the fight itself left many fans disappointed. forbes.com contributor brian goff called it "arguably, the least entertaining 'mega fight' in memory", attributing the disappointment to mayweather's defense-oriented strategy, which is atypical of top boxers. "the new york times" felt that the bout was "far from electrifying and had some fans grumbling about mayweather’s methodical defensive style". "los angeles times" columnist bill dwyre felt that the fight was "as compelling as the 405 freeway at 8 a.m.". regarding pacquiao's undisclosed shoulder injury, he called the entire situation very damaging to boxing, accusing the fight's promoters of allowing the fight to go on for monetary reasons, and potentially alienating fans. dwyre went on to say that "this was billed the fight of the century. as "the wall street journal" so aptly put it, it's good that we have 85 years left to top it." former heavyweight champ evander holyfield, who thought that pacquiao should have been awarded the decision, questioned the judging of not just this fight but recent prize fights in general in an essay in "the players' tribune".