ESPN has crunched all the numbers now that the PPV revenue has been finally calculated and here are how it is looking for the boxers.
Mayweather $220-230 Million.
Pacquiao a little over $150 Million.
ESPN also pointed out an interesting stat that Tim Duncan has made approximately $230 million in NBA contracts over his 18 year career. Mayweather made that in 48 minutes (36 minutes of actual fighting time).
Since Mayweather owns his promotional company and was the lead promoter on the fight, his net profit will be more than Pacquiao because he simply has fewer people to pay. Pacquiao is promoted by Top Rank who will be taking a huge chunk of the money. There is also the issue of the lawsuits surrounding Pacquiao’s shoulder injury, the legal fees for that come out of Pacquiao’s money.
The fight overall generated over $600 million in revenue, so everyone got paid and it will be a long time before another fight comes around that will generate that much money.