Spanis h football club Barcelona’s Brazilian forward Neymar has paid tribute to boxer Floyd Mayweather after his victory by a unanimous decision over Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas.

Mayweather bravely outfought Pacquiao to stretch his unbeaten overall fight record to 48-0 on Saturday.

“Pacquiao is an amazing fighter but for me Floyd is the one and like we said in Brazil he is “the guy”. Thanks for the show guys !! Congratulations my friend !! @floydmayweather,” Neymar wrote in photo sharing site instagram on Sunday after posting a photo of him alongside Mayweather.

The judges scored it 118-110 and 116-112, 116-112 in favour of Mayweather who produced a tactical masterstroke to beat his Fillipino opponent.