Manny Pacquiao on Forbes’ Highest Paid Atheletes list
Philippines’ Boxing Superstar - Manny Pacquiao made it to Forbes’ Highest Paid Atheletes list.
“Fighter of the Year” for 2008 Manny Pacquiao is not just the world’s best pound-for-pound boxer, he is also one of the globe’s highest-paid sportspersons.
Pacquiao, a newcomer in the roll, joins sports icons Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant in the latest “The World’s Highest-Paid Athletes” list of Forbes Magazine.
“The Pacman” tied for the sixth spot along with 2009 NBA Most Valuable Player LeBron James and golfer Phil Mickelson. They raked in $40 million last year.
His entry on Forbes.com states that Pacquiao “hogged the boxing spotlight over the past year with victories in two blockbuster fights,” pertaining to his eighth round TKO win over Oscar de la Hoya in December and second round KO of Ricky Hatton in May.
Such mega fights “generated more than $100 million in pay-per-view revenue in the US.” Due to his “massive popularity,” Pacquiao has numerous endorsement deals in the Philippines including those for San Miguel and Nike.
Quoted from ABS-CBN News.
Well, I was watching Bandila when I saw this news and I would just like to congratulate our boxing superstar – Manny Pacquiao for making it in the list of the world’s presitgious magazine - FORBES! Manny’s earnings summed up to a whooping 100 million dollars in pay-per-view basis in US. Guys, that’s a whooping 100 Million Dollars! Well, Manny Pacquiao worked hard for that and now he’s a living proof that hard work or shall I say smart work really pays off!
I’m wondering what will happen next on Manny Pacquiao Versus Cotto fight. Was it Cotto? I’m not so sure guys. Correct me if I’m wrong. Anyway, I still hope for Manny’s success. His sucess is Philippines’ honor too.
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Comments (4)
hehehe… manny pacquiao should have shared it to us, unemployed individuals… hehehe
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girl opinion Reply:
June 25th, 2009 at 11:53 pm
Hi Xian.. Thanks for dropping by your comment ha… Oo nga, sana may libreng pabahay c manny pacquiao. hehehhe…
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manny pacquaio is definitely the best pound for pound boxer. I have been a fan of manny ever since he beat Barrera
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girl opinion Reply:
July 6th, 2009 at 9:37 pm
I definitely agree!
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