They don’t call him “Money” for nothing! Floyd Mayweather’s big fight is this weekend against Marcos Maidana — can you take a guess at the minimum that he’s going home with?! This is a norm for Floyd, but in case you’ve missed it in the past, you might be surprised.
Check it out…
Via ESPN:
Floyd Mayweather Jr., already the highest-paid athlete in the world for 2013, is off to a great start for 2014.
Mayweather will earn a minimum guaranteed purse of $32 million for his welterweight unification fight with Marcos Maidana of Argentina on Saturday night (Showtime PPV, 9 ET) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, according to contract figures released on Wednesday by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
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Mayweather’s take likely was much greater in 2013 — some estimate more than $90 million — because he controlled virtually all of the profit from the events beyond his purse guarantee, and the Alvarez bout set the all-time boxing revenue record for domestic pay-per-view ($150 million) and live gate (just over $20 million).
Maidana’s official purse is a career-high $1.5 million, but he also will earn more. He will make additional money from Argentina television rights and also has a chance to earn additional money depending on how well the pay-per-view performs.
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and then this:
