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Floyd Mayweather’s glittering boxing career worth an astronomical $2.7BILLION as PPV earnings revealed
FLOYD MAYWEATHER'S pro boxing career generated a staggering $2.7BILLION from pay-per-views.
That is according to a report from , who calculated the numbers by working out the average price for a PPV bill - which was $65 thanks to high charges in the US - and the amount of sales.
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They even stated that the 45-year-old's fights generated a whopping $1.6bn in the United States alone.
And worldwide figures brought the figure to $2.7bn, proving Mayweather really is the 'Money' man after all.
It has been claimed Mayweather's contract with Showtime made $877m thanks to 14m PPV buys.
In total, Mayweather had 16 PPV fights spanning 2005-2017, culminating in his tenth round stoppage win against Conor McGregor.
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His 2015 bout against Manny Pacquiao - dubbed the 'Fight of the Century' - earned the most buys.
With over 4.6m purchases, the contest is said to have generated over $350m in revenue.
His second-highest-grossing fight was the last of his 50 outings inside the ring.
An incredible 4.3m people bought the PPV event to see who would come out on top against Notorious, with the fight earning an estimated $325m in revenue.
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Floyd Mayweather's PPV sales
Arturo Gatti vs Floyd Mayweather - Jun 25, 2005 – 340k
Mayweather vs Zab Judah - Apr 8, 2006 - 375k
Mayweather vs Carlos Baldomir - Nov 4, 2006 – 325k
Oscar De La Hoya vs Mayweather - May 5, 2007 –2.4m
Mayweather vs Ricky Hatton - Dec 8, 2007 – 920k
Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel Marquez - Sep 19, 2009 - 1.06m
Mayweather vs Shane Mosley - May 1, 2010 – 1.4m
Mayweather vs Victor Ortiz - Sep 17, 2011 – 1.25m
Mayweather vs Miguel Cotto - May 5, 2012 –1.5m
Mayweather vs Robert Guerrero - May 4, 2013 –1m
Mayweather vs Saul Alvarez - Sep 14, 2013 – 2.2m
Mayweather vs Marcos Maidana - May 3, 2014 – 900k
Mayweather vs Marcos Maidana II Sep 13, 2014 – 925k
Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao - May 2, 2015 – 4.6m
Mayweather vs Andre Berto - Sep 12, 2015 – 400k
Mayweather vs Conor McGregor - Aug 26, 2017 – 4.3m
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Mayweather's dust-up against Canelo Alvarez in 2013 earned $131m thanks to 2.2million buys.
According to Forbes, he was the world's highest earning celebrity in 2018 as well as the richest sports star.
As well as owning a stunning $9m Las Vegas mansion, Mayweather also owns a fleet of supercars worth $23m.
His current net worth is estimated to be around $450m.
And Mayweather is still raking in money from exhibition bouts around the world.
He will next step into the ring against YouTube star Deji on November 12 in Dubai.
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