10 Things That Have Happened Since NUFC Last Picked Up A Point

6. The "Fight Of The Century" Has Come And Gone... With Floyd Mayweather And Manny Pacquiao Earning More Than $400 Million (£263 Million) In The Process

The so-called "Fight of the Century" between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao was announced just days before Newcastle beat Aston Villa 1-0 at St James' Park - and yet it has come and gone in the time it has taken the Magpies to add to that tally. Mayweather beat Pacqiuao by an unanimous points decision on Saturday night in Las Vegas - and the pair split a purse of more than $400 million (£263 million). The fight itself may have failed to live up to the hype and was, in some ways, considered "disappointing" - but it was nowhere near as disappointing as Newcastle's current form...
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NUFC editor for WhatCulture.com/NUFC. History graduate (University of Edinburgh) and NCTJ-trained journalist. I love sports, hopelessly following Newcastle United and Newcastle Falcons. My pastimes include watching and attending sports matches religiously, reading spy books and sampling ales.