How does mayweather make so much money

Floyd Mayweather is a name synonymous with riches and boxing success. The undefeated superstar enjoyed a successful career, while he also lived a lavish lifestyle outside the ring. Article continues below this ad. The former multi-weight champion will return to the ring on June 6 against YouTuber turned boxer Logan Paul. The event promises to be another lucrative fight for Mayweather. Perhaps counting his exorbitant wealth would keep him occupied. Mayweather is rich. Very rich, in fact.

He has been ranked as the world's highest-paid athlete by business magazine Forbes for four consecutive years since So how did he make so much money? Mayweather began his professional career in —prior to that he had been an amateur boxer, and actually lost several fights including at the Atlanta Olympics, where he was a bronze medallist.

Showtime collects that money and takes its small percentage before sending the remainder to Mayweather. The distributors of the pay-per-view take the other half when people who bought the pay-per-view pay their cable bills.

It generated just under , pay-per-view buys. The fight did 2. Mayweather has been involved in two matches that have done over 2 million pay-per-view buys. His fight against Oscar De La Hoya amassed 2. In the boxing industry, Taffet is considered a pay-per-view guru.

It takes a lot of name recognition. And his first match against Mayweather reflected it. Maidana defeated Adrien Broner to set up the first fight against Mayweather. He gave Mayweather a tough challenge in losing a round majority decision to earn the rematch. It let Mayweather off the hook from coming up with another opponent for his fourth match on his deal with Showtime. After Mayweather selects his opponent, he concentrates on putting together the undercard.

Typically, he litters his big pay-per-view shows with some boxers from his company, Mayweather Promotions, and Golden Boy Promotions, which he pays a flat fee to help run the promotion of the show. As the promoter, Mayweather pays for the undercard boxers on the show.

Mayweather also lives in Las Vegas. The casino has given him a sweet deal to play host to his fights. Jun 5, , am EDT. Apr 30, , am EDT. Apr 27, , am EDT. Mar 28, , am EDT. Feb 16, , am EST. Dec 13, , am EST.