Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Manny Pacquiao
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao, yang disebut-sebut sebagai The Fight of the Century, Battle for Greatness, dan Legacy[1] adalah pertarungan tinju profesional antara Manny Pacquiao dan Floyd Mayweather, Jr. yang dilangsungkan pada 2 Mei 2015 di MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
was a professional boxing match between the eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao and undefeated, five-division world champion Floyd Mayweather, Jr. The fight took place on May 2, 2015 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Despite predictions that Mayweather–Pacquiao would be the highest-grossing fight in history as early as 2009, disagreements between the two professional boxers' camps on terms for the fight prevented the bout from coming to fruition until 2015.[2][3] The failure to arrange the Mayweather–Pacquiao fight was named The Ring magazine Event of the Year for 2010.[4]
By 2015, negotiations for the fight had been finalized, with all of the major issues that prevented the fight from happening in the past resolved, including purse split, drug testing, and location. On February 20, 2015, Mayweather confirmed via a selfie app Shots that he had indeed signed the contract for the fight, as Pacquiao had already signed the contract previously. The contest was agreed to be held on May 2, 2015.[5][6] Mayweather won the contest by unanimous decision, with two judges scoring it 116–112 and the other 118–110.[7]
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- ^ "PAST WINNERS OF THE RING'S YEAR-END AWARDS". The Ring. February 24, 2012. Diakses tanggal March 11, 2012.
- ^ "Mayweather-Pacquiao set for May 2". ESPN. February 20, 2015.
- ^ "Floyd Mayweather Announces Manny Pacquiao Fight Via Selfie App Shots". re/code. February 20, 2015. Diakses tanggal May 5, 2015.
- ^ "Mayweather-Pacquiao fight: Floyd Mayweather wins by unanimous decision".