Money Talks: Pacquiao vs Mosley Purses for Main Event and Undercard
by Scott Christ on May 5, 2011 10:39 PM EDT
in Boxing Purses, PPV Buys, and Live Gates
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Dan Rafael reported fight purses for Saturday on his Twitter, so allow me to share with those of you who didn't see them.
| Fighter | Purse | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|
| Manny Pacquiao | $6M | $20M |
| Shane Mosley | $3.95M | $5M |
| Kelly Pavlik | $270K | |
| Alfonso Lopez | $40K | |
| Wilfredo Vazquez Jr | $165K | |
| Jorge Arce | $125K | |
| Mike Alvarado | $50K | |
| Ray Narh | $22.5K |
Pacquiao and Mosley's guarantees are just the downside guarantees, and with a successful pay-per-view, both will make over those numbers, which are impressive anyway. If you'd like some kind of reference point for how well Top Rank pays compared to other promoters, and this show compared to other shows, let me remind you that Ricardo Mayorga's purse to face Miguel Cotto in march was $50K -- or what Mike Alvarado is making here in the opening fight of the pay-per-view. Mayorga also lost money to sanctioning fees and the like.
If you'd like a comparison to UFC, Brock Lesnar was the highest-paid athlete there last year, clocking in at $5.3 million.
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Arce can thank his fans for him still being able to pull in 100k. He’s making almost as much as the champion. Good for him
Yeah. I’m glad he’s still being paid well for his tougher fights at least.
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"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
by Scott Christ on May 6, 2011 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Boy, if you throw in Soto-Antillon on this card, the only guy making under $100K would have been Alfonso Lopez. (On TV I mean.)
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"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
$270,000 is a bargain for Pavlik. I personally know a lot of people in my rust belt that will either order or watch solely because of Kelly and many more who were on the fence about watching/ordering when it was just Shane-Manny, but when Pavlik was on the undercard, they were in.
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