Manny Pacquiao Could Earn $70 if Pacquiao Mayweather Match Pushes Through

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MANNY Pacquiao can well afford to retire if and when a super fight with brash talking Floyd Mayweather Jr. finally gets sealed.

An estimated earning of no lower than $70 million (roughly P3 billion) can be made by the world’s top pound-for-pound fighter in facing Mayweather in a blockbuster showdown that has long been in waiting, yet can’t seem to fall in place together.

The mind-boggling figures represent a guaranteed purse Pacquiao will receive, plus his take home with the pay-per-view buys.

“Kung makuha niya si Mayweather, ok na siyang mag-retire. $70 million na `yun. $50 million guaranteed na, plus pay-per-view pa,” said former Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis `Chavit’ Singson, a close associate and adviser to the 31-year-old best boxer in the world today, who hosted a sumptuous victory party for Pacquiao Monday night in his Quezon City mansion following the Filipino’s 12-round lopsided win over Mexican Antonio Margarito three weeks ago.

This developed as a Texas court issued a temporary restraining order representing a portion of Pacquiao’s prize purse ($1.5 million) in his fight with Margarito following a $1.18 million in damages was filed against him by a Filipino promoter.

Edmundo Lozano of Imperial Ed promotions, said in his complaint that Pacquiao entered into a written contract with his company for a number of social and promotional appearances in McAllen, Texas last September.

Lozano claimed that Pacquiao was paid $100,000 in exchange for his appearances, which the Filipino boxing icon later failed to commit.

Court documents showed the contract was signed in General Santos City.

“Kung talunin niya, retire na. Tigil na,” Chavit said.

That both fighters may end up receiving such huge amount of money for engaging each other inside the ring may not come as a surprise.

The 2007 light middleweight title clash between Mayweather Jr. and Oscar De La Hoya went down as the richest fight ever in the history of prizefighting, earning a cool $19 million in live gate attendance and $120 million in pay-per-view revenue following its record breaking buys of 2.4 million.

De La Hoya emerged $52 million richer after the fight, surpassing the previous record of $35 million earned by both heavyweights Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield. Mayweather Jr. came away with $25 million.
And given the animosity and hype that preceded two failed attempts to get the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight, the likelihood of it going down as the biggest fight of all time in terms of financial earnings, is not that impossible.

But the problem, according to Singson, is Mayweather’s reluctance to get the fight done.

‘Takot si Mayweather. Alam niyang si Manny ang tatalo sa kanya,” said the former national security adviser in an obvious reference to Mayweather’s unbeaten mark of 41-0, with 25 KOs.

Singson noted how the Filipino boxing sensation has acceded in meeting the demands made by the 33-year-old native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, including submitting himself to a series of drug testing leading to the day of the fight.

“Lahat ng gusto niya (Mayweather), pumayag na si Manny, peros siya naman ang ayaw,” he said.
One major development that could force Mayweather Jr. to accept the bout, however, is the result of the two felony coercion and one felony robbery charges filed against him by former girlfriend Josie Harris. Arraignment for the case is set on January 24.

“Nahihirapan ngayon `yun (Mayweather). Maraming kaso, baka maubos ang pera. Baka sakali, lalaban na `yun,” said Singson.

But given the difficult nature of putting together a fight involving two of the best boxer in the planet today, Singson said Pacquiao has a lot of available contingencies in case Mayweather remains an elusive opponent.
“Mayweather muna kung lalaban. Tapos no. 2 si Mosley and then, Marquez,” said Singson, stressing that a third fight with Mexican rival Juan Manuel Marquez should be made at 145 and above.

As for the others, Singson said they can forget about earning their biggest payday at the expense of Pacquiao.

“Yung mga Berto (Andre, the reigning World Boxing Council welterweight champion) walang pera dun,” he said. “Maraming gustong lumaban sa kanya, pero hindi kikita.”