Who won Mayweather Jr vs Pacquiao?

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

Floyd Mayweather Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 47 wins, zero loses and 0  draws, 26 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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

The stats suggested Pacquiao had advantage in power over Mayweather Jr, with a 67% knock out percentage over Mayweather Jr's 55%.

Floyd Mayweather Jr was the older man by 2 years, at 46 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 less 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 93 less professional rounds, 411 to Pacquiao's 504.

Mayweather Jr vs Pacquiao form

Mayweather Jr remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Marcos Maidana on 13th September 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.

Previous to that, he had defeated Marcos Maidana on 3rd May 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 beat Canelo Alvarez on 14th September 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 4th May 2013 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had beat Ricky Hatton on 8th December 2007 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.

Pacquiao had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

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

Previous to that, he had defeated Timothy Bradley Jr on 12th April 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 24th November 2013 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.

Before that, he had defeated Ricky Hatton on 2nd May 2009 by knockout in the 2nd round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada, United States.

He had beat Oscar De La Hoya on 6th December 2008 by technical knockout in the 8th round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Floyd Mayweather Jr had last fought 8 years, 6 months and 16 days ago, while Manny Pacquiao's last outing had been 8 years, 4 months and 6 days ago.

Mayweather Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 15 years, 3 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

Pacquiao's last 5 fights had come over a period of 14 years, 3 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 10 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 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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