Pacquiao makes more money than Mayweather, claims Top Rank boss Bob Arum

Looking at their purse figures, Floyd Mayweather may seem to make a lot more than Manny Pacquiao at first glance.

 

Mayweather is touted as the world's highest paid athlete, according to Forbes Magazine. 

 

But Pacquiao's promoter, Top Rank boss Bob Arum, is claiming that the Filipino fight icon ends up bringing home more.

 

"You can't believe a word they say. He has a guarantee of $32 million with Showtime and they agreed to increase that to $40 million when he fought Canelo. But his guarantee for the Maidana fight is $32 million," Arum told The Telegraph.

 

"It's still a lot of money, but, remember, in the United States he still has to pay federal income tax to 39.6 per cent. Manny makes more than he does by fighting outside the United States at least once a year. Manny's net income after tax is more than Floyd's."

 

Pacquiao fought Brandon Rios in Macau last year, and is scheduled to take on Chris Algieri in the Chinese territory again in November.

 

Curiously, Pacquiao is embroiled in a case with the Bureau of Internal Revenue over unpaid taxes. — JST, GMA News