The Fight of the Century
| Date | May 2, 2015 | |
| Location | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |
| Title(s) on the line | Unified WBA (Super), WBC, WBO, and The Ring welterweight titles | |
| Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao | ||
| Money | Pac-Man | |
| Tale of the tape | ||
|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | From | General Santos, Philippines |
| 47–0 (26 KO) | Pre-fight record | 57–5–2 (38 KO) |
| 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | Height | 5 ft 6.5 in (1.69 m) |
| 146 lb (66 kg) | Weight | 145 lb (66 kg) |
| Orthodox | Style | Southpaw |
| ESPN.com No. 1 ranked pound-for-pound Unified WBA (Super), WBC, The Ring welterweight and light middleweight champion 5-division world champion |
Recognition | ESPN.com No. 2 ranked pound-for-pound WBO welterweight champion 8-division world champion |
| Result | Mayweather by unanimous decision | |
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. versus Manny Pacquiao, charged as Battle for Greatness or The Fight of the Century, was an expert bout between the eight-division best on the planet Manny Pacquiao and undefeated, five-division title holder Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
The battle occurred on May 2, 2015 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. In spite of expectations that Mayweather–Pacquiao would be the most noteworthy earning battle in history as right on time as 2009, differences between the two boxers' camps on terms for the battle kept the session from working out as intended until 2015. The inability to make the Mayweather–Pacquiao battle was named The Ring magazine Event of the Year for 2010.
By 2015 transactions for battle had been finished, with the majority of the real issues that have kept the battle from happening in the past determined, including handbag part, medication testing, and area. On February 20, 2015, Mayweather affirmed on online networking that the battle had for sure been marked independent from anyone else as Pacquiao as of now had marked the agreement of the battle beforehand and the agreement itself was with Mayweather on that day. The challenge was consented to be hung on May 2, 2015.
Mayweather won the fight by unanimous decision with two judges scoring it 116–112 and the other 11.
Here are the pictures from the fight.
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