Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeated Manny Pacquiao on Saturday night in Las Vegas, stretching his record to 48-0, in what was considered the highest-grossing bout in history.
Floyd Mayweather Jr., the 38-year-old with the baby face and the unblemished professional boxing record, beat Manny Pacquiao on Saturday night with a unanimous decision in what was considered the highest-grossing bout in history.
In a long-anticipated fight between the two dominant welterweights of the past decade, Mayweather stretched his record to 48-0 while quieting critics who thought he had spent years avoiding a showdown with Pacquiao, a 36-year-old fighter from the Philippines.
All three judges scored the fight in favor of Mayweather. One had the score at 118-110, and the other two had it at 116-112.
The purse, a majority of it from pay-per-view revenue from several million American households paying about $90 each to watch, was estimated to be roughly $300 million. The contract called for Mayweather to receive 60 percent, win or lose.
Inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Hollywood celebrities and famous athletes from scattered parts of the sports world sprinkled the crowd. The few tickets made available to the public were priced from $1,500 for seats in the top rows to $7,500 for a seat on the floor. Tickets were sold on the secondary market for $40,000 or more.
It mattered little that both men were past their prime. Efforts to put Mayweather and Pacquiao in the .