Boxing has become very much a niche sport in recent years, but Mayweather vs. Pacquiao will draw in causal fans unlike any fight before. The fight will shatter PPV records, and the overall revenue could generate $400 million, doubling the previous mark.
Mayweather and Pacquiao are well-known across the
U.S., but their status as household names has grown since the mega-fight was announced over two months ago. Mainstream news has made the fight a top story, and it seems like everyone is making a prediction.
Below are 50 quick facts about Mayweather, Pacquiao and the fight itself.
- Mayweather is from Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Pacquiao is from the Bukidnon province of Mindanao, Philippines
- Mayweather’s birth name is Floyd Joy Sinclair
- Pacquiao’s birth name is Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao
- Mayweather turned pro in 1996
- Pacquiao turned pro in 1995
- Mayweather has two sons (Koraun, Zion) and two daughters (Iyanna, Jirah)
- Pacquiao has three sons (Israel, Michael, Emmanuel) and two daughters (Mary Divine Grace, Queen Elizabeth)
- Pacquiao has been a congressman in the Philippines since 2010
- Mayweather is nearly two years older than Pacquiao
- Mayweather has been trained by both his father and uncle, both former boxers
- Floyd Mayweather Sr. considered training Oscar De La Hoya when De La Hoya fought his son
- Pacquiao is trained by Hall of Fame boxing trainer Freddie Roach
- Roach was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1990
- Mayweather’s career earnings topped $400 million after his last fight
- Pacquiao’s career earnings will surpass $400 million after Saturday
- Mayweather led all athletes with $105 million in earnings in 2013
- Pacquiao will be the ninth southpaw to face Mayweather
- Mayweather is 47-0 in his career
- Pacquiao is 57-5-2 in his career
- Mayweather’s last defeat came against Serafim Todorov at the 1996 Olympics
- Pacquiao was last beaten on Dec. 8, 2012 against Juan Manuel Marquez
- Mayweather has won championships in five different weight classes
- Pacquiao owns the record with titles in eight different weight classes
- Mayweather has just one knockout in his last eight fights
- Pacquiao totaled eight knockout victories from 2005 to 2009
- Mayweather is two victories away from tying Rocky Marciano’s perfect mark of 49-0
- Pacquiao’s last knockout victory came against Miguel Cotto in 2009
- Mayweather has a five-inch reach advantage on Pacquiao
- Pacquiao was favored when it looked like he’d fight Mayweather five years ago
- Mayweather has only had two rematches in his career
- Pacquiao has 12 more career knockout wins than Mayweather
- Only one judge has ever scored a fight for Mayweather’s opponent
- Pacquiao has lost by knockout three times
- Mayweather has been knocked down once in his career, doing so in a victory over Carlos Hernandez in 2001
- Pacquiao has won three straight fights by unanimous decision
- Saturday will be Mayweather’s 11th straight fight at the MGM Grand
- Pacquiao is 6-1 against American fighters
- Mayweather has not allowed an opponent to land more than 26 percent of his punches since winning the welterweight title in 2011
- Since his last loss, Pacquiao has connected with 708 punches while allowing his opponents to land just 387 punches
- Mayweather has landed an average of 206 punches in his last four fights, allowing opponents to land an average of 145 punches.
- Mayweather and Pacquiao have fought five of the same boxers
- Pacquiao has boxed 419 career rounds
- Mayweather has boxed 363 career rounds
- The WBA, WBO and WBC welterweight titles are on the line in Saturday’s fight
- The fight is expected to surpass the PPV record of 2.5 million buys
- The highest ticket price is a ringside seat listed at $100,000, according to Forbes.
- Tickets to the fight sold out in one minute
- Saturday’s ring will be 400 square feet (20’ x 20’)
- Jim Lampley, Al Bernstein and Roy Jones Jr. will broadcast the fight
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