Thurman vs Pacquiao

Who won Thurman vs Pacquiao?

Manny Pacquiao beat Keith Thurman by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 20th July 2019 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 115-112, 115-112, 113-114 in favor of winner Manny Pacquiao.

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 WBA welterweight championship of the world.

Also, on the undercard Caleb Plant was victorious over Mike Lee for the IBF World Super Middleweight championship, Luis Nery beat Juan Carlos Payano, Efe Ajagba defeated Ali Eren Demirezen, Yordenis Ugas was victorious over Omar Figueroa Jr and Sergey Lipinets beat Jayar Inson.

Thurman vs Pacquiao stats

Back in July 2019, Manny Pacquiao stepped into the ring with a record of 61 wins, 7 loses and 2 draws, 39 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Keith Thurman made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 29 wins and 0 draws, with 22 of those by knock out.

The stats suggested Thurman had advantage in power over Pacquiao, with a 76% knock out percentage over Pacquiao's 64%.

Manny Pacquiao was the older man by 10 years, at 41 years old.

Thurman had a height advantage of 2 inches over Pacquiao. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Manny Pacquiao fought out of the southpaw stance, while Keith Thurman was an orthodox fighter.

Pacquiao was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 41 more fights, and made his debut in 1995, 12 years and 9 months earlier than Thurman, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 326 more professional rounds, 498 to Thurman's 172.

Thurman vs Pacquiao form

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 won against Adrien Broner on 19th January 2019 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Lucas Martin Matthysse on 15th July 2018 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jeff Horn on 2nd July 2017 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia.

Before that, he had beat Jessie Vargas on 5th November 2016 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, United States.

He had defeated Timothy Bradley Jr on 9th April 2016 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Thurman had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Josesito Lopez on 26th January 2019 by majority decision in their WBA Super World Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Danny Garcia on 4th March 2017 by split decision in their WBC World Welterweight and WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Shawn Porter on 25th June 2016 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had beat Luis Collazo on 11th July 2015 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at USF Sundome, Tampa.

He had won against Robert Guerrero on 7th March 2015 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Manny Pacquiao had been fighting more than Keith Thurman.

Going to this contest, Manny Pacquiao had last fought 6 months and 1 day ago, while Keith Thurman's last outing had been 5 months and 24 days ago.

Pacquiao's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

Thurman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What time did Thurman vs Pacquiao start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Thurman vs Pacquiao?

Thurman vs Pacquiao was broadcast on FOX Sports PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by ITV Box Office.

What were the odds on Thurman vs Pacquiao?

Manny Pacquiao was a 13/20 (-150) favourite going into the contest, while Keith Thurman made his way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.