Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao: 73% of independent.co.uk readers think Pacquiao will beat Mayweather

The vote is in, and it is unanimous! A massive 73% of independent.co.uk readers have voted in favour of Manny Pacquiao for the fight against Floyd Mayweather, in what has been described as 'the fight of the century'.

The welterweight clash will be most lucrative fight in boxing history, with the combined purse for the bout expected to top $300m (£201m).

Unbeaten Mayweather, 38, is an 11-time, five-weight world champion, while the Filipino Pacquiao, 36, has won versions of the world title at a record eight different weights.

WBA and WBC welterweight titleist Mayweather's record stands at 47-0, while WBO champion Pacquiao has lost five of his 64 fights, with two draws.

"I've never been defeated. I don't know what it means or feels like to lose. But once a boxer experiences that the doubt will always be in his mind," Mayweather said in the build-up.