Mayweather in control against Pacquiao

Floyd Mayweather appeared to in control of the superfight with Manny Pacquiao after eight rounds of their world welterweight title bout at the MGM Grand here Saturday.

Unofficial score cards by US television network experts at ringside had Mayweather ahead after eight rounds, some by a margin of five rounds to three.

Mayweather managed to keep Pacquiao at bay through much of the early exchanges, exploiting his longer reach and height to frustrate the Filipino.