Pac-JMM III: Pac's purse more than $20 Million, Marquez gets $5 Million

Manny confirms over $20M in purse September 13, 2011 12:00 AM http://kotsenijuan.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Manny_Pacquiao_L.jpg MANILA, Philippines - It now takes more than $20 million to get Manny Pacquiao fight someone inside the ring. The Filipino boxing icon has confirmed that he’s getting more than $20 million (P840 million) for his Nov. 12 bout with Mexico’s Juan Manuel Marquez. “Mahigit pa dun (It’s more than that),” he told scribes a couple of days ago on his way back home to Manila from a whirlwind press tour. But Pacquiao didn’t go farther than that except that for this one he’s getting more than what he received for the Shane Mosley fight held last May. “Mas malaki na (It’s now bigger),” said Pacquiao. He was talking of the guaranteed purse, meaning that by the end of the day, when everything comes in, he stands to get more than $30 million (P1.2 billion). Pacquiao stands to make a lot more money in pay-per-view sales, live gate receipts, television rights, merchandise and anything else that sells. Promoter Bob Arum said they expect to surpass the 1.3 million-plus hits on pay-per-view for the Mosley fight, and that it may get near two million. In return, Pacquiao said Marquez will also get the biggest paycheck of his life at $5 million for fighting the sport’s most bankable star today. “He’s never earned $5 million for a single fight,” said Pacquiao as he was wrapping up the tour that took him to New York, Los Angeles and Mexico City. ... http://www.philstar.com/sportsarticle.aspx?articleid=726609&publicationsubcategoryid=69