3/17/2010

Our very own PACMAN is a certified Billionaire


Based on his earnings of all his fight, Manny Pacquiao is now a certified billionaire. With his new fight of Joshua Clottey at the Cowboys Stadium he earned $12 million from that. Based on his four fights from Oscar de la Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Miguel Cotto and lastly Joshua Clottey he reached $53 million all in all.

This is not mean that he will take home as much because there are huge deductions to be computed. But the important is that Pacquiao is now one of the World’s highest-paid athletes.

On his first professional fight of 1995 Pacquiao earned the equivalent of $20 million, earned $15 million for facing Golden Boy Oscar de la Hoya last 2008, and $13 million for each fight against Hatton and Cotto last 2009.

He earned a grand total of P2.438 billion from these four fights alone.

This is not the end of Pacquiao’s earnings because he is also earn through the pay-per-view sales, ticket sales, gate receipts, merchandise and television rights. With the fight of De la Hoya only, Pacquiao earned close to $20 million all in all. And if he continues winning these earnings will not be stop this will continue grow and grow.


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