Vs. Pacquiao: Mayweather

: Years were spent haggling over "purse splits." Pacquiao at one point agreed to a 50/50 split, but Mayweather later insisted on a "lion's share," offering a flat $40 million fee while keeping the rest of the revenue.

The fight finally took place on , at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. mayweather vs. pacquiao

Despite being criticized as underwhelming by fans who expected a brawl, the event was a commercial titan: : Years were spent haggling over "purse splits

The saga of Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao, dubbed the "Fight of the Century," was a decade-long drama of failed negotiations, record-breaking revenue, and a 2015 match that many fans felt arrived several years too late. The Long Road to the Ring (2009–2015) : Mayweather retired shortly after (un-retiring later for

For over five years, the fight was considered the "greatest clash that never happened" due to repeated negotiation collapses.

: Mayweather retired shortly after (un-retiring later for McGregor), while Pacquiao continued fighting at elite levels for several more years.

: Pacquiao revealed he had fought with a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder, an injury sustained during training that he re-aggravated in the fourth round. Mayweather also faced scrutiny for receiving a retroactive "therapeutic use exemption" for IV fluids prior to the fight. Financial & Cultural Impact