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The Tale of Two Legends
Fights Lost
Pacquiao 7
Mayweather 0
Draws
Pacquiao 2
Mayweather 0
Catchweights
Pacquiao 4
Algieri, Marq, Cotto, Margarito
Mayweather 2
Canelo, Marquez
Titles Lost on Scales
Pac 1
May 0
Times lost by KO or TKO
Pac 3
May 0
Wins by KO
Mayweather 27
Pacquiao 39
KO %
Pac 54.9
Floyd 54
Opponents Fought 2 or more times
Pacquiao 4
Bradley Barrera, Morales, Marquez
12 Fights 8-3-1
Mayweather 2
Maidana, Castillo
4 Fights 4-0
Vacant Titles Fought For
Pacquiao 8
4-2 in those fights
Mayweather 2
2-0 in those fights
Notable Undefeated Fighters Beat
Pacquiao 4
Algieri, Bradley, Thurman, Solis
Mayweather 3
Corrales, Hatton, Canelo
Olympic Medals
Pacquiao 0
Mayweather 1 (Bronze)
Notable Opponents who were coming off a loss or being KO
Pacquiao: Morales, Barrera2, Clottey, Mosley (L/D), Rios, Broner, Larios, Margarito(?)
Mayweather: Judah, Corley
Notable Opponents coming off KO/TKO win
Mayweather
Corrales
Canelo
Berto
Madaina
Cotto
Mosley
Marquez
Hatton
De La Hoya
Baldomir
Gatti
Sosa
Castillo (TKO Juan Macias prior to facing Floyd)
Castillo (KO Verdell Smith prior to rematch)
Pacquiao
Barrera
Hatton
Vargas
Matthysse
Marquez 3
Championship Fights Against Similar Opponents
Oscar 34yrs 154lbs W
Cotto 30yrs 154lbs W
Hatton 29yrs 147lbs KO
Mosley 38yrs 147lbs W
Oscar 35yrs 147lbs TKO
Cotto 27yrs 147lbs KO
Hatton 31yrs 140lbs KO
Mosley 39yrs 147lbs W
Opponents with 30+ KOs
Mayweather 12
MM MP Cotto Canelo Hatton ODLH SM Sharmba Gatti Ndou Castillo Marquez
12-0 4KO
Pacquiao 8
Hatton Marquez ODLH SM LM Barrera Morales
10-1-2 5KO
Career Earnings
Pacquiao 490M
Mayweather 800M
PPVs over 2M
Pacquiao 1
Mayweather
Mayweather 4
ODLH *McGregor Canelo Pacquiao
PPVs Against Similar Opponents
Pac/Cotto 1.25
May/Cotto 1.5
Pac/De La Hoya 1.3M
May/De La Hoya 2.4M
Pac/Mosley 1.3M
May/Mosley 1.4M
Marquez/May 1M
Marquez/Pac 3rd fight 1.3M
Pac/Hatton 850K
May/Hatton 850K
Promoted Fighters Who’ve Won World Titles
Mayweather 4
Smith, Jack, Davis, Bey
Pacquiao 0
Discuss! If there’s anything you see wrong let me know and I’ll edit it. At the end of the day both fighters will go down in the top 25.
Next up I’ll be comparing Mike Tyson vs Wlad Klitschko. These are based on numbers only not popularity.