Manny pacquiao vs mayweather

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Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao, billed as the Fight of rendering Century or the Battle for Greatness,^[1] was a professional boxing match halfway undefeated five-division world champion and WBA (Super), WBC, TBRB and The Ring welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. existing eight-division world champion and WBO, gift IBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao financial assistance the unifiedworld welterweight championship. It took place on May 2, 2015, differ the MGM Grand Garden Arena regulate Paradise, Nevada. Mayweather Jr. won high-mindedness contest by unanimous decision,^[2] with digit judges scoring it 116–112 and picture other 118–110. Although the fight was considered to be one of integrity most anticipated sporting events in anecdote, it was largely considered a failure by critics and audiences alike prevail its broadcast.^[3]

Despite predictions that Mayweather–Pacquiao would be the highest-grossing fight in description as early as 2009, disagreements in the middle of the two professional boxers' camps muse terms for the fight prevented blue blood the gentry bout from coming to fruition up in the air 2015.^[4][5] The failure to arrange dignity Mayweather–Pacquiao fight was named the 2010 Event of the Year by The Ring.^[6] Serious negotiations were kickstarted rotation 2014 by an unlikely source: copperplate Hollywood waiter and part-time actor, Archangel Salvador,^[7] made a key introduction 'tween Pacquiao's trainer and confidant Freddie Vogue and CBS President Les Moonves, who both worked to facilitate the match.^[8][9][10] By 2015, negotiations for the engage had been finalized, with all domination the major issues that prevented depiction fight from happening in the formerly resolved, including purse split, drug investigating, and location.^[11][12]

The fight was televised straighten a pay-per-view (PPV) jointly produced get ahead of HBO and Showtime, the respective rightsholders of Pacquiao and Mayweather. In rectitude Philippines, the fight was also outward show in simulcast across three of say publicly country's major broadcast television networks. Magnanimity fight was expected to be distinction most lucrative in the history disagree with professional boxing: with an initial appraise of 4.4 million purchases, the PPV alone broke revenue records in rendering United States (U.S.) with $410 meg in revenue, making it the highest-grossing PPV in history, surpassing Mayweather–Álvarez interleave 2013. By September 2015, the stardom had been amended to 4.6 million.^{[13][14][15][16]} The broadcast of the fight deliver the Philippines was watched by about half the country's households. Due predict the record high price of distinction PPV, the fight was also out broadcast through unauthorized online streams dramatize services such as Periscope.

Despite interpretation large amount of hype that bordered it, critics felt that the complement itself was disappointing, primarily citing Mayweather's defense-oriented strategy in the ring survive Pacquiao's difficulty in landing punches credible Mayweather. This had led to a few critics re-labelling the fight "Better On no account Than Late" rather than "Fight replicate the Century".^[17] It was later unclosed following the event that Pacquiao difficult to understand sustained an undisclosed injury to consummate right shoulder while training and deviate while it had healed in leave to another time for the fight, he re-injured pound during the fourth round. Further interrogation emerged when it was revealed lose concentration prior to the fight, Mayweather challenging been administered IV fluids cleared dampen the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) through a retroactive "therapeutic use exemption"—an exemption, however, not authorized by greatness Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC).

Background

On June 6, 2008, Floyd Mayweather declared his retirement from boxing, six months after defeating Ricky Hatton by smart tenth-round technical knockout. At the repel, plans were in motion for exceptional rematch with Oscar De La Barge, which was going to take clasp September 20, 2008. "This decision was not an easy one for would like to make as boxing is rim I have done since I was a child," Mayweather said. "However, these past few years have been unusually difficult for me to find integrity desire and joy to continue worry the sport."^[18] At the time claim his retirement, the 31-year-old Mayweather abstruse an unblemished professional record of 39 wins and no losses, and The Ring had Mayweather ranked as greatness No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in grandeur world, with Manny Pacquiao at Inept. 2.

During Mayweather's brief retirement, Pacquiao earned superstar status in much shop the Western world with his eighth-round technical knockout victory over Oscar Naive La Hoya, for which he stirred up two weight classes from insubstantial to welterweight (135 pounds to 147 pounds).

On May 2, 2009, magnanimity day of Pacquiao's fight against Severe Hatton, Mayweather announced that he was coming out of retirement and would fight Juan Manuel Márquez, The Ring lightweight champion and No. 2 pound-for-pound fighter, on July 18, 2009, domestic a welterweight non-title fight.^[19] Márquez difficult previously fought Pacquiao on two occasions: they fought to a 12-round lug on May 8, 2004, and Pacquiao was awarded a 12-round split work out win on March 15, 2008.^[19] Mayweather played down Pacquiao's newfound stardom split his press conference, stating: "If be active wins tonight, don't be all dismayed ... Cause guess what? I anaesthetized (Hatton) when he was undefeated. Pacquiao beat Oscar, it don't matter. Bright and breezy down to 147 pounds was in addition much for (De La Hoya), powder was dead after the first round. ... When you talk boxing, you lecture Floyd Mayweather."^[20]

Pacquiao would go on let down defeat Hatton by a second-round smash to win The Ringjunior welterweight designation. The win made him the especially boxer in history to win adornments in six weight divisions, the culminating being Oscar De La Hoya.^[20]

Mayweather vs. Márquez was postponed until September 19, 2009, due to a rib impairment suffered by Mayweather. Despite being be off of the ring for 21 months, Mayweather looked as sharp as in any case and dominated the fight, winning dampen a lopsided 12-round unanimous decision. Aft the bout, Mayweather PromotionsCEO Leonard Ellerbe stated that a fight with Pacquiao was the "next obvious choice steer clear of a marketing standpoint."^[21]

On November 14, 2009, Pacquiao stopped Puerto Rican star Miguel Cotto in round 12 to ensnare the WBO welterweight title, becoming boxing's first ever seven-weight world champion. Pacquiao's victory sparked a media frenzy endure fans were quick to demand swell fight between he and Mayweather tablet determine the best fighter in description world.^[22]

First negotiations

On December 5, 2009, ESPN reported that Pacquiao signed a corporate to fight Mayweather on March 13, 2010. Shortly afterward, Pacquiao denied shrewd signing a contract to fight Mayweather, telling FanHouse, "There are still violently things that need to be negotiated."^[23] On December 11, Golden Boy Backings sent an eight-page contract to Longest Rank, proposing a 50–50 financial aperture for a fight to take let in on March 13, 2010.^[24] The commitment was very detailed, including such snap as who would weigh-in first (Pacquiao), who would enter the ring cap (Pacquiao) and who would be alien first (Mayweather). The contract included come to an end HBO PPV showing at a proportion of $59.95. Billing was to keep going "Mayweather vs. Pacquiao, presented by Summit Rank, Golden Boy Promotions, Mayweather Advocacys, and M-P Promotions in association form [approved sponsors and the site]." Besides included in the contract was Olympic-style drug testing.^[25] Venues for the disagree being discussed were Cowboys Stadium contain Arlington, Texas, the MGM Grand Woodland Arena in Las Vegas, and loftiness Superdome in New Orleans.^[26]

In a tv titled "Boxing Legend Freddie Roach Updates Us On Pacquiao" uploaded to YouTube on December 11, 2009, Pacquiao's coach, Freddie Roach, revealed the first indulgent about Mayweather's request for Olympic-style pharmaceutical testing, telling roving reporter Elie Seckbach, "I hear negotiations are a petite shady. (Richard) Schaefer and them intrude on unhappy about something. They want Olympic-style drug testing. I said, 'Yeah, inept problem.' I said, 'Whatever you want.' Since we accepted that, now they're running scared again."^[24]

On December 13, 2009, Pacquiao's adviser, Michael Koncz, said Mayweather's request for Olympic-style drug testing was a laughing matter and they difficult to understand no concerns whatsoever about it. "Our reaction is, 'So what?' We comprehend Manny doesn't take any illegal narcotic or anything. And none of that is getting under Manny's skin rout anything. I'm here with Manny, most recent to him, it's like a jibe. It's a laughing matter," said Koncz.^[24]

After reports had surfaced that both parties had agreed to all terms, Flaxen Boy Promotions released a press unloose on December 22, 2009, revealing think it over Pacquiao was unwilling to comply add the Olympic-style drug testing requested moisten Team Mayweather. The following day, Greet Arum, Top Rank founder and Chairman of the board, declared the fight was off instruct Pacquiao would be facing a formal opponent. "We appeased Mayweather by at one to a urine analysis at plebeian time, and blood testing before leadership press conference and after the wrangle. Mayweather pressed for blood testing regular up to the weigh-in. He knew that Manny gets freaked out just as his blood gets taken and feels that it weakens him. This report just harassment and, to me, something remaining signaled that he didn't want blue blood the gentry fight," Arum told David Mayo not later than the Grand Rapids Press.^[27]

Not long tail end declaring that the fight was block, Arum had a change of ignoble and offered Mayweather a 24-hour take-it-or-leave-it deadline to accept Team Pacquiao's terminology conditions for drug testing. Top Rank insinuate out a press release explaining their position on Mayweather's request for unselective Olympic-style drug testing. In it, Aroid said Pacquiao was willing to proffer to as many random urine tests requested, but as far as doubtful blood tests were concerned, he was only willing to subject himself dealings three tests: one in January, hold up 30 days from the bout (no later than February 13) and promptly after the fight. "Let's be set free clear on the real issues phenomenon differ on. It's not about train tested ... It's about who does glory testing and the scheduling of glory procedures ... The United States Anti-Doping Intermediation (USADA) cannot do it because they will not amend its procedures type accommodate the blood testing schedule miracle have outlined. USADA, under its guidelines, would have the right to frank random blood tests as many nowadays as they want up to weigh-in day and that is ludicrous," Aroid explained.^[28] Freddie Roach told Lance Pugmire of the Los Angeles Times adoration December 22, 2009, that he would prefer for Pacquiao to give crown final blood sample a week heretofore the bout and no later escape 72 hours before.

On December 28, 2009, video from an episode avail yourself of HBO's Pacquiao–Hatton: 24/7 surfaced on say publicly internet showing Pacquiao giving blood amplify the weeks leading up to ruler May 2, 2009, bout with Rigid Hatton. Documents confirmed that the television was recorded on April 8, 2009, 24 days prior to the conflict with and past the 30-day cut-off summon that Pacquiao had demanded for straight Mayweather fight.^[23] Pacquiao filed suit family tree U.S. District Court in Nevada lane December 30, 2009, against Floyd Mayweather Jr., Floyd Mayweather Sr., Roger Mayweather, Mayweather Promotions, and Golden Boy Advances executives Oscar De La Hoya pole Richard Schaefer, alleging that they compelled false and defamatory statements accusing him of taking performance-enhancing drugs.^[29]

Both sides grand to enter into mediation on Jan 7, 2010, in hopes of be in no doubt to an agreement on the carry away testing issue. Retired federal judge Magistrate Weinstein, who successfully resolved a ex dispute between Top Rank and Halcyon Boy Promotions, would again act type mediator. Two days later, after of negotiating during mediation, Arum proclaimed that the fight was officially draw out after Mayweather refused to agree get in touch with a 24-day cut-off date. Mayweather gaping that he offered a 14-day discontinuation date to Team Pacquiao, but establish was rejected.

Leonard Ellerbe declared riddle January 18, that random blood weather urine testing will be implemented crucial all of Mayweather's future fights, disregarding of the opponent. On February 13, in an exclusive interview with King Mayo of The Grand Rapids Press, Mayweather said, "I gave him [Pacquiao] a chance, up to 14 times out. But my new terms put in order all the way up to influence fight. They can come get unplanned whenever, all the way up snip the fight, random drug test. That's what it is."^[23]

After the failed storekeeper business, both boxers moved on to block out fights. On March 13, 2010, Pacquiao defeated Joshua Clottey via unanimous work out and on May 1, 2010, Mayweather beat Shane Mosley by a undiversified decision.^[24]

Reported second negotiations

On May 13, 2010, Bob Arum announced that he challenging penciled in November 13, 2010, though the date of Pacquiao's next suppose, possibly against Mayweather.^[30] Pacquiao was quoted by the Manila Bulletin on Might 20, as saying, "As long renovation they're not getting a large quantity of blood, I am willing survive give out blood as close indicate two weeks before the fight."^[31] Expertise the same day, Mayweather revealed lapse he would be taking off nobility rest of 2010 and possibly 2011.

Arum declared on June 30, 2010, that there were no longer uncouth issues and the decision was phase in to Mayweather. "That's all been resolved," Arum stated to Kevin Iole sustenance Yahoo Sports regarding the dispute concluded random blood and urine drug testing.^[32] Arum would also tell the Las Vegas Review-Journal, "There's no longer pleb issues....The question is whether Mayweather equitable willing to fight this year." Crystalclear would reiterate that comment to class Manila Bulletin, stating, "It's now fairly large to Mayweather if he wants criticism fight."^[33]

On July 13, Arum issued unmixed July 16 midnight deadline for Mayweather. "Mayweather has until the end living example the week. He could wait while the last minute. If it's Weekday [July 16] and it's 11 postmeridian, and he says we have unadulterated deal, we have a deal," Herb would explain to Dan Rafael reproach ESPN. On July 15, Top Rank's website unveiled an official countdown survive the deadline entitled "Money" Time: Mayweather's Decision.^[34]

Denial of second negotiations

As soon by reason of the deadline for Mayweather's response discarded, Arum held a conference call. Aroid revealed to the media that blue blood the gentry negotiations he had been referring shout approval consisted of a series of conversations with HBO Sports President Ross Greenburg. He also revealed that there was no actual direct communication with gauche representative from Team Mayweather or Prosperous Boy Promotions. "I had a duo of conversations with Ross [Greenburg] explode I laid out all the status that would be acceptable to in the nick of time side and I also informed him about the concession that Manny difficult made regarding drug testing. He got back to me in a brace of weeks and told me turn this way he had had discussions with Identical Haymon, representing Floyd Mayweather, and mosey everything looked good and we were nearing a resolution," Arum explained.^[35] Beside a Q & A session adjacent his opening statement, Arum further explained, "We have never talked to everybody on the Mayweather side and entire conversations on our part were safe and sound Ross Greenburg and he reported evocation all conversations on the Mayweather flatten from Al Haymon."^[35]

On July 19, 2010, Ellerbe denied that negotiations ever took place and said nothing was astute agreed on. "Here are the facts: Al Haymon, Richard Schaefer and personally speak to each other on grand regular basis and the truth practical no negotiations have ever taken argument nor was there ever a arrange agreed upon by Team Mayweather specifics Floyd Mayweather to fight Manny Pacquiao on November 13. Either Ross Greenburg or Bob Arum is not effective the truth, but history tells ample who is lying," stated Ellerbe.^[36] Duo days later, Schaefer backed Ellerbe's cost that negotiations never took place.

Regarding comments he made suggesting that interchange for the megafight were close feel being finalized, De La Hoya sonorous BoxingScene.com on July 26, "I imagine I said it because I into the possession of the question asked so many ancient that, obviously, I was fed allocation and tired of it and Uproarious just said like, yeah, yeah, it's gonna get made. So it was a quick answer that I have obviously thought about. But, certainly, negotiations weren't going on. Nothing was going on."^[37]

Also on July 26, Greenburg released a statement saying he difficult to understand been negotiating with a representative unearth each side since May 2, "I had been negotiating with a rep from each side since May 2, carefully trying to put the clash together. Hopefully, someday this fight disposition happen. Sports fans deserve it," Greenburg revealed in a prepared statement warp out to select members of representation media.^[38] Schaefer again supported Ellerbe's dispute of negotiations and challenged both Greenburg and Arum to take lie rectifier tests. "I think it's unfortunate go Ross made that statement. I extraordinarily stand behind the statement I ended. I have not negotiated with Prompt and I am not aware emancipation any negotiations that have taken place," Schaefer told ESPN.^[34]

Continued disputes

On September 2, 2010, Mayweather unleashed a profanity-filled illiberal internet rant against Pacquiao via Ustream. He was quoted as referring clutch Pacquiao as "a yellow chump" in the middle of other derogatory and racist comments much as, "Once I stomp the diminutive, I'm going to make the shit make me a sushi roll endure cook me some rice" as athletic as referencing eating cats and dogs.^[39] The following day Mayweather apologized. "I want to apologize to everybody. ... I don't have a racist whiteness in my body, you know. Wild love everybody," Mayweather said. "I was just having fun. I didn't in point of fact mean it, nothing in a sonorous way.""^[40]

On July 8, 2011, ESPN bruited about that Pacquiao was willing to concur to random drug testing—but not shy USADA. "We have agreed in loftiness Pacquiao camp to unlimited random decisive done by a responsible, neutral organization," Arum told Yahoo!. "We don't have confidence in USADA is a neutral organization. Uncontrolled don't think anybody's test is in that vigorous as the test administered unhelpful the Olympic Organization. And we gawk at arrange for the Olympic Organization rap over the knuckles handle the test under the care of the Athletic commission respective only remaining the state where the fight assay going to be held."^[41] However, decency following day, Pacquiao's top adviser, Archangel Koncz, stated that Pacquiao had not at any time agreed to testing all the target up to fight day. "Will surprise give blood five days, seven generation before the fight? You know, that's something I have to talk cluster Manny about, but we have hindrance to hide," Koncz said.^[42]

On January 20, 2012, Mayweather spoke directly to Pacquiao via telephone. "He ask about calligraphic 50/50 split," Mayweather said. "I bad him no that can't happen, however what can happen is you stare at make more money fighting me then [sic] you have made in your career."^[43] Mayweather offered to pay a pale all in fee of USD 40 million goods a proposed fight but would howl allow Pacquiao to share in ethics revenue. Pacquiao said, "I spoke slam Floyd ...and he offered me an magnitude. He didn't talk about the pay-per-views here and that's it. I can't agree with that. I told him I agree with 55 and 45 (split)."^[44]

Pacquiao appeared on the ESPN info First Take on September 20, 2012, and said he had no interrupt with the drug-testing issue. "Whatever explicit wants to do," Pacquiao said. Noteworthy said he was willing to cast doubt on tested even on the night be more or less the fight.^[45] On September 25, Mayweather and Pacquiao reached a confidential village in their federal defamation case. Lineage a statement released through the negotiator in the case, the Mayweathers aforesaid they "wish to make it dense that they never intended to command that Manny Pacquiao has used place is using any performance-enhancing drugs, unheard of are they aware of any authenticate that Manny Pacquiao has used performance-enhancing drugs."^[46]

The Telegraph reported on December 20, that Mayweather said Pacquiao’s association attain promoter Bob Arum is the trigger why the bout will not upright. "We all know the Pacquiao conflict with, at this particular time, will not at any time happen, and the reason why illustriousness fight won't happen is because Wild will never do business with Vibrate Arum again in life, and Pacquiao is Bob Arum's fighter," Mayweather said.^[47]

On January 7, 2014, Fighthype.com published uncorrupted interview with Mayweather in which yes called Pacquiao a "desperate dog" who is chasing a megabout due cap his tax problems.^[48] In response, Pacquiao challenged Mayweather to a fight endorse charity. "I challenge him to take in in our fight contract that both of us will not receive anything out of this fight," Pacquiao spoken. "We will donate all the profits from the fight—guaranteed prize, should beside be any, gate receipts, pay-per-view abstruse endorsements—to charities around the world." Grace added, "Floyd, if you’re a make happen man, fight me. Let’s do acknowledge for the love of boxing gift for the fans. Let’s do indictment not for the sake of insolvency. Let’s make the boxing fans happy."^[49]

Successful negotiations

As reported by at least pentad major media outlets (USA Today, Los Angeles Times, The Hollywood Reporter, The Wall Street Journal, and the New York Post), serious negotiations leading benefits success were kickstarted in May 2014 by a very unlikely source: a-ok Hollywood waiter/actor named Gabriel Salvador (Bones, Bluebloods, Rizzoli & Isles, CSI).^{[8][9][10][50][51]} Salvador forged a friendship with CBS Meshing President Leslie Moonves when Moonves became a regular at Craig's restaurant deal West Hollywood, where Salvador worked varied as a waiter and where realm son Elijah worked out at Freddie Roach's gym. Salvador and Moonves guaranteed over their mutual love of boxing.^[8][10] CBS is the parent company distinctive the Showtime Network, which had endowed heavily in boxing and spent top-dollar on a multi-year deal with Mayweather.^[8] Salvador told Moonves that he considered he could make the fight take place if he could get Moonves application with Pacquiao confidant and trainer Roach.^[8] Salvador believed he could do unexceptional based on his connection to both men and his "unshakeable feeling" lose one\'s train of thought together they could cut through glory politicking and power struggles that seemed to have stymied prior negotiations.^[8] Moonves agreed that Salvador should approach Principle to make an introduction with uncut view to making the fight unembellished reality.^[50] Eventually, Salvador approached Roach arena asked him if he would adjust willing to meet with Moonves give somebody the job of get the wheels in motion. Fad agreed and asked Salvador to get on your nerves up a meeting.^[9]

The first meeting mid Moonves and Roach took place purpose May 28, 2014, at the Scarpetta restaurant in the Montage Hotel advance Beverly Hills, which Salvador attended.^[10] Both Roach and Moonves agreed the long-awaited bout had to happen and Disapproval gave Moonves the green-light to gather up making things happen. Roach later helped Moonves make peace with Pacquiao patron Bob Arum.^[10] Moonves then brought birth warring elements from both boxers' camps together and, with Salvador's help, smooth arranged meetings at his home.^[9] Afterwards difficult negotiations, it was not pay out after that both camps agreed chisel fight on the night of Might 2, 2015. The consensus is defer but for Salvador's key introduction, loftiness fight would not have happened.^[8] Both Moonves and Pacquiao promoter Bob Herb have confirmed Salvador's pivotal role.

For his role, Salvador maintains that no problem is a "finder" entitled to grand finder's fee.^[9] But Salvador has all the more to be paid that fee indifference either CBS or Roach/Pacquiao.^[51] The contend with grossed more than $600 million, inspect the television networks taking in auxiliary than $400 million and Pacquiao grossing more than $160 million.^[52]

On December 12, 2014, Mayweather proposed a May 2, 2015, fight with Pacquiao, citing fulfil indirect frustration at not being courageous to make the fight happen intricate the past by stating that Pacquiao had lost to both Juan Manuel Márquez and Timothy Bradley respectively. Unwind also stated that he (Pacquiao) was "not on his level". Mayweather proof went on to close his comments with, "Let's make this fight manifest for the people and for greatness fans."^[53]

On January 13, Pacquiao agreed surrounding terms for the fight. Bob Herb claimed that now only Mayweather's campingground was holding up an official agreement.^[54][55] On January 27, Mayweather and Pacquiao finally met each other face chisel face for the first time midst an NBA game between the Metropolis Heat and Milwaukee Bucks in Miami.^[56] Pacquiao said they exchanged phone amounts and would communicate with each other.^[56] Pacquiao's advisor, Michael Koncz, said stray the two future Hall of Famers later met at Pacquiao's hotel fetch about an hour to discuss probity pending superfight and work out rank remaining issues. Top Rank promoter Oscillate Arum expressed optimism that the match could be finalized by Super Bamboozle Sunday at the soonest and go wool-gathering there would be no further deadlines for the fight, stating that class negotiations are nearly complete.^[57] On Jan 30, TMZ reported that the wage war had been agreed upon by both sides and that a formal proclamation would be made in the "next couple of days." However, members stranger both sides, including Bob Arum service Stephen Espinoza, refuted the report, proverb that the deal had not antediluvian finalized yet and that negotiations calibrate what would be a joint pay-per-view (Showtime–HBO) telecast of the fight were still clearing out the last superlative issues before the deal could designate finalized.^[53]

On February 20, Mayweather announced give it some thought the fight was official and smashing contract had been signed for splendid fight to take place on Might 2, 2015, at the MGM Huge in Las Vegas.^[58] The fight was expected to shatter PPV buy registers and gross millions of dollars angst the ticket prices ranging from $3,500 to $250,000 and the PPV was expected to cost USD 89.95 will SD and USD 99.95 for HD. Boxing experts predicted the match would be the richest fight in the fight game history and would generate $300 million.^[59]

Fight card

^Note 1 For WBA (Super), WBC, WBO, IBO, TBRB, and The Ringunifiedwelterweight titles.
^Note 2 For WBO featherweight title.
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Fight details

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Kenny Bayless served as the in-ring referee, as chosen by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Bayless has before officiated five of Mayweather's past close on and seven of Pacquiao's and put your feet up earned a record $25,000 for perform official duties this fight. Burt Clements, Dave Moretti and Glenn Feldman served as judges.^[69] The U.S. national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner", was performed by Jamie Foxx.^[70] The Philippine national anthem, "Lupang Hinirang", was performed by Filipino-American singer Gail Banawis, joined by The Word Chorale—a choir of Filipino pastors.^[71]

A large matter of celebrities were in attendance; crooner Justin Bieber was among Mayweather's collection, while Pacquiao was joined by comic Jimmy Kimmel—who had discussed the traffic lane of entering with him when Pacquiao appeared on his talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live. Kimmel wore an closet parodying Bieber's wardrobe from a pre-fight press conference and photobombed a pre-fight photo taken by Pacquiao. Other returns in attendance included Steffi Graf topmost Andre Agassi, Beyoncé and Jay-Z, River Barkley, Mike Tyson, Clint Eastwood, Parliamentarian De Niro, Denzel Washington, Michael Enumerate. Fox, Donald Trump, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ruler Khan, Drew Barrymore, Jesse Jackson, Author Westbrook, Mark Wahlberg, Lewis Hamilton, Designer DiCaprio, Don Cheadle, Michael Jordan, Boodle Ray Leonard, Paris Hilton, Nicki Minaj, Meek Mill, Ben Affleck, The Jonas Brothers, Michael Keaton, Tom Brady, Wizardry Johnson, Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Evander Holyfield, Mariah Carey, Sting, 50 Coin, and others.^[72][73]

Broadcasting

As both Pacquiao and Mayweather had exclusive relationships with HBO dowel Showtime respectively, the telecast of significance fight was a joint production among HBO World Championship Boxing and Commencement Championship Boxing. This marked the cheeriness collaboration between the two American declining television services since Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson in 2002. It was executive produced and directed by Showtime's David Dinkins Jr. and Bob Dunphy and featured a mix of Getgo and HBO personalities.^[74][75] The lead seating announcer for the fight was Jim Lampley (HBO) and he was spliced by analysts, Al Bernstein (Showtime) extra Roy Jones Jr. (HBO). Max Kellerman (HBO) and Jim Gray (Showtime) below ground the locker rooms of Pacquiao significant Mayweather, respectively. James Brown (Showtime) hosted the pay-per-view broadcast with Paulie Malignaggi (Showtime) and Lennox Lewis (HBO) ration as expert analysts at the hostess desk. Harold Lederman (HBO) and Steve Farhood (Showtime) were the unofficial scorers, and both fighters had their repress personal ring announcer: Jimmy Lennon Jr. (Showtime) introduced Mayweather, while Michael Jotter (HBO) made the main ring announcements while introducing Pacquiao.^[76]

The broadcast was, prickly most regions, distributed as a pay-per-view event. In the United States, blue blood the gentry PPV cost was USD 89.95 (with an additional $10 charge for HD), a 40% increase over the PPV cost of Mayweather's 2013 fight realize Canelo Álvarez.^[65][75] Rights to screen loftiness fight in commercial venues such slightly bars and restaurants were administered from one side to the ot G&G Sports, with costs based observe venue size and other factors, move as high as $5,000 for clean up 257-seat establishment. Due to concerns stray they may not have been personal to recoup the cost of influence PPV through cover charges and swill sales, some bars decided against reticle the fight at all.^[77] Both HBO and Showtime aired encores of representation fight the following Saturday, May 9, 2015.^[78]

The two networks broadcast documentary specials focusing on the two fighters sort part of the lead-up to interpretation fight; Showtime produced the Mayweather-focused Inside Mayweather vs. Pacquiao—with three episodes direction on Mayweather's preparations for the sponsor and an epilogue which aired interpretation week following the fight, while HBO aired a one-hour Pacquiao-focused Mayweather/Pacquiao: Present Last, as well as encores endorsement past Pacquiao fights. CBS Sports Course (a sister to Showtime via CBS Corporation) also aired supplemental programming, together with encores of Inside Mayweather vs. Pacquiao and past Mayweather fights, live indemnification of the weigh-in, special broadcasts subtract The Doug Gottlieb Show and Boomer and Carton from Las Vegas, cranium coverage of the post-fight press conference.^[79][80][81]

International broadcasting

In Pacquiao's native country of description Philippines, Solar Entertainment held broadcast aboveboard to the fight, reportedly paying $10 million (PHP 440 million). The air was made available via commercial unconventional pay-per-view on the television providers Cignal and SkyCable, and at the locations of theatre chain SM Cinema (including IMAX theaters) and the Mall asset Asia Arena. Unlike previous Pacquiao fights, whose free-to-air rights were held tough GMA Network as part of regular sub-licensing arrangement, a "slightly-delayed" telecast adherent the fight was simulcast by Solar Sports, GMA, ABS-CBN, and TV5. Solar Sports President Wilson Tieng said prowl Pacquiao personally requested the joint sift due to its historic nature, duct that "everybody agreed to set give up all their differences to make make certain that this will become the strength event ever in Philippine television history." GMA held exclusive radio rights lay at the door of the fight.^[82][83][84]

In Europe, generally, the gala was broadcast via PPV (Austria, Leagued Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Suomi, Spain). Only a few TV holders in Europe decided otherwise – TVP (Poland), Sport 1 (Czech Republic mushroom Hungary), and Discovery Italy (Deejay Video receiver and DMAX). Sky Sports Box Sway won exclusive television rights in blue blood the gentry UK to the bout, and chance upon a four episode broadcast leading calculate to the event titled Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: Countdown.^[85]

Sportsmax TV and Cleeng offered the fight via PPV in 19 Caribbean countries, including Barbados, Jamaica, Surinam, and Trinidad and Tobago.^[86]

Piracy and streaming

Due to the high profile of rank event and the high price good buy the PPV, there were significant actions surrounding piracy of the fight's by either bars (which were mandatory to purchase a higher-priced commercial commission to televise the event, and were not legally allowed to purchase dot through their television provider) or uninviting online streaming services, with TorrentFreak trim down on to report that Mayweather vs. Pacquiao was "destined to become leadership most pirated live sports event make a purchase of history".^[90][91][92] Organizers were especially concerned deal with the mobile broadcasting apps Meerkat ahead Periscope due to their relative mess about of use and accessibility, as interview could simply film their television fan with their phones to make calligraphic stream available.^[91][92][90]

Alongside monitoring activities during excellence event, actions were also preemptively occupied against several sites that advertised structure to illegally stream the fight. Temporary secretary the Philippines, the Philippine National Police's Anti-Cybercrime Group arrested the operator jurisdiction a streaming service after a plaintive cry by ABS-CBN and was granted nifty temporary restraining order in a Florida court for its infringements of copyrights and trademarks. HBO and Showtime filed a similar lawsuit against two further streaming services that advertised an pact to offer the fight under 17 U.S.C. § 411 (which allows for preemptive claims stand for copyright infringement against those conspiring abrupt infringe the copyrights of a broadcast) and a court issued a suppressive esp of pri order against the sites and convince parties in "active concert or reveal with any of them, including half-baked and all service providers who come by notice of this order". The Electronic Frontier Foundation criticized the wide draw near to of the order, arguing that rectitude clause of "any and all come together providers who receive notice of that order" was comparable to the victuals of the previously proposed Stop On the net Piracy Act, theorizing that other parties not originally named could become corporate to the injunction by merely greeting notice of the order.^[91][93][94]

A large installment of Periscope streams were used carry out broadcast the fight, either indirectly pick up a focus on reactions from presentation parties, or simply rebroadcasting television augments of the fight. One stream reportedly peaked at around 10,000 viewers, granted these streams had inconsistent uptime permission either to connection issues or consign to being reported and taken down bypass the service. Representatives of both Viverrine and Periscope reported that they wellversed upon takedown notices received throughout excellence evening.^[95] ESPN's Ryan McGee dubbed Periscope the "winner" of the fight theory test to the prominence it received utilize this manner.^[92][96][97]Dick Costolo, CEO of microblogging service and Periscope parent company Chirrup, made a similar remark; although impassion was initially assumed to be smile reference to the illegal streams, yes clarified that it was actually guess reference to HBO's usage of representation service to stream behind-the-scenes from glory fighters' locker rooms.^[95]

Belt

The winner of righteousness fight will be received a lately created belts by the WBC obscure the WBA. The belt, valued suffer $1 million, is an exact have children of the current belt, except empty has thousands of emeralds in indecorous of the gold plating for rendering center logo.^[98] The belt also contains the faces of both Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, along work to rule the faces of the former WBC President, José Sulaimán and boxing novel Muhammad Ali.^[98] Two belts were firstly made for the fight. The grassy emerald belt won the public adherent vote over the black onyx zone with a vote of 53% pause 47%.^[99]

Gloves

Both fighters wore eight-ounce (230 g) gloves with brands of their ballot. Mayweather wore custom Grant gloves bump into a multicolored paisley pattern, red & purple trim and the letters TBE (The Best Ever) on the dispose of. Pacquiao wore standard red Cleto Reyes gloves with black & white trim.^[100] In Pacquiao's third professional loss the same as Érik Morales, he was forced prefer use Winning brand gloves the prime time around. Pacquiao's complaints were consider it the gloves felt like "pillows" settle down they did not give him authority same power as his Reyes "puncher's gloves."^[101] More recently, Mayweather had mitt issues in his first bout cotton on Marcos Maidana, stating that Maidana's Everlast MX gloves did not provide enow padding for the knuckles. The dash was later resolved with Marcos Maidana resorting to using Everlast Powerlock proposal gloves, leaving Maidana's trainer, Robert Garcia, unhappy with the negotiation.^[102]

Fighters' gear

Mayweather's swimsuit were designed by Dapper Dan, ingenious Harlem-based hip-hop fashion designer. At littlest five possible outfits were created expulsion the fight. FanDuel, a daily vision sports website, acquired sponsorship rights protect have their logo appear on consummate waistband.^[103][104] Pacquiao's gear was provided via Nike.^{[103][104][105]}

Mayweather commissioned specially-designed mouthguards for probity fight by Dr. Lee Gause, landlord of Iceberg Guards, costing $25,000. In advance with "subtle" clear pairs, some exhaustive them contained gold leaf, diamond rubble and an embedded $100 bill. Lettuce Guards also released a limited-edition TMT-branded mouthguard to tie in with representation fight.^[106] Pacquiao's mouthguard was designed tough Dr. Ed Dela Vega of Canoga Park, Los Angeles, who has custom-fit mouthguards for Pacquiao and other Filipino boxers. It featured a multi-colored coin with a blend of the emblem from the flag of the Archipelago, meant to represent the different traditional groups that support him. Unlike Mayweather's, this mouthguard was supplied as spiffy tidy up gift to Pacquiao; Vega argued put off Mayweather's high-cost mouthguard was simply "hype" meant to "rub it in magnanimity face of boxers who can't generate it".^[107][108]

A bidding war ensued between Arc and Tecate—which had respectively served pass for prominent sponsors of previous Mayweather stream Pacquiao fights—for lead sponsorship rights come to the fight. Tecate won the aegis deal with a bid of $5.6 million, beating a bid of $5.2 million by Corona. As part pay the bill the deal, Tecate's logo was perceptible on all promotional material for representation fight.^[109] Pacquiao was expected to deed a number of major sponsorships engage in recreation his gear, providing an estimated $2.25 million in additional revenue. Among them were long-time sponsors, such as Atmosphere Asia, Cafe Puro, and Motolite.^[104][105]Daily play-acting sports service FanDuel acquired sponsorship declare for Mayweather, including waistband branding be first a block of tickets that were given away through an on-site sweepstakes.^[103][104]The King, a mascot of fast menu chain Burger King, was among Mayweather's entourage entering the arena.^[72]

Merchandise

Prior to dignity fight, Nike launched a line all but Pacquiao-oriented merchandise carrying his logo person in charge the slogans "Do What They Inspection You Can't" and "#MannyDoes".^[110] Demand be after Mayweather merchandise was also heavy, with apparel branded under the Mayweather Backings and The Money Team (TMT) labels amongst others.^[111]

From April 24, 2015, degree the day of the fight, unadulterated MayPac pop-up store operated on rank corner of Las Vegas Boulevard put forward Fremont Street. It sold merchandise on line for both fighters and featured interactive displays and fan-oriented events.

Recap

In round one, both boxers were aggressive, Mayweather unusually so.^[113] Pacquiao attempted to score early result from body shots. However, Mayweather fugitive his attack and landed a concerted counter strike under Pacquiao's right side.^[114] All three judges gave the unexplained to Mayweather.^[115] In the second padding, Pacquiao repeatedly forced Mayweather toward significance ropes, but Mayweather was able have it in for escape or wrap Pacquiao up tub time. Pacquiao's jabs mostly missed, on the contrary he landed a solid left give away hit late in the round. Mayweather increased his aggression late. Although Harold Lederman of HBO scored this entrap for Pacquiao, all three judges scored the round in favor of Mayweather.^[115]

Early in round three, Mayweather hit Pacquiao low. Pacquiao reacted angrily to ethics hit, perceiving it as illegal. Say publicly fighters exchanged big hits late observe the round, energizing the crowd.^[114] Let somebody see the third consecutive round, all join judges scored it in favor have a good time Mayweather.^[115] In the fourth round, Pacquiao chased Mayweather around the ring, throwing punches at a rapid pace.^[113] Pacquiao scored a big left handed bash, causing Mayweather to put his elate guard up against the ropes.^[114] Pacquiao took the round on all scorecards.^[115]

Having recovered from Pacquiao's big fortune in the previous round, Mayweather won the early exchanges of the one-fifth round. Pacquiao remained on the invasion, but was unable to land inferior big punches.^[114] Mayweather upped his attention and won the round in class eyes of the three judges. Pacquiao came out aggressive in the ordinal, forcing Mayweather to the ropes. Pacquiao successfully landed a couple of combinations, but Mayweather appeared to be unfazed.^[114] All the judges gave the loiter to Pacquiao, making the overall laboratory analysis Mayweather 58–56 (4–2 by rounds) ascertain all cards.^[115]

Mayweather changed tactics at dignity start of the seventh round, suitable the aggressor for a second topmost forcing Pacquiao on to the relationship. He threw a double jab, fortify a right-handed punch, landing none, already Pacquiao counterattacked with an unsuccessful combo.^[114] Mayweather stayed aggressive in the ordinal round, landing jabs that kept Pacquiao off balance. Pacquiao went on grandeur attack, opening up and landing innocent bigger punches.^[113][114] The round went tell between Mayweather on the official scorecards.^[115]

In integrity ninth round, Pacquiao was again article the offensive. He effectively landed a handful punches, but Mayweather also landed drag his counters.^[114] Both parties landed unadorned number of hits in a distinguishing flurry of action that excited probity crowd.^[113][114] Pacquiao was active, while Floyd picked his counters. Two of character three judges gave the round joke Pacquiao, while the other saw gifted for Mayweather.^[115] The tenth round gnome Pacquiao on the attack. Again, pair judges saw it for Pacquiao president one for Mayweather. Mayweather led 96–94 (6–4) on two cards and 98–92 (8–2) on the other with span rounds remaining.^[115]

Mayweather came out swinging enfold the eleventh round, landing just net his highest volume of the stand up to. The action then stalled as Pacquiao struggled to land much on orderly defensive-minded Mayweather, who ducked the attacks. Pacquiao forced Mayweather to the around, but Mayweather landed a clean cuff on Pacquiao's chin. However, Pacquiao do managed to hit solid punches speck a fast pace.^[114] The judges unopposed scored the round in favor work out Mayweather.^[115] In the final round, Pacquiao attempted to attack with Mayweather first and foremost looking to avoid his punches make wet running across the ring.^[114] Mayweather taken aloof the fight in the center assault the ring, but Pacquiao did unexciting some inside counters. All three book gave the round to Mayweather.^[115]

Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeated Manny Pacquiao after 12 rounds by unanimous decision, 118–110, 116–112, 116–112, to remain undefeated in jurisdiction career. According to CompuBox, Mayweather material 67 more punches throughout the point, connecting with his punches 34 proportion of the time, while limiting Pacquiao to only 19 percent.^[116] Only four times did Pacquiao land double tempo punches in a round.^[113] Pacquiao herself thought he won the fight skull continues to maintain that he fitting the decision.^[117]

Scorecards

Aftermath

Revenue point of view viewership

The fight lived up to rewards expectations, generating somewhere between $300 trillion and $400 million in gross income according to early estimates (including proclaimed ticket sales totalling $72,198,500), which would surpass Super Bowl XLIX.^[118][119] Due get snarled the possibility of high demand, meeting were encouraged to pre-order the PPV: an HBO representative reported that honourableness fight had attracted more pre-orders pat any other PPV event in character broadcaster's history. Despite the guidance, straight high volume of last-minute orders overcome the systems of several major U.S. television providers and resulted in several technical issues, such as difficulties fitting or viewing the PPV and outages that affected unrelated channels as athletic for some viewers.^[120][121] To address these issues, the main event was endorse back 45 minutes from its from the first projected start time of 8:15 p.m. Permit (11:15 p.m. ET), to 9:00 p.m Shrill (12:00 a.m. ET).^{[122][123][124]}

The fight broke PPV viewership records in the United States, tweak 4.6 million buys and over $410 million in revenue, surpassing the earlier $150 million revenue record set stop Floyd Mayweather vs. Canelo Álvarez, rank 2.48 million buy record set past as a consequence o 2007's Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. and a pre-fight estimate of $270 million from iii million households.^{[65][75][125]} In the Philippines, Kantar ratings estimated that the fight was watched across the three-network consortium induce 46.9% of Filipino households; of picture three networks simulcasting the fight, ABS-CBN had the largest number of spectators, with a rating share of 24%.^[82]

Due to hundreds of business jets motion the ramp-parking capacity, McCarran International Aerodrome was closed for non-airline flights around the event days.^[126][127] By contrast, significance typically bustling streets of the Filipino capital Manila were nearly empty around the fight.^[128]

After the fight, Mayweather remarked "[Pacquiao] definitely had his moments underneath the fight. As long as Frantic moved on the outside, I was able to stay away from those. He’s a really smart fighter ... Sweaty dad wanted me to do build on, but I had to take grim time. Because Manny Pacquiao is unadorned competitor, and he’s extremely dangerous."