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Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao, billed as the Fight of the Century or the Battle for Greatness, [1] was a professional boxing match between undefeated five-division world champion and WBA (Unified), WBC, and The Ring welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. and eight-division world champion and WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao for the unified world welterweight championship.
On May 10, Márquez accepted an offer from Top Rank to fight Pacquiao for his WBO welterweight title at a catchweight of 144 pounds. [128] On May 18, Márquez signed the deal to fight Pacquiao for the third time on November 12 in Las Vegas. On November 12, Pacquiao defeated Márquez via majority decision 114–114, 115–113, and 116–112.
His first attempt was a September 2009 loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr., who was making his return to boxing. [6] The bout took place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada and was distributed by HBO PPV at a catchweight of 144 lbs. The fight also marked a return to HBO for Pacquiao and drew 1.4 million pay-per-view buys. [7] [8] [9]
Manny Pacquiao vs. Lucas Matthysse, billed as Fight of Champions, was a boxing match for the WBA (Regular) welterweight championship. [2] The event took place on July 15, 2018 at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [3] [4] [5] Pacquiao won the fight by 7th-round TKO. [6]
Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez IV, billed as "Fight of the Decade", was a professional boxing match contested on December 8, 2012 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. [1] This was the fourth and final meeting between Pacquiao and Márquez. Márquez defeated Pacquiao by knockout with one second
Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley III, was a professional boxing contested on April 9, 2016, for the WBO International championship. Pacquiao knocked Bradley down twice and outpointed him throughout the fight, winning by unanimous decision after all three judges scored the bout in his favor, 116-110.
The fight generated 1.25 million buys and 70 million dollars in domestic pay-per-view revenue, making it the most watched boxing event of 2009. [11] Pacquiao earned around 22 million dollars for his part in the fight, whilst Cotto earned around 12 million dollars. [ 11 ]
After the fight, Pacquiao's performance sealed his status as the best pound-for-pound fighter because of the retirement of the undefeated five-division champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. weeks prior to the fight [2] [3] and put Pacquiao's name in the history books as the only Asian fighter to win five world titles in five weight classes.