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Boxer Mayweather set to shatter sportsman’s annual pay record
New York: Floyd Mayweather’s fight against Manny Pacquiao on May 2 will help make the American boxer’s 2015 earnings shatter the all-time record for a sportsman’s annual pay, Forbes.com has said.
According to Forbes on Thursday, Mayweather will be likely to earn at least $150 million and Pacquiao more than $100 million for the welterweight world title showdown in Las Vegas, as per reports.
The financial news website said payouts could be even higher if more than three million pay-per-views are sold.
Mayweather’s haul would be the highest yearly earnings ever by an athlete, surpassing Tiger Woods’ record of $125 million in 2008.
Woods currently occupies both first and second place on Forbes’ list of all-time highest paid athletes, his earnings of $120 million in 2009 being number two on the list.
Basketball legend Michael Jordan is next, with earnings of $115 million in both 1997 and 1998.
The highest boxer on the list is former heavyweight world champion Mike Tyson, with earnings of $112 million US dollars.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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