Filipino Senator Manny Pacquiao is the eighth wealthiest athlete in the world throughout the decade (2010 to 2019), according to a list released by Forbes.
Pacquiao’s “25 pay-per-view fights have generated 20 million buys and an estimated $1.3 billion in revenue,” Forbes said.
Pacquiao’s estimated personal earnings in the decade reached $435 million or over P22 billion.
Undefeated retired boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr topped the list, with an estimated $915 million in earnings, including $500 million combined for his 2015 and 2017 fights versus Pacquiao and Conor McGregor. In a tweet, Mayweather congratulated “every athlete on this list.”
Forbest Highest Paid Athletes of the Decade: 1. Floyd Mayweather: $915 million; 2. Cristiano Ronaldo: $800 million; 3. Lionel Messi: $750 million; 4 LeBron James: $680 million; 5. Roger Federer: $640 million; 6. Tiger Woods: $615 million; 7. Phil Mickelson: $480 million; 8. Manny Pacquiao: $435 million; 9. Kevin Durant: $425 million; 10. Lewis Hamilton: $400 million.