By Lem Satterfield
On May 7 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao will defend his WBO welterweight title against Shane Mosley. Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38 KOs), who won the WBC junior middleweight belt, is his last ring appearance, will head back to welterweight. Mosley was chosen over WBO/WBA lightweight king Juan Manuel Marquez (51-5-1, 38 KOs) and WBC welterweight belt-holder Andre Berto (27-0, 21 KOs).
Mosley confirmed that his purse, up front, stands to be around $5 million against Pacquiao. But with incentives, Mosley could wind up earning a career-high amount, surpassing the previous career-best of $7 million that he pocketed after his unanimous decision loss to Floyd Mayweather (41-0, 25 KOs) back in May, who received a non-heavyweight record guarantee of $22.5 million.
"That's still accurate. We came to an agreement with everything involved, including the financial end of it," Mosley said of the numbers pertaining to his purse.
Lem Satterfield is the boxing editor at AOL FanHouse and the news editor at BoxingScene.com. To read more from Lem Satterfield, go to AOL FanHouse by Clicking Here.
