Monday, May 4, 2015

#MayPac Twitter Hashtag Proves Pacquiao is still the People’s Champ

Twitter
Twitter
The #MayPac Twitter hashtag , which was cited as one of the 10 Pacquiao-Mayweather fight hashtags "with a punch", dominated the Internetsphere yesterday as eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao (@MannyPacquiao) and undefeated, five-division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr (@FloydMayweather) faced off in the Fight of the Century.



The match happened last Saturday, May 2 (May 3 in Singapore) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Tweets worldwide about the #MayPac fight were seen 2.7 billion times on Twitter & across the web from 8 pm ET on 5/2 until 3 am ET on 5/3.

Following Mayweather’s victory over Pacquiao, Twitter was abuzz with an outpouring of support for Pacquiao. One thing is clear - while Mayweather may have taken home the title, Pacquiao remains the champion in the hearts of many. See below for more Twitter data, a global heat map, and top Tweets cheering on Manny as the People’s Champ.

Total Tweet Impressions: Tweets worldwide about the @FloydMayweather v. @MannyPacquiao fight were seen 2.7 billion times on Twitter & across the web from 8 pm ET on 5/2 until 3 am ET on 5/3.
Twitter Heat Map
Twitter Heat Map
https://twitter.com/TwitterData/status/594936459297099776

Tweet Peaks: These were the most Tweeted about moments during the live #MayPac boxing match:
1. End of fight: Mayweather defeats Pacquiao 116-112.
2. Mayweather post-fight interview.
3. Pacquiao post-fight interview.
4. Round 12 comes to an end.
5. Pacquiao lands a flurry of punches as Round 4 comes to an end.

Twitter Heat Map: Watch the world react to the live #MayPac boxing match:


Embeddable heat map: https://team.cartodb.com/u/marias/viz/4491b23e-f15c-11e4-8c0c-0e0c41326911/embed_map
Twitter Reverb Chart: There were 3.4 million mentions of @FloydMayweather vs 1.6 million mentions of @MannyPacquiao during the live fight:
#MayPac Tweeter Trend
#MayPac Twitter Trend
Embeddable Chart: http://reverb.guru/view/119713140462420104
Tweet: https://twitter.com/TwitterData/status/594737292562010112

Pinoys show support for Manny after the match:
https://twitter.com/ellamerr_/status/594755112649760768
https://twitter.com/Inday_Dyosa/status/594751214065029120
https://twitter.com/blackdeath_20/status/594747552995479553
https://twitter.com/48ocean/status/594764957381591040

Brands in the Philippines cheering on Manny:
https://twitter.com/SMARTCares/status/594725925033357313
https://twitter.com/McDo_PH/status/594728395201585152
https://twitter.com/kitkat_ph/status/594725889218256896
https://twitter.com/KFCPhilippines/status/594743026301276160
https://twitter.com/flyPAL/status/594728488252248065
https://twitter.com/CebuPacificAir/status/594729779288375297
https://twitter.com/enjoyGLOBE/status/594732984718086144
https://twitter.com/NescafePH/status/594732315063881728
https://twitter.com/Jollibee/status/594726137986621440
https://twitter.com/CloseupPH/status/594735521789710336
https://twitter.com/Nike/status/594667692155654144
https://twitter.com/Rexona_PH/status/594726604489654273

VIT Tweets in the Philippines cheering on Manny:
https://twitter.com/noynoyaquino/status/594442003485712385
https://twitter.com/vicegandako/status/594736275749384192
https://twitter.com/atomaraullo/status/594710411502456832
https://twitter.com/annecurtissmith/status/594728455494733824
https://twitter.com/PiaWurtzbach/status/594760335040479232
https://twitter.com/GaryValenciano1/status/594814597871243264
https://twitter.com/143redangel/status/594717198217654272
https://twitter.com/iamsuperbianca/status/594754140103782400
https://twitter.com/sam_concepcion/status/594746094627594240
https://twitter.com/iamkarendavila/status/594749326796017665

VIT Tweets from around the world showing support for Manny:
https://twitter.com/NiallOfficial/status/594622712967987201 (Niall from One Direction)
https://twitter.com/jimmykimmel/status/594732648481693696 (Jimmy Kimmel)
https://twitter.com/elliegoulding/status/594727048008081408 (Ellie Goulding)
https://twitter.com/chachigonzales/status/594726735649738752 (Chachi Gonzales)
https://twitter.com/WayneRooney/status/594639310013538304 (Wayne Rooney)

Top 3 Most Retweeted Tweets from @MannyPacquiao:
https://twitter.com/MannyPacquiao/status/557628971462848512 (153,797 RTs)
https://twitter.com/MannyPacquiao/status/594713959908773888 (78,626 RTs)
https://twitter.com/MannyPacquiao/status/544882843382341632 (47,244 RTs)

What can you say about the #MayPac Twitter hashtag and Manny Pacquiao as the People’s Champ?

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