Tonight at 9:00 p.m. ET the MGM Grand will be electric as the fight card featuring Floyd "Money" Mayweather Jr., the undefeated pound-for-pound champion of the world, and also the world's highest-paid athlete, takes on his archenemy Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, for the undisputed claim of world's best fighter. Fans can catch this fight on pay-per-view or see it online by clicking this link.
Here's the tale of the tape.
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Record: 47-0-0 (26 KO)
Age: 38
Height: 5'8
Reach: 72 inches
Fights: Conventional
Title Belts: WBC, WBA welterweight titles
Notable Victories: Canelo Alvarez (MD), Miguel Cotto (UD), Ricky Hatton (TKO), Oscar De La Hoya (SD), Diego Corrales (TKO)
Notable Defeats: None
Manny Pacquiao
Record: 57-5-2 (38 KO)
Height: 5'6 1/2
Reach: 67 inches
Title Belts: WBO welterweight title
Notable Victories: Timothy Bradley (UD), Juan Manuel Marquez (SD, MD), Antonio Margarito (UD) Miguel Cotto, (TKO), Ricky Hatton (KO), Oscar De La Hoya (RTD), Erik Morales (TKO, KO)
Notable Defeats: Erik Morales (UD), Timothy Bradley (SD), Juan Manuel Marquez (KO)
Mayweather and Pacquiao have shared five opponents in their illustrious careers: Oscar De La Hoya, Juan Manuel Marquez, Ricky Hatton, Shane Mosley, and Miguel Cotto. Both men have beaten all of them, however, Pacquiao was dropped in 2012 by Marquez in their fourth meeting.
Pacquiao knocked out Hatton, De La Hoya and Cotto, while Mayweather knocked out Hatton, and won by decision against Cotto and De La Hoya. Pacquiao and Mayweather both won clear decisions over Mosley, although Mosley flirted with a second-round knockdown after rocking Mayweather.
Mayweather dominated Marquez when they fought, although the matchup was criticized because of the big jump in weight Marquez was making, plus Mayweather purposely ignoring the catch weight and coming in even heavier.
Pacquiao knocked Marquez down three times in Round 1 of their first fight, but wound up with a draw. He won disputed decisions in bouts two and three, before getting knocked unconscious in their fourth meeting.
Prediction: Mayweather def. Pacquiao by unanimous decision.
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