter what Rios did, Manny had a better, faster, more powerful answer. Rafael summed it up:
Meanwhile, Mannix explained why the American wasn't able to better fight back:
Still, Rios held on in the final rounds, forcing the fight to go the distance. While he was clearly outclassed by a superior opponent, you can't question his toughness, courage or chin, with emphasis on the latter, via Iole:
The final numbers, per Rafael, tell the entire story:
Those hoping to hear Manny Pacquiao's retirement speech sometime in 2013 aren't going to get their wish. Instead, as Mannix conjectures, we may see a certain matchup for the fifth time:
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