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)
: Talks first fell apart over drug testing protocols. Mayweather demanded Olympic-style random blood and urine testing via USADA, which Pacquiao's camp initially resisted, leading to a defamation lawsuit. mayweather vs. pacquiao
: 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 The saga of Floyd Mayweather Jr