Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. (born February 24, 1977) is an American professional ex-boxer and promoter. Also known by nicknames like Pretty Boy, Money, and TBE (The Best Ever). Career period - from 1996 to 2007 and from 2009 to 2015 (in 2017, he returned to the ring for the fight with UFC fighter Conor McGregor).
Mayweather Jr. has his own personal record - 50 wins in 50 fights, that is, he is an undefeated boxer in 5 weight categories. His record exceeded that of Rocky Marciano, who accounted for 49-0.
To list all the titles and awards of Mayweather does not make sense, because it will drag on for a very long period of time. Floyd is one of the top 10 boxers of all time, regardless of weight category. He is often called and recognized as a boxer with the best defense in the history of this sport.
If you set aside sporting achievements and switch to monetary, then Floyd is very successful. Mayweather is the richest boxer in history. During his 21-year career, he managed to make a fortune of $ 1 billion (some extras and tabloids estimate his fortune at 1.3 billion).
Mayweather’s fortune is a favorite theme of Forbes and Sports Illustrated. It turns out that in this indicator, Floyd is superior to such legendary boxers as Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis, Oscar de La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao. In 2007, he founded his own boxing promotion company called Mayweather Promotions.
Mayweather’s condition surpasses even the status of such famous football players of our time as Argentine Lionel Messi and Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo. What can I say here! Indeed, Mayweather’s condition allows him to buy boxing caps, the cost of which exceeds the purchase of a car for most people (4 caps cost him 25 thousand dollars).
Oscar de la Hoya - Floyd Mayweather
On May 5, 2007, Floyd fought with his compatriot Oscar De La Hoya. The amount from PPV exceeded the mark of 135 million dollars. Mayweather was the favorite in this fight, but Oscar earned much more. The fees were as follows: 52 million for the Oscar case of Hoya and 25 million for the Pretty Boy. Good amounts in one evening, as for earning, is not it?
Shane Mosley vs "handsome" Floyd
May 1, 2010 a duel took place between Shane Mosley and Floyd Mayweather. The pay-per-view pay-per-view fees of the battle exceeded $ 78 million. Floyd's guaranteed fee was 22.5 million, and taking into account the distribution coefficient of fees for PPV, he received a total of 40 million. Shane Mosley then received only 7 million.
Victor Ortiz - Floyd "Pretty boy" Mayweather
May 17, 2011 Mayweather fought against Victor Ortiz. PPV sales totaled $ 78.5 million. The fees were as follows: 25 million for Floyd and 2 million for Ortiz. The total earnings from the battle for Mayweather amounted to 40 million. One gets the feeling that in this fight Ortiz acted as an extra for all indicators.
Saul Alvarez - Mayweather Jr.
September 4, 2013 Floyd Mayweather, whose condition at that time was already a record among all athletes in the world, took part in the most expensive boxing event. The rival of the "handsome" was the Mexican Saul Alvarez. PPV revenue was just over $ 150 million. This evening, the American earned 75 million.
Argentinian Marcos-Maidan vs. invincible Floyd
On September 14, 2014, the Argentinean Marcos Maidana formed a company in the ring of Mayweather Jr. The exact amount of revenue from viewing fee is still unknown, calculations are being made. However, we can safely say that the barrier of $ 55 million was passed. The personal fees of boxers amounted to 32 million for Mayweather and 3 million for Maidana.
Boxing Titan Confrontation: Pacquiao - Mayweather
In 2015, the world saw the most expensive boxing match in history. Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao made a real sports show, the box office of which amounted to just over $ 500 million. The boxers' fees were also exorbitant - the Filipino Pacquiao received about 110 million dollars (plus bonuses in the region of 20 to 40 million), but the American boxer Floyd “Money” Mayweather received about 210 million dollars (plus bonuses in the region of 70 million).
Thus, Mayweather’s money was replenished by almost 300 million dollars, this includes earnings from advertising (for example, an advertising inscription on Mayweather’s boxer shorts can cost from 5 to 20 million dollars).
"Fight of the Century": Conor McGregor - Floy Mayweather
On August 27, 2017, a fight took place between boxer Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. and UFC world champion Irish Conor McGregor. This event has become a real “hype” in the light of world sports. Representatives of various martial arts leagues decided to fight according to the rules of boxing. Naturally, Floyd won, without even straining. The guaranteed amount for McGregor was $ 30 million, apparently, the Irishman slipped into boxing just for the sake of such a price list. But the guaranteed amount of Mayweather Jr. amounted to $ 100 million.
However, these are not all the numbers that have been received in the personal bank accounts of athletes. In general, taking into account sales of advertising, public relations and third-party promotion events, the Irishman received around 100 million in the region, and “handsome” Floyd as much as 300 million. Thus, after the battle with Conor, Mayweather Jr. overcame the $ 1 billion milestone obtained with his fists in his career.
