Manny Pacquiao: World’s Second Highest-paid Celebrity

Filipino boxing idol Manny Pacquiao has been ranked as the second highest-paid celebrity in the world by American business magazine and online financial news platform Forbes, GMA news Online reported.

The world-famous boxer and congressman, and basketball playing coach has earned a total of $148 million, or approximately P6.7 billion, from his boxing career alone.

Report said his endorsement deals with popular international brands such as Nike, Foot Locker, Wonderful Pistachios, Nestle’s Butterfinger, as well as local brands in the country add up to $12 million (more than P500 million) to his total amount of wealth.

The 36-year old Pacman has been sidelined for the rest of the year, report said, because of a shoulder surgery he had to undergo following an injury sustained in what was dubbed as the “Fight of the Century” with undefeated American boxer Floyd Mayweather.

Ahead of the pack is Mayweather, who has a total of $300 million worth of earnings from both his boxing career and endorsement deals. The American champ just shattered the record for athlete earnings, going more than double the amount of Tiger Wood’s $115 million earnings in 2008, report said.

Popstar Katy Perry is in the third spot with a total of $135 million worth of earnings, after being 9th in the 2014 World’s Highest Paid Celebrities by Forbes, while British-Irish boyband One Direction comes in at fourth with earnings that amounted to $130 million, report said.

Moreover, 61-year-old American radio and television personality Howard Stern (“The Howard Stern Show) is 5th on the list with a total amount of earnings that reached up to $95 million.

Top 10 is American singer-songwriter Garth Brooks in the 6th spot with $90 million, American author James Patterson in the 7th spot with $89 million, world-famous American actor and “Avengers” star Robert Downey Jr. in the 8th spot with $80 million.

American singer-songwriter, actress and philanthropist Taylor Swift in the 8th spot as well with $80 million.

Portuguese professional soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo in the 10th spot with $79.5 million.

Source: GMA News Online