You have to watch this Mayweather-Pacquiao 'Punch Out!!' parody

Chris Morris
Now you're playing with parody power.
Now you're playing with parody power.

For many boxing fans, the fight of the century turned out to be a swing and a miss. Folks who shelled out $100 to watch Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao slug it out on pay-per-view over the weekend (assuming their cable provider actually let them) have roundly criticized the bout for being a bore.

But Noober Goober Gaming saw the snoozefst coming, as illustrated in this amazingly prescient parody using the NES classic Punch Out!!:

The video, which went live before the boxers even made their entrances to the ring, is a sadly accurate take on the fight.

It starts by expertly skewering some of Mayweather's ridiculous demands for the bout, which everyone on the planet agrees should have taken place a few years ago. But once the virtual fight actually starts, the video kicks into high gear.

Pacquiao swings wildly, failing to come close to Mayweather. Mayweather occasionally moves in, but only to lock up “Little Pac” (a hat tip to the real game's Little Mac) in a clinch, which referee Mario has to break up.

"There's no blueprint on how to beat my hugs," the in-game Mayweather boasts.

Subsequent rounds spotlight Mayweather's ability to dance around the ring, avoiding punches and never engaging Pacquiao. In the final round, Mayweather finally jabs an exhausted Pacquiao, winning the fight as Referee Mario sums up the thoughts of the millions who had hoped boxing would once again become a relevant sport: "Meh."

A harsh statement on the state of the sweet science? Maybe, but the comments of the competitors in between rounds of the mock NES game are even more damning.

"This must be really boring to casual fans," says Pacquiao.

"It doesn't matter, we already got their money," answers Mayweather.

And the parody they deserve.

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