Inside boxing’s tackiest homes, from Ricky Hatton’s diamante door handles to Floyd Mayweather’s roll out sweet shop
THE world's best boxers earn millions.
From Floyd Mayweather, who claimed his net worth exceeded £1billion, to Tyson Fury - recipient of £20million from his last fight against Derek Chisora - those at the top generally coin it in.
And that means they sometimes have more money than sense, when it comes to spending their dosh.
These legendary figures from the sport ploughed the cash into their homes, filling their amazing mansions with some items that could split opinion.
SunSport takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the worst offenders - starting with the Gypsy King.
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Back in 2020, he upgraded from a £550,000 abode to a stunning £1.7million home in Morecambe with wife Paris.
Of course, they couldn't wait to show off some of the interiors on Instagram.
Bizarrely, one snap revealed a low-hanging chandelier in the kitchen.
Now, we're no Laurence Llewelyn-Bowens - but that's got to be a design first.
Second, in another picture - Tyson's wife Paris stands proudly in front of what appear to be velvet curtains in nouveau-riche gold... on an outside door.
Mike Tyson
Recent reports suggested 'Iron Mike' earned around £300million in his heyday, although by the late 1990s he was forced to sell off some of the amazing properties he bought on the way up.
One of them was an amazing five bedroom mansion in Ohio, which had cages to keep his tigers in.
Better still, just so you know who lived there, he rather amusingly had his name etched on the front gates.
Similarly, and like something out of a Rocky film, Tyson had a thing for huge statues yards from his front door.
A 52-room mansion, which he later sold to rapper 50 Cent for £3.3million in 2003, boasted a lion statue decorating its entrance.
Roar, indeed.
Diamante door handles were the pick of the most outrageous things in the home.
In fact, he really does have a thing for diamantes - with a crocodile and panther covered in stones.
However, the clincher for us was his dining room.
Clad in gold, Scarface's Tony Montana wouldn't have looked out of place sitting at the head of the table.
While in his cinema room, he has a picture of the cast of Sex and the City, which Hatton said he watched before a world title fight.
Floyd Mayweather
Mayweather is the man that has everything. He wants everything too.
His car collection is insane, while his portfolio of mansions in Los Angeles, Miami and Las Vegas is even crazier.
But, unsurprisingly, what Mayweather loves most is himself.
Why else would he have artwork adorning his walls - showing off his chiselled chest in a huge canvas.
That sits next to a picture of foe Conor McGregor, who gave him his greatest pay day ever when they fought in an exhibition fight.
Mayweather is also a man who must make regular trips to the dentist.
In one of his palaces, he has a fold away sweet shop with jars full of treats.
Forget 50 Cent, it's Mayweather who will 'take you to the candy shop'.
Deontay Wilder
The Bronze Bomber is a hero in Alabama, where they have erected a huge statue in his honour.
Thankfully, he decided against having one in his £1.2million mansion on the picturesque Lake Tuscaloosa.
However, protective Wilder does have a panic room on the premises.
While we're not slamming that, of course all sports stars need to protect themselves.
But, when the panic room door is styled like a door from Fort Know, then things start to look a little silly.
Evander Holyfield
Holyfield used to own an enormous 54,000 square-foot mansion on 235 acres, which is still the largest single family home in the state of Georgia.
The 109-room home is as lavish as it gets, but it wasn't entirely perfect.
After all, it's huge banquet hall - with gold interior - was a bit much.
And the bowling alley a bit daft. Surely, there's bowling alleys nearby?
But, the most bonkers addition was the fact it had a baseball pitch within its grounds - complete with floodlights and a scoreboard.
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No wonder it cost Holyfield £1million to maintain yearly.
We guess he had to play ball.