Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquia 2015-05-02

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Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquia

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Sat 2nd May 2015 (UTC)

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20:00:00 UTC

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2015

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7

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Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao, billed as The Fight of the Century, or the Battle for Greatness was a professional boxing match between undefeated five-division world champion Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao. It took place on May 2, 2015, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayweather won the contest by a unanimous decision., with two judges scoring it 116–112 and the other 118–110.

Despite predictions that Mayweather–Pacquiao would be the highest-grossing fight in history as early as 2009, disagreements between the two professional boxers' camps on terms for the fight prevented the bout from coming to fruition until 2015. The failure to arrange the Mayweather–Pacquiao fight was named The Ring magazine Event of the Year for 2010. Serious negotiations were kickstarted in 2014 by an unlikely source: a Hollywood waiter and part-time actor made a key introduction between Pacquiao's trainer and confidant Freddie Roach and CBS President Les Moonves. Both men were key moving forces in making the fight a reality. By 2015, negotiations for the fight had been finalized, with all of the major issues that prevented the fight from happening in the past resolved, including purse split, drug testing, and location.

The fight was televised through a pay-per-view jointly produced by HBO and Showtime, the respective rightsholders of Pacquiao and Mayweather. In the Philippines, the fight was also broadcast in simulcast across three of the country's major broadcast television networks. The fight was expected to be the most lucrative in the history of professional boxing; with a record 4.4 million purchases, the PPV alone broke revenue records in the U.S. with $410 million in revenue, making it the highest-grossing PPV in history, surpassing a previous Mayweather Jr. fight in 2013. The broadcast of the fight in the Philippines was watched by nearly half the country's households. Due to the record high price of the PPV, the fight was also widely broadcast through unauthorized online streams on services such as Periscope.

Despite the large amount of hype that surrounded it, critics felt that the bout itself was disappointing, primarily citing Mayweather's defense-oriented strategy in the ring and Pacquaio's difficulty in landing punches on Mayweather. This had led to some critics re-labelling the fight 'Better Never Than Late' rather than 'The Fight of the Century'. It was later revealed following the event that Pacquiao had sustained an undisclosed injury to his right shoulder while training, and that while it had healed in time for the fight, he re-injured it during the 4th round. Further controversy emerged when it was alleged that prior to the fight, Mayweather had undergone an administration of IV that was cleared by the United States Anti-Doping Agency by a retroactive "therapeutic use exemption"—one that was not authorized by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.

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In round one, both boxers were aggressive, Mayweather unusually so. Pacquiao attempted to score early points from body shots. However, Mayweather escaped his attack and landed a solid counter strike under Pacquiao's right side. All three judges gave the round to Mayweather. In the second round, Pacquiao repeatedly forced Mayweather toward the ropes, but Mayweather was able to escape or wrap Pacquiao up each time. Pacquiao's jabs mostly missed, but he landed a solid left hand hit late in the round. Mayweather increased his aggression late. A closer inspection of the punch stats show that both boxers landed 9 punches, with Pacquiao out throwing Mayweather 52-43. Although Harold Lederman of HBO scored this round for Pacquiao, all three judges scored the round in favor of Mayweather.

Early in round three, Mayweather hit Pacquiao low. Pacquiao reacted angrily to the hit, perceiving it as illegal, and landed a few big punches, outlanding Mayweather 8-3 and throwing 33 to Mayweathers 25 shots. The fighters exchanged big hits late in the round, energizing the crowd. For the third consecutive round, all three judges scored it in favor of Mayweather. In the fourth round, Pacquiao chased Mayweather around the ring, throwing punches at a rapid pace. Pacquiao scored a big left handed hit, causing Mayweather to stagger before regaining a defensive position. Pacquiao landed 20 from 48 while Mayweather landed just 5 from 25. Pacquiao took the round on all three score cards.

Having recovered from Pacquiao's big hit in the previous round, Mayweather won the early exchanges of the fifth round. Pacquiao remained on the offensive, but was unable to land any big punches. Mayweather upped his activity and won the round in the eyes of the three judges, out throwing and outlanding Pacquiao, scoring 5 from 44 with Pacquiao landing only 2 from 22. Pacquiao came out aggressive in the sixth, forcing Mayweather to the ropes. Pacquiao successfully landed a couple of combinations, but Mayweather appeared to be unfazed. Pacquiao did not score on a high percentage of his attempts landing 11 from 40 punches thrown, but Mayweather did not land any significant shots, landing only 6 from 34 attempts. All the judges gave the round to Pacquiao, making the overall score Mayweather 58-56 (4-2 by rounds) on all cards.

Mayweather changed tactics at the start of the seventh round, becoming the aggressor for a second and forcing Pacquiao on to the ropes. He threw a double jab, then a right handed punch, landing none, before Pacquiao counterattacked with an unsuccessful combo. Outthrowing Pacquiao 45-29, the round unanimously went to Mayweather, in spite of Pacquiao landing more shots, 7-2. Mayweather stayed aggressive in the eight round, landing jabs that keep Pacquiao off balance. The stats show both fighters throwing 40 punches but Mayweather outlanded Pacquiao 6-5. Pacquiao went on the attack, opening up and landing some bigger punches. The round went to Mayweather on the official scorecards.

In the ninth round, Pacquiao was again on the offensive. He effectively landed several punches, but Mayweather also landed on his counters. Both parties landed a number of hits in a late flurry of action that excited the crowd. Pacquiao threw 40 punches in the round landing 11, while Mayweather countered well landing 10 from 31 attempts. Two of the three judges gave the round to Pacquiao, while the other saw it for Mayweather. The tenth round saw Pacquiao on the attack, landing 10 punches to Mayweathers 3. Both fighters threw 38 punches. Again, two judges saw it for Pacquiao and one for Mayweather. Mayweather led 96-94 (6-4) on two cards and 98-92 (8-2) on the other with two rounds remaining.

Mayweather came out swinging in the eleventh round, landing just below his highest volume of the fight, 9 punches to Pacquiaos 6. The action then stalled as Pacquiao attempting to land much on a defensive minded Mayweather, who ducked the attacks. Pacquiao forced Mayweather to the corner, but Mayweather landed a clean hit on Pacquiao's chin. However, Pacquiao still managed to hit solid punches in a fast pace. The judges unanimously scored the round in favor of Mayweather. In the final round, Pacquiao attempted to attack with Mayweather mostly looking to avoid his punches by running across the ring. Mayweather kept the fight in the center of the ring, but Pacquiao did land some inside counters, outlanding Mayweather 7-4. All three judges gave the round to Mayweather.

Through his use of defense and accurate counter punches, Floyd Mayweather defeated Manny Pacquiao in 12 rounds by unanimous decision, 118-110, 116-112, 116-112, to remain undefeated in his career. According to CompuBox, Mayweather landed 67 more punches throughout the match. Only three times did Pacquiao land double figure punches in a round. These official stats have been disputed by some. Pacquiao himself questioned the result at the end of the fight, and continues to maintain that he deserved the decision. The bout was also scored in favor of Mayweather by 16 out of 18 media outlets, albeit by very wide ranging margins.

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