The fight no one thought would happen is finally upon us

The contracts have been signed, the media deals reached and the verbal sparring is about to be replaced by heavy leather thrown with intent. On May 2, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao will finally step into the ring. The purse will see each man pocket tens of millions of dollars, but winning clearly isn’t about the money – it’s about bragging rights. Although it doesn’t hurt that the winner also walks out of the ring wearing a belt made of gold, encrusted with emeralds, emblazoned with his face and valued at $1 million. And with that, we present our fight-card infographic with all you need to know about these killer contenders.