Pacquiao to earn $2M or P49,000/sec vs Morales

How much is Manny Pacquiao really worth these days?

Well, if you look at the fight contract for his upcoming rematch against Mexico’s Erik Morales, the Filipino boxing sensation could be worth a hundred kilos of gold.

Just by showing up for the Jan. 21 fight at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, the 27-year-old Pacquiao will receive a staggering $2 million for his biggest paycheck ever.

And at the prevailing exchange rate of around P53 to a dollar, the fighter who started from humble beginnings is bound to receive close to P106 million — not including the taxes of course.

Pacquiao’s purse for the highly awaited rematch is even bigger than the $1.75 million he received for fighting Morales last March also in Las Vegas.

The fight, which ended in a 12-round decision for the Mexican, was described as an "epic" leading to the rematch where Morales is also guaranteed $2 million.

If the coming fight, billed as "The Battle," lasts the distance of 12 rounds, Pacquiao will be earning $166,000 or P8.8 million per round.

Further conversions would show that Pacquiao, who is slowly being hailed as the greatest Filipino boxer ever, would earn $55,555 or P2.9 million per minute.

And to top it all, again if the fight lasts the distance, Pacquiao will be getting $925 or P49,025 per second once the opening bell rings.

No other Filipino athlete in history has earned this much, and no other might even come close to what Pacquiao gets or would get in the future.

A victory by Pacquiao over the crafty and skillful Morales would line him up for an even bigger paycheck — probably in a fight against reigning World Boxing Council super-featherweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera, also of Mexico.

A victory over Morales could also lead to a third match between two of the most popular boxers in the world today. The previous fight and the rematch are both pay-per-view.

According to a boxing website, Pacquiao was ranked No. 4 in its pound-for-pound list, only trailing junior welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr., middleweight king Winky Wright and Barrera himself.

Also in the Top 10 are middleweight Jermain Taylor who is undefeated in 25 fights, followed by fellow middleweight Bernard Hopkins, heavyweight James Toney, junior welter Jose Luis Castillo, light heavyweight Antonio Tarver and lightweight Diego Corrales.

Pacquiao is truly up there in the boxing world — whether it’s pound for pound or, to the envy of many, buck for buck.