It's amazing what Manny Pacquiao earned last year

Manny Pacquiao's day job is as a Congressman in the Philippines.

THE FIGHT between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather earned them the dubious distinction of having 
the biggest paychecks for  athletes in 2015.

The Sportal is a website known for its lists for athletes, i.e. The 20 Fittest Athletes, 19 Athletes Turned Politicians, 20 Best Foreign-born Players in NBA History ... well, you get the drift. 

It recently put out a list, 21 Richest Athletes At the Ending of 2015. The Filipino pugilist Pacquiao came in 2nd with $156.4 million earned last year. In the No. 1 spot was Floyd Mayweather, nicknamed "Money" for good reason, who earned $293 million.

The fight between the two welterweights, dubbed the "fight of the century," was held in Las Vegas made about $600 million through ticket sales and pay-for-view broadcasts. Mayweather's contract earned him 40 percent of that amount. Pacquiao earned an amount just north of $150 million. The difference between the year's final total and what they earned in the fight is due to endorsements and commercials. Pacquiao also earns less than $12,000 a year as a congressman in the Philippines.

The fight between two fighters past their prime was a little lackluster but the amount of money it generated is the most for any single boxing match in history.

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The two boxers beat out such luminary athletes such as  New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning who came in at the No. 21 spot with a meager $23.7 million and at No. 3, international soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo, who earned $77.4 million, less than half of Pacquiao's earnings.

Tennis players and football players did well on the list and there were a few golfers but all of them were topped by the boxers and soccer players. Click here for the complete list.

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