Mayweather Jr vs Pacquiao

Who won Mayweather Jr vs Pacquiao?

Floyd Mayweather Jr beat Manny Pacquiao by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 2nd, 2015, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 118-110, 116-112 in favor of winner Floyd Mayweather Jr.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This contest was for the WBC welterweight championships of the world.

Mayweather Jr vs Pacquiao stats

Back in May 2015, Floyd Mayweather Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 47 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 26 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Manny Pacquiao made his way to the ring with a record of 57 wins, 5 losses and 2 draws, with 38 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Pacquiao had an advantage in power over Mayweather Jr, with a 67% knockout percentage compared to Mayweather Jr's 55%.

Floyd Mayweather Jr was the older man by 2 years, at 38 years old.

Mayweather Jr had a height advantage of 3 inches over Pacquiao. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Floyd Mayweather Jr fought out of the orthodox stance, while Manny Pacquiao was a southpaw.

Mayweather Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 1996, 1 year and 8 months later than Pacquiao, whose first professional fight was in 1995. He had fought 98 fewer professional rounds, totaling 403 compared to Pacquiao's 501.

Mayweather Jr vs Pacquiao form

Mayweather Jr remained undefeated as a professional.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Marcos Maidana on September 13, 2014, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight, WBA Super World Welterweight and WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Marcos Maidana on May 3, 2014, by majority decision in their WBC World Welterweight and WBA Super World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Canelo Alvarez on September 14, 2013, by majority decision in their WBC World Super Welterweight and WBA Super World Super Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Robert Guerrero on May 4, 2013, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Miguel Cotto on May 5, 2012, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Pacquiao had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Chris Algieri on November 23, 2014, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.

Prior to that, he had defeated Timothy Bradley Jr on April 12, 2014, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Brandon Rios on November 24, 2013, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.

Before that, he had been beaten by Juan Manuel Marquez on December 8, 2012, by knockout in the 6th round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

He had defeated Ricky Hatton on May 2, 2009, by knockout in the 2nd round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Floyd Mayweather Jr had been fighting more than Manny Pacquiao.

Going into this contest, Floyd Mayweather Jr had last fought 7 months and 19 days ago, while Manny Pacquiao's last outing had been 5 months and 9 days ago.

Mayweather Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

Pacquiao's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Mayweather Jr vs Pacquiao start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:00 PM EST / 3:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Mayweather Jr vs Pacquiao?

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