Mayweather Vs Pacquiao: Fight of the Century

The long awaited Middleweight boxing match, billed as The Fight of the Century, Battle for Greatness or Legacy, between the eight-division World Champion, Manny Pacquiao and undefeated, five-division world champion, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. has come and gone. The fight, which took place in the early hours of Sunday May 3, 2015 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, attracted celebrities from all over the world to witness the highest grossing fight in the history of World Boxing. The match had been predicted to go down as early as 2009 but both camps disagreed on certain issues, such as drug testing, location and split thus preventing the match from becoming a reality until 2015. In the end, Mayweather came out victorious by unanimous decision, with two judges scoring it 116–112 and the other 118–11. However, Pacquiao dismissed the result and claimed he won the fight in the post-match scrum. The 36-year-old Fillipino also cited that a troublesome shoulder injury gave him a disadvantage during the bout. His promoter, Bob Arum said the one-armed Filipino was crucially denied shoulder injection pre-fight. Pacquiao will undergo a surgery later this week and is expected to be out of the gym for six months to repair a “significant tear” in his right shoulder rotator cuff. It would mean a re-match with Mayweather, possibly in 2016, if Mayweather can be drawn back for a 50th fight. Mayweather, in the aftermath of Sunday’s victory, insisted he plans to retire after one more fight in September. “My last fight is in September, and then it’s time for me to hang it up,” said Mayweather after his unanimous decision victory. The 38-year-old, who is just one win away from matching Rocky Marciano’s 49-0 record, previously said he has no plan to usurp the heavyweight’s unbeaten record. However, in a complete turn-around, Mayweather reportedly texted an ESPN journalist, Stephen Smith that he will fight Pacquiao in a year after his recovery. “I will fight him in a year after his surgery,” Mayweather said in the text message, according to ESPN.  

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This article was first published on 6th May 2015

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