On May 2, 2015, the highly anticipated 'Fight of the Century' between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, drawing a record 4.6 million pay-per-view buys and generating $600 million in revenue. Mayweather won the fight by unanimous decision after dominating an injured Pacquiao over 12 rounds. The event, however, was widely regarded as a disappointment, occurring arguably five years too late. On the same date in 2009, Manny Pacquiao achieved a significant milestone in his boxing career by becoming a six-division world champion with a knockout victory over Ricky Hatton.
MGM Grand doesn't do room keys with the fight art on them anymore but here is one in my #boxing collection from when I covered the long-awaited (and ultimately very disappointing) Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight, the biggest money fight in histoty -- 9 years ago today. https://t.co/wpCAM8Qq2L
#OnThisDay in 2009, Manny Pacquiao became a six-division world champ with THIS KO over Ricky Hatton ๐ https://t.co/PojsNhB9Uy
On May 2, 2015 the "Fight of the Century" occurred at the MGM Grand Garden Arena โ about 5 years too late. 4.6 million PPV buys, a record $600 million in revenue, and a total dud of a fight as Mayweather dominated an injured Pacquiao for 12 rounds. https://t.co/2zbFmGBNtH
On May 2, 2015 the "Fight of the Century" occurred at the MGM Grand Garden Arena betweenโabout 5 years too late. 4.6 million PPV buys, a record $600 million in revenue, and a total dud of a fight as Mayweather dominated an injured Pacquiao for 12 rounds. https://t.co/2zbFmGBNtH
๐๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฒ โญ๏ธ #OnThisDay in 2015, @FloydMayweather and @MannyPacquiao faced off with the American winning a unanimous decision ๐ช https://t.co/UL8ufUpN8X
#OnThisDay in 2015, we witnessed the long-awaited match between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. https://t.co/JXG0ZxoE2R
Mighty Manny Pacquiao left Ricky Hatton in ruins #OnThisDay in 2009. https://t.co/002Nt3BpR7