Long way from a buck and a half
By Murray Greig | China Daily | Updated: 2013-08-02 07:29
Manny Pacquiao was 16 when he made his professional boxing debut and pocketed the princely sum of $1.50 for a four-round decision over Edmund Ignacio on Jan 25, 1995.
Fast-forward 18 years, eight world titles and roughly a quarter of a billion dollars later, and the pride of the Philippines flashes a big smile when he thinks of that first payday.
"I was so happy and so proud to get that dollar and a half; it was a very big moment for me," Pacquiao recalled during a stop in Beijing this week to publicize his Nov 24 bout with Brandon Rios at the Venetian Resort & Casino in Macao.
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