Okay the title would seems to indicate De La Hoya is not the only one looking for a big retirement pay but it sounds like Manny Pacquiao is also looking at the same prospect. No offense to manny ofcourse.

30 million dollars is what Pacquiao quoted he will be asking if ever talks of him fighting Oscar De La Hoya will ever move forward. This was his reply when he was asked if he is amenable for an alledgedly proposed $10 million prize money he will be getting if he agrees to a showdown with the Golden Boy himself sometime at this year's end. He also recognizes certain physical disadvantages in height, reach and power that Oscar has over him and he feels the proposed prize money should be triple no less.

As boxing is business much as it is a sport, I would have to agree with Manny on his assessment. These days, even boxing champions are not looking to fight the best contender in his division but rather who he will get the most money fighting. Good examples to mention are WBC lightweight champion David Diaz and Ring Magazine lightweight champion Joel Casamayor. They're both itching to have a piece of Pacquiao now that he's definitely moving to their division.

With that said, I don't think Manny can have a bigger fight than against Oscar in his career. Nobody else has the same draw as Golden Boy in his era. 30 million would definitely be a good ball park figure considering the prize fights Manny will get after that will definitely not even equal to half of it. Good retirement pay and a good test of mettle for Pacquiao.

Money & Manny talks and they say its a cold $30 million!