IMO his move up in weight did slow his speed, especially his flurry speed, as well as his overall punching volume.

I would give him more credit than that, considering he fought 21 championship fights, beat two future hall-of-famers, and has been the most avoided man on HBO [by Mayweather, Hatton, Tzuyu, V. Harris, among others] for years... I gotta defend my second favorite fighter h:

Other than that, Pacquiao fought a very good fight. IMO the stoppage was premature, but Pac pretty much dominated him in every category. Did anybody bet on this fight? I bet on the fight going over 9.5 rounds @ +122 odds.

I can't wait for him to fight Mayweather, somebody needs to shut him the fuck up.. for real. Mayweather can be beat, and most experts agree he already was beat against Jose Luis Castillo, too bad the judges slept through the fight.