The no. 1 pound-for-pound boxer in the world, Manny Pacquiao, ranked sixth on “The World’s Highest-Paid Athletes” list.

http://www.forbes.com/2009/06/17/top-earning-athletes

The highest-ranking of the four newcomers to the list is boxer Manny Pacquiao who earned $40 million over the last year, tied for the sixth most. Pacquiao cemented his claim as the world’s best pound-for-pound fighter with convincing [...]