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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.
A few viewers experienced technical difficulties on this first event and as such there were some customer complaints. Primetime went on to show all of the group stage one and group stage two events from the Super Six World Boxing Classic including Froch vs Kessler on 24 April 2010. This fight was nearly cancelled due to the Icelandic ash cloud. [2]
Pacquiao's team turned down a fight with Mosley twice a year before, but they accepted the fight after Mosley had a lopsided loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. and a draw to Sergio Mora. [6] A Showtime series, Fight Camp 360°, documented Pacquiao's and Mosley's training preparations in the lead up to their bout. [7]
Thurman will fight Pacquiao for the WBA welterweight title in the main event at the MGM Grand Garden (10 p.m. ET, PPV).
Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito; Juan Manuel Márquez vs. Manny Pacquiao; Juan Manuel Márquez vs. Manny Pacquiao II; Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez III; Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez IV; Manny Pacquiao vs. Lucas Matthysse; Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao; Erik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao; Erik Morales vs. Manny ...
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]
Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 KOs) and Spence (27-0, 21 KOs) will fight for Spence’s WBC and IBF welterweight titles when they meet at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The 42-year-old Pacquiao is a senator ...
Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank Boxing said on 22 January that the fight "was off", citing Pacquiao's decision not to sign the contract. Arum increased Pacquiao's guaranteed purse to US$12 million from $11 million and a 52%–48% split. Pacquiao's camp asked for "more demands and the deal fell apart", he said. [6]