MANILA, Philippines - No question about it, WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao was the No. 1 dollar earner in boxing last year, grossing $32 Million from facing Joshua Clottey and Antonio Margarito Carrera Sunglasses. The amount was cited in ESPN – The Magazine (May 2) and put Pacquiao on top of the sports ladder with baseball’s Alex Rodriguez.
The figure was the total of Pacquiao’s guaranteed purses, excluding whatever else he earned from a share in pay-per-view sales. His fight against Margarito generated 1.15 million cable buys Oakley Sunglasses. It was the third straight year where Pacquiao brought in at least a million pay-per-view hits.
Pacquiao’s fights against Oscar de la Hoya in 2008 and Miguel Cotto in 2009 both took in 1.25 million pay-per-view subscriptions Chanel Sunglasses. Top Rank chairman Bob Arum said Pacquiao’s bout against Sugar Shane Mosley last weekend will likely deliver more than 1.25 million what with the promotional push from terrestrial network CBS to boost the Showtime telecast.
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