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Twitter map shows fighter each state wants Mayweather to face in 2020

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It looks like a lot of fans are holding out hope for a rematch between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao.

A map created by Betonline.ag using geotagged Twitter data gathered since Mayweather announced he's coming out of retirement in 2020, including over 50,000 tweets, shows most of the United States wants the boxer's next fight to be against Pacquiao.

Pacquiao was favored as Mayweather's opponent in 22 states, while 16 states prefer Canelo Alvarez. Conor McGregor was the third most popular pick (nine states), followed by Khabib Nurmagomedov (three states).

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