How things change so quickly in the world of boxing these days, especially when you got somebody like Manny Pacquiao whose now being called out by almost every notable and semi-notable boxers within and beyond his weight class.

The great Bob arum, Manny's promoter, said looking beyond David Diaz is not something they'd like doing but if Manny does breeze by him with relative ease, he would definitely prioritize a championship unification match between Manny Pacquiao and Nate Campbell. Assuming Manny gets David Diaz's WBC lightweight belt, Manny could be looking at Nate Campbell for his next fight if Bob has his way. Nate Campbell has the rest of the alphabet belts of WBA, WBO and IBF sanctioning bodies.

This option jeopardizes the immediate re-match hopes of Juan Manuel Marquez. Bob, for one, thinks a Pacquiao-Campbell championship match for all the marbles with definitely be a huge fight and would definitely top a Marquez rematch in the priority list. Juan Manuel Marquez, up to recently, has continued to bellyache and has publicly pronounced that if a Pacquiao-Marquez 3 will not happen, it is because Manny doesn't want it to happen. A statement made by Marquez short of calling Manny a coward.

This Pacquiao versus Campbell unification bout may also have a slight effect on Joel Casamayor chances of landing a match against the Pacman. After an upset win against Michael Katsidis recently, he has publicly announced his desire for a big money fight against Manny or even Marco Antonio Barrera.

Casamayor may also be in a low priority in Manny's list but in my humble opinion, if he wants to "corner" Manny for a big money fight, I think it is his best interest to fight Campbell immediately and win his 3 alphabet belts in order to up his rep and get the Pacquiao camp's attention.

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!