5 common opponents of Pacquiao, Mayweather

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Posted at Apr 18 2015 02:05 PM | Updated as of Jun 07 2016 02:21 PM

Pound-for-pound kings Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather will finally face off on May 2 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, ending half a decade's worth of on-again, off-again negotiations.

Before they finally decided to give fans the fight that they wanted, Mayweather and Pacquiao fought five common opponents: Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Miguel Cotto, Shane Mosley, and Juan Manuel Marquez.

Here's how Pacquiao and Mayweather performed against these common opponents:

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Oscar De La Hoya

Mayweather fought De La Hoya on May 5, 2007, and won a split decision. The fight set a record for most pay-per-view buys for a boxing match, reaching some 2.4 million households.

Pacquiao fought De La Hoya on December 6, 2008 and won via technical knockout as "The Golden Boy" quit on his stool at the start of the ninth round. It proved to be De La Hoya's last fight.