Female demographic dominates social media during Mayweather vs. Pacquiao
The highly anticipated Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao fight was much-criticized before, during and after it. While much of the immediate post-fight discussion centered on Pacquiao's injured shoulder, much of the pre-fight build-up and in-fight conversation focused on Mayweather's history of domestic violence. ESPN's Michelle Beadle and CNN's Rachel Nichols reportedly had their credentials revoked on the day of the fight because of their previous criticism of Mayweather's actions. MORE: Victim sues Mayweather | Rematch? | Fixed fight? | Fans suing Pacquiao All angles of the fight generated much debate on social media. According to Twitter Data, tweets about the fight were seen more than 2.8 billion times on Saturday, with 5.8 million tweets sent by 1.8 million people. Those numbers pale in comparison to the discussion that took place on Facebook, with more than 115 million posts sent by 37 million people. For context, the fight discussion on Facebook almost...