Comments Thread For: Mayweather, Pacquiao Top Forbes Highest Paid Athletes List

[JakeNDaBox]

The 12 rounds of boxing that took place in the ring remain largely forgettable, but the massive money grab executed by Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao continues to shatter financial records.

Both fighters landed in the top spots of Forbes' annual World's Highest-Paid Athletes list. Additionally, the event is expected to top out at around $600 million, the amount good for highest-grossing single-day sporting event in history according to the publication.

The total take from the May 2 event at MGM Grand in Las Vegas eclipses the $500 million in revenue generated by Super Bowl XLIX earlier this year. [Click Here To Read More]

[Build That Wall]

And Pacquiao still manages his money worse than Mayweather because he still has Money Problems.

[Jimmy 23]

I'm not impressed.At all

[Pigeons]

$300M for 72 minutes of work.

Floyd Mayweather should thank Al Haymon.

[ИATAS]

Pacquiao should have took the $40 million flat deal.

[Beater_of_ass]

Pacquiao should have took the $40 million flat deal.

I was just about to post something about the $40 million lol.

[Skip Bayless]

didnt know tiger woods made 50m from endorsements, thought they all dropped him after that scandal. who the **** watches golf anyway

[Robbie Barrett]

What happened to Pacquiao donating half his purse to charity? Heard nothing about it since Arum mentioned it.

[Beater_of_ass]

didnt know tiger woods made 50m from endorsements, thought they all dropped him after that scandal. who the **** watches golf anyway

Rich white people. (It's a big demographic in America)

[JakeNDaBox]

What happened to Pacquiao donating half his purse to charity? Heard nothing about it since Arum mentioned it.

I think it all went towards shoulder surgery and additional expenses. But the next one, they PROMISE will go to charity.