Manny Pacquiao Listed in the Forbes 100 Most Powerful Celebrities

7 division world boxing champion and regarded as the best boxer of all time Filipino boxing icon and now congressman of Saranggani Province Manny Pacquiao was among the Forbes most powerful celebrities.

He is ranked 55th in the Forbes list of 100 most powerful celebrities finishing ahead of Hollywood stars Tom Cruise, George Clooney and Julia Roberts. Manny Pacquiao’s estimated earnings from June 2009 to June 2010 at $42 million. He earned $ 35 million for his two fights against Joshua Clottey and Miguel Cotto. And will earn big if the mega fight and the most awaited fight of the year or maybe the century between the american former pound for pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Other sports personalities who made it to the list include golf legend Tiger Woods at fifth place, basketball stars Kobe Bryant (14th place), Michael Jordan (20th place) and LeBron James (28th place), tennis star Roger Federer (29th place) and soccer heartthrob David Beckham (36th place).