Counting his guaranteed purse $12 million for his fight with Joshua Clottey at the Cowboys Stadium, the 31-year-old icon has reached the $53 million mark in his last four fights in the United States.
And while it doesn’t mean that he has taken home as much, since there are huge deductions to be computed, what’s certain is that Pacquiao is now rated as one of the world’s highest-paid athletes.
Pacquiao, who said he earned the equivalent of $20 in his first professional fight in 1995, got $15 million for facing Oscar dela Hoya in 2008, and $13 million for each fight against Ricky Hatton and Miguel Cotto last year.
With these four fights alone, he has earned, on paper, a grand total of P2.438 billion, which is enough to fund a presidential campaign in the Philippines.
Aside from his guaranteed purse, Pacquiao also stands to earn through the pay-per-view sales, ticket sales, gate receipts, merchandise and television rights. For the Dela Hoya fight, he earned close to $20 million in all.
And this won’t stop as long as he continues winning.
Before the Clottey fight was sealed, Pacquiao faced the possibility of earning as much as $30 million to $40 million for a fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. But the negotiations fell apart and the fight did not push through.
Now that Clottey is out of the picture, the question is “Will the Mayweather fight now happen?”
Pacquiao said it might.
“Yes, I want the fight. The people want that fight. So, it’s up to him,” said Pacquiao of the ex-pound-for-pound champion who puts his undefeated record at stake against WBA welterweight king Shane Mosley on May 1 in Las Vegas.
“I have no problem fighting him. Anytime. But I don’t think he’s ready now. Or he should win against Mosley. If not, maybe Mosley and I will fight,” said Pacquiao.
The Pacquiao-Mayweather fell apart after the flamboyant American demanded an Olympic-style drug-testing that would require blood tests on days very close to the fight.
Pacquiao said he’d have none of it, saying drawing of blood close to the fight makes him weak, and offered a compromise that blood be taken 24 days before the fight and right after the fight.
And the fight that should break all previous records in boxing went up in smoke.
Pacquiao earnings through the years
| 1. Lehlo Ledwaba | 2001 | $40,000 |
| 2. Agapito Sanchez | 2001 | $120,000 |
| 3. Fabbrakob Rakkiatgym | 2002 | P1 million |
| 4. Serikzhan Yeshmangbetov | 2003 | P1 million |
| 5. Jorge Julio | 2002 | $70,000 |
| 6. Marco Antonio Barrera | 2003 | $500,000 |
| 7. Juan Manuel Marquez | 2004 | $750,000 |
| 8. Fashan 3K Battery | 2004 | P3 million |
| 9. Erik Morales | 2005 | $1.75 million |
| 10. Hector Velasquez | 2005 | $750,000 |
| 11. Erik Morales | 2006 | $2 million |
| 12. Oscar Larios | 2006 | $1 million |
| 13. Erik Morales | 2006 | $2.5 million |
| 14. Jorge Solis | 2007 | $2 million |
| 15. Marco Antonio Barrera | 2007 | $3 million |
| 16. Juan Manuel Marquez | 2008 | $3 million |
| 17. David Diaz | 2008 | $3 million |
| 18. Oscar dela Hoya | 2008 | $15 million |
| 19. Ricky Hatton | 2009 | $13 million |
| 20. Miguel Cotto | 2009 | $13 million |
| 21. Joshua Clottey | 2010 | $12 million |
Source: Abac Cordero | Philstar.com
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