The Fight of the Century, two of the best professional boxers of our time battling it out on the world stage, eight-division world champion of the Philippians Manny Pacquiao versus the undefeated five-division world champion of the united states, Floyd Mayweather. The two best fighters of the world had been planning to fight since November of 2009 but finally stepped into the ring at the MGM Grand the night of May 2nd, 2015. The fight generated between $300 million and $400 million in gross revenue and portrayed an equally as fitting and exciting battle. In the end of the fight, Mayweather, the undefeated champion won the fight by a unanimous decision however Pacquiao put up a valiant fight for an underdog, winning four rounds, more than was expected of the Philippian whirlwind. The fight took the nation by storm and kept the world on its toes and awarded Mayweather as one of the best fighters to step foot on the ring.
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