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Manny Pacquiao: By The Numbers
Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather square off in the ring Saturday night capping a monster day
of sports in the U.S. The Kentucky Derby, NFL Draft and NBA/NHL playoffs all take a back seat to a
fight the sporting world has waited nearly six years to see. And in the Philippines, an entire nation
will stop and root for their national treasure, who also serves as a congressman. Pacquiao's place in
his 100 million-person home nation is unlike anything that exists in the U.S.
Pacquiao has transcended boxing in a lot of ways, particularly as a in-demand endorser. "Most
companies are apprehensive about boxing, but they love Manny Pacquiao," says his marketing
agent, Lucia McKelvey from Top Rank. "If Manny wins, things could go really crazy.
$2: Pacquiao's paycheck for his first professional fight, according to an ESPN profile.
3: Pacquiao's current rank in The Ring's pound-for-pound rankings. He has been in the top 10 for
more than a decade. Mayweather is on top with heavyweight Wladimir Klitschko second.
5: Career losses for Pacquiao, including back-to-back defeats in 2012 after 15 straight victories.
Manny Pacquiao enters the ring Saturday night with an entire nation behind him. (Photo by Jamie
Squire/Getty Images)
5: Mayweather's reach advantage against Pacquiao.
6: Number of Pacquiao fights with at least six million PPV buys.
8: Pacquiao is the first and only eight-division champion in the sport.
$10: Cost of tickets for Friday's weigh-in with the proceeds going to charity. Pacquiao's share of
proceeds went to the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, which has done extensive
work studying the brains of boxers.
11: Manny was the 11th overall pick in the 2014 Philippine Basketball Association draft for the Kia
Sorentos. He was appointed as head coach two months earlier. The expansion Kia team won only
one of twelve games in their inaugural season. Pacquiao only played seven minutes of one game.
12%: Top tax rate in Macau compared to 39.6% in the U.S. Macau has fought two of his last three
bouts in the Chinese gambling hotspot.
36: Pacquiao's age after his birthday in December.
38: Knockouts in 57 wins for Pacquaio, but the last one was in 2009.
66%: Percentage of votes Pacquiao received in his 2010 congressional election (he was re-elected in
2013). He lost his first election in 2007.
147: Weight limit in pounds for Pacquiao-Mayweather. Pacquiao started fighting in the 105 weight
class.
2,500: Average sit-ups Pacquiao does daily during training camp.
$6,345: Median price on secondary market for the fight as of Friday. They are down 52% from the
last week.
475,000: PPV buys for Pacquiao's 2013 Macau fight against Rios.
$2.2 million: Reported total value of a half-dozen sponsorship logos on Pacquiao's boxing trunks for
Saturday's fight.
$5 million: Pacquiao's earnings from endorsements over the last year thanks to new deals with Nike,
Nestle Nestle, Wonderful Pistachio and Foot Locker.
7.1 million: Number of Pacquiao Facebook fans.
13.4 million: Total career PPV buys for fight cards featuring Pacquiao.
$23 million: Pacquiao's total earnings for his November fight Chris Algieri.
$30 million: Pacquiao's biggest fight payday for his third fight against Juan Manuel Marquez, which
took place in 2011 and generated 1.45 million PPV buys.
$41.8 million: Earnings between June 2013 and June 2014 for Paquiao, which ranked No. 11 among
the world's highest-paid athletes.
$335 million: Career earnings, including endorsements, for Pacquiao after the Algieri fight.
$741 million: Career PPV revenue for Pacquiao fights.
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Manny Pacquiao: By The Numbers

  • 1. Manny Pacquiao: By The Numbers Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather square off in the ring Saturday night capping a monster day of sports in the U.S. The Kentucky Derby, NFL Draft and NBA/NHL playoffs all take a back seat to a fight the sporting world has waited nearly six years to see. And in the Philippines, an entire nation will stop and root for their national treasure, who also serves as a congressman. Pacquiao's place in his 100 million-person home nation is unlike anything that exists in the U.S. Pacquiao has transcended boxing in a lot of ways, particularly as a in-demand endorser. "Most companies are apprehensive about boxing, but they love Manny Pacquiao," says his marketing agent, Lucia McKelvey from Top Rank. "If Manny wins, things could go really crazy. $2: Pacquiao's paycheck for his first professional fight, according to an ESPN profile. 3: Pacquiao's current rank in The Ring's pound-for-pound rankings. He has been in the top 10 for more than a decade. Mayweather is on top with heavyweight Wladimir Klitschko second. 5: Career losses for Pacquiao, including back-to-back defeats in 2012 after 15 straight victories.
  • 2. Manny Pacquiao enters the ring Saturday night with an entire nation behind him. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) 5: Mayweather's reach advantage against Pacquiao. 6: Number of Pacquiao fights with at least six million PPV buys.
  • 3. 8: Pacquiao is the first and only eight-division champion in the sport. $10: Cost of tickets for Friday's weigh-in with the proceeds going to charity. Pacquiao's share of proceeds went to the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, which has done extensive work studying the brains of boxers. 11: Manny was the 11th overall pick in the 2014 Philippine Basketball Association draft for the Kia Sorentos. He was appointed as head coach two months earlier. The expansion Kia team won only one of twelve games in their inaugural season. Pacquiao only played seven minutes of one game. 12%: Top tax rate in Macau compared to 39.6% in the U.S. Macau has fought two of his last three bouts in the Chinese gambling hotspot. 36: Pacquiao's age after his birthday in December. 38: Knockouts in 57 wins for Pacquaio, but the last one was in 2009. 66%: Percentage of votes Pacquiao received in his 2010 congressional election (he was re-elected in 2013). He lost his first election in 2007. 147: Weight limit in pounds for Pacquiao-Mayweather. Pacquiao started fighting in the 105 weight class. 2,500: Average sit-ups Pacquiao does daily during training camp. $6,345: Median price on secondary market for the fight as of Friday. They are down 52% from the last week. 475,000: PPV buys for Pacquiao's 2013 Macau fight against Rios. $2.2 million: Reported total value of a half-dozen sponsorship logos on Pacquiao's boxing trunks for Saturday's fight. $5 million: Pacquiao's earnings from endorsements over the last year thanks to new deals with Nike, Nestle Nestle, Wonderful Pistachio and Foot Locker. 7.1 million: Number of Pacquiao Facebook fans. 13.4 million: Total career PPV buys for fight cards featuring Pacquiao. $23 million: Pacquiao's total earnings for his November fight Chris Algieri. $30 million: Pacquiao's biggest fight payday for his third fight against Juan Manuel Marquez, which took place in 2011 and generated 1.45 million PPV buys. $41.8 million: Earnings between June 2013 and June 2014 for Paquiao, which ranked No. 11 among the world's highest-paid athletes. $335 million: Career earnings, including endorsements, for Pacquiao after the Algieri fight. $741 million: Career PPV revenue for Pacquiao fights.
  • 4. - Follow me on Twitter or Facebook. Read all of my Forbes stories here. http://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2015/05/02/25-manny-pacquiao-numbers-to-know-ahe ad-of-his-mayweather-fight/