What would you spend it on if you had more than $400 million? They say big money brings big problems. Come on! Sitting on such a pile of money is the problem of my dream, frankly. It seems that Floyd Mayweather - an American boxer and the highest paid athlete in the world - also believes that he is able to cope with such a problem. And he knows exactly how to enjoy the fruits of his labors. Here is a list of 12 of his most expensive purchases.
$1.1 million per watch
Mayweather has an impressive jewelry collection over the past few years. It includes diamond-encrusted watches, bracelets, chains and rings, all of which cost approximately $10 million in total. One of the most expensive pieces in his collection is a $1.1 million Hublot watch.
$1.1 million bet
This man is known for playing big, making big stakes on sports. In 2013, he bet $1.1 million on the Oregon Ducks to win and won. As you know, who does not take risks does not drink champagne.
Penthouse in Miami for $1.5 million
This is a premium class accommodation of about 280 square meters, with 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms. Mayweather has refurbished this Miami Beach penthouse three times in his five years of ownership and plans to do so for the fourth time, even though he's long since returned home to Las Vegas with his kids.
$3.5 million for the Bugatti Veyron
There are 400 such models worldwide. Mayweather owns several Bugatti cars, each costing between $2 million and $3 million. And the crown jewel of his collection is a black and orange Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse, which he bought in 2015 for $3.5 million. To fully appreciate the value of this car, I would say that just oil changes and standard maintenance cost $20,000.
$4.8 million for the Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita supercar
Yes, he loves luxury cars. His garage is anyone's dream: in addition to Bugatti, there are Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Bentleys and Rolls-Royces. And he owns the insanely expensive $4.8 million Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita, one of the most expensive road-legal supercars in the world.
$300,000 for a Mercedes Party Bus
On this bus massage chairs, full champagne bar, satellite TV and surround sound stereo system. On sale you will not find this - a luxury car was made to order.
$400,000 for Hermes bags
Mayweather has so many clothes and accessories that it is unrealistic to calculate their total cost. The $400,000 spent on bags at the Hermes store in Paris is just one of his spontaneous purchases. But still impressive: Floyd immediately bought 5 crocodile bags (four of them are travel) and an orange Birkin bag.
$750,000 to buy out your contract
Mayweather made one of his biggest purchases in 2006 when he decided to include a clause in his contract that would give him the opportunity to become a free agent. For this he paid 750 thousand dollars, received his freedom and immediately created his own company. This bold step helped him become one of the most highly paid athletes of all time. He removed the greedy promoters from his life and stopped sharing the proceeds of the fights with them.
7-figure sum for the celebration of the daughter's 16th birthday
Mayweather arranged for his daughter a chic party in Vegas, which was headlined by two famous rappers at once - Drake and Future.
$9 million for a house in Las Vegas
This custom built home has 5 bedrooms and 7 bathrooms and is over 2,000 square meters in total. The area around the house is maintained by a gardener who is paid $3,000 a month – there must be a lot of flowers, shrubs and trees to take care of.
$35 million for the G5 aircraft
Of course, he has a private jet. Mayweather loves to travel. Today he is in Paris, and tomorrow in Cairo. Well, when you have your own Gulfstream jet, you can go anywhere.
boxing
$85 million
Scandalous american boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. made a fortune in 12 months thanks to just two fights won - with Victor Ortiz in September ($40 million) and with Miguel Cotto in May ($45 million). Moreover, he spent a total of less than an hour in the ring, fully justifying his nickname Money. The world welterweight champion earns such huge amounts thanks not only to boxing talent, but also to his promotional company. Mayweather Promotions organizes Floyd's fights, taking profits from ticket sales and media rights. Curiously, Mayweather Jr. is currently serving a three-month prison sentence in Las Vegas for domestic violence: in a fit of jealousy, the boxer beat his girlfriend.
boxing
$62 million
Another boxer in the top of the rating, who earned several tens of millions in two fights. True, compared to Mayweather, Pacquiao's fees turned out to be somewhat more modest - fights with Juan Manuel Marquez and Tim Bradley brought Manny $ 56 million. Pacquiao's image. The congressional boxer remains attractive to promotional deals, with Nike, Hewlett-Packard, Monster Energy and Hennessy adding $6 million to Pacquiao's bank account during the year.
3.
golf
$59.4 million
Earned $ 100 million in prize money during his career, held on to the first line Forbes list since 2001, but the hegemony of the world's most famous golfer has come to an end. Compared to 2009, which became the most financially prosperous year, his earnings have halved. This is partly due to the results of Woods on the playing field: for 2.5 years he could not win a single PGA tournament. Tiger managed to interrupt the unsuccessful streak only in March of this year, when he won the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando. Things didn't go well for Woods with his own golf course design bureau. To top it all off, Tag Heuer and Gillette didn't renew his advertising contracts.
4.
basketball
$53 million
Due to the NBA lockout, James's salary was cut by 20%, and this is the only thing LeBron can complain about. The three-time MVP of the season and the main star of the NBA attracts money like a magnet. Personal contracts with Nike, Coca-Cola, State Farm and McDonald's, an agreement to promote Dunkin "Donuts and Baskin Robbins in Asia, and a partnership with Fenway Sports Management brought him tens of millions of dollars and a stake in English football club"Liverpool".
5.
tennis
$52.7 million
The Swiss has the most impressive sponsor pool among athletes. Nine companies, including Nike, Rolex, Wilson, Credit Suisse and others, pay him $30 million annually. He receives another $15 million from other advertising contracts and activities not related to professional performance on the court. Only $7.7 million is in prize money. Federer is the greatest tennis player of our time, having won 16 tournaments. Grand Slam and earned $71 million in career prize money.
6.
basketball
$52.3 million
In the 2011/2012 season, the Los Angeles Lakers defender received the highest salary in the NBA for the second year in a row. But because of the lockout, his annual remuneration of $25.2 million was reduced by $5 million. The divorce from his wife in December aggravated Bryant's financial situation. Kobe's wife Vanessa received three mansions in California, the total cost of which is estimated at $ 18.8 million.
golf
$47.8 million
Mickelson was inducted into the Golf Hall of Fame in May in recognition of his outstanding achievements: during his career, Phil has won 40 PGA victories, earned $ 66 million in prize money and won four significant titles. Every year, Mickelson receives more than $ 30 million in advertising contracts with Callaway, Barclay's, KPMG, Exxon, Rolex and Amgen / Pfizer. In addition, he became the face of the Enbrel arthritis drug when the disease struck him in 2010.
8.
football
$46 million
In January, the 37-year-old extended his contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy for another two years, which looks like it will be his last in professional football. But off the field, Beckham is successful like no other. David recently added Burger King, Sainsbury's and Samsung to his many advertising partners. Beckham became even more attractive to sponsors after he was named the ambassador of the 2012 Olympics in London. The footballer does not forget to do his own business. This year he is together launched his underwear line with H&M. Beckham's career is considering acquiring the MLS club.
9.
football
$42.5 million
Ronaldo receives about the same proportion of money from Real Madrid and his sponsors. Contracts with Nike, Castrol, Konami and other companies annually bring the Portuguese $ 22 million. In addition, Cristiano has the largest army of Facebook fans among athletes.
American football
$42.4 million
The Indianapolis Colts paid Manning $26.4 million in 2011, even though he missed the season due to neck surgery. In March, the quarterback joined the Denver Broncos as a free agent, signing a five-year, $96 million contract. Nevertheless, Peyton remains one of the NFL's top stars, receiving $10 million annually from Reebok, Sony, Wheaties, DirecTV, Gatorade and Papa John's.
11. Lionel Messi (football) - $39 million
12. Haloti Ngata (American football) - $37.3 million
13. Larry Fitzgerald (Football) $36.8 million
14. Ndamukon Su (American football) - $36 million
15. Charles Johnson (American football) - $34.4 million
16. Rafael Nadal (tennis) $33.2 million
17. Mario Williams (Football) $33.2 million
18. Alex Rodriguez (baseball) - $33 million
19. Fernando Alonso (Formula 1) - $32 million
20. Valentino Rossi (motorcycle racing) - $30 million
21. Michael Schumacher (Formula 1) - $30 million
22 Darrell Revis (Football) $28.3 million
23. Dale Earnhardt Jr. (NASCAR) - $28.2 million
24. Wladimir Klitschko (boxing) - $28 million
25. Lewis Hamilton (Formula 1) - $28
26. Maria Sharapova (tennis) $27.9 million
27. Sam Bradford (Football) $27.8 million
28. Tom Brady (American football) - $27.1 million
29. Joe Meyer (baseball) - $27 million
30. Eli Manning (Football) $26.6 million
31. Mahendra Singh-Dhoni (cricket) $26.5 million
32. Lemarr Woodley (Football) $26.5 million
33. Dwight Howard (basketball) - $25.6 million
34 Kevin Durant (basketball) $25.5 million
35. Dwyane Wade (basketball) - $24.7 million
36. Derek Jeter (baseball) - $24.5 million
37 Wayne Rooney (football) $24.3 million
38. Mark Sanchez (American football) - 24.2 million
39. Ichiro Suzuki (baseball) - $24 million
40. Sisi Sabatia (baseball) - $23.8 million
41. Joan Santana (baseball) - $23.8 million
42. Jeff Gordon (NASCAR) - $23.6 million
43. Ben Roethlisberger (Football) $23.3 million
44. Carmelo Anthony (basketball) - $22.9 million
45. Mark Teixeira (baseball) - $22.8 million
46. Amare Studmyer (basketball) - $22.7 million
47. Tony Stewart (NASCAR) - $22.3 million
48. Luke Donald (golf) - $22.2 million
49. Vernon Wells (baseball) $22.1 million
50 Michael Vick (Football) $22 million
American boxer Floyd Mayweather defeated an Irish wrestler by technical knockout mixed style Conor McGregor. The “fight of the century”, which took place in Las Vegas, ended in the tenth round, when McGregor was already on his feet with difficulty and the judge decided to stop the fight.
What does it mean for the martial arts world? And in general, is it necessary to draw any conclusions in the wake of this? These are, perhaps, the main questions that arose at the end of the duel.
“It was a real fight, everyone who watched it understands this. Floyd showed excellent boxing and deservedly won. Of course, boxing won MMA, that’s a fact,” World Boxing Council (WBC) President Mauricio Suleiman hastened to state.
Let us disagree with Mr. Suleiman. His conclusion seems too naive. Since the fight was held according to boxing rules, the superiority of Floyd Mayweather was not in doubt from the very beginning. The fight in Las Vegas once again confirmed another fact: boxing and mixed martial arts- absolutely different types sports. McGregor had three trump cards: he was 11 years younger than his opponent, several kilograms heavier, plus Floyd had not boxed at a serious level for two years. None of this helped the Irishman. For a long time, Conor's fans have not seen him so helpless: in the tenth round, McGregor miraculously did not end up on the floor, but he would definitely have done it if the judge had not stopped the beating.
Although the Irishman himself did not agree with the decision of the referee. "It's about fatigue. The referee should have allowed me to continue. I was shaking from fatigue, not from damage. My head was clear," McGregor said after the fight.
In any case, a loss to Mayweather is unlikely to negatively affect Conor's reputation. Rather, on the contrary, many began to treat McGregor with even greater respect: few expected that the Irishman would hold out in the ring until the tenth round. Even Floyd admitted: "McGregor looked a lot better than I expected."
The loser himself did not have complexes for long about his knockout. “The show must go on,” McGregor probably meant to say when he showed up to the post-fight press conference with a glass of Irish whiskey.
Well, since it was still a show, then its main results lie not in the sports plane, but in the financial one. And here there can be no two opinions: the fight between Mayweather and McGregor has become the most grandiose event in the world of martial arts. Estimated revenue of the organizers from the fight is $600 million: earlier they did not earn so much either in boxing or in MMA. Directly McGregor will receive about 130 million, taking into account a fixed contract and commercial deductions. “If I don’t be stupid, then I provided for myself for the rest of my life,” losers don’t say that. Mayweather is also not in the loser: his total profit could reach 400 million. And he also won a record 50th victory in the absence of defeats. But Floyd, nicknamed Money (money. - Approx. "RG") is hardly interested in this circumstance now.
"I'm not a fool. If I see an opportunity to make 300 million in 36 minutes of fighting, then why not? asked himself on Twitter Floyd Mayweather nicknamed "Handsome" shortly before his fiftieth (and last career) fight.
10 years for "promotion"
Floyd Mayweather was lucky to be born at the right time in the right place. Had he started his fantastic career 10-15 years earlier, his absolute greatness would have been rated many times lower. It's just about money, of course, because the purely athletic side of the issue is not subject to discussion: Mayweather is a ring genius, one of the greatest (if not the greatest) fighters of all time.
But here's the trick: to earn not just huge, as it should be for a world-class megastar, but unrealistically gigantic amounts, he actually became at the end of his career.
Professional path bronze medalist Olympic Games in Atlanta, Mayweather started at the end of 1996, and it took almost 10 years for his “promotion”. Suffice it to say that in 1997 Floyd fought as many as 10 fights, and the first title fight took place only 2 years after his debut, in October 1998. And he was already the eighteenth in a row on professional ring.
It is clear that there was no talk of serious fees at that time. Until 2007, when he fought with Oscar De La Hoya, Floyd did not stand out from the crowd. The most he reached was $3.2 million for a fight against Arturo Gatti(2005). It is not surprising: small weights in professional boxing are commercially much less attractive than medium ones, not to mention large ones, and Floyd was on the rise in this regard. In 1996, he started from the first light weight (up to 59 kg), he rose to the light weight (slightly above 61 kg) in 2002, and to the first welterweight (up to 63.5 kg) - in 2005.
Finally, in 2007, having gained strength, weight and popularity, Floyd reached the first average (up to 69.9 kg), got the WBC world champion, thirty-four-year-old De La Hoya, as rivals, and earned his first really serious (on the scale of a large boxing business, of course) money. The opponent who lost on points received 53 million, Floyd - 25, and it was this victory that marked a new stage in his career.
My own director
In 2007, Floyd, with the support of the world's most influential professional boxing manager Al Haymon, founded his own promotional company, Mayweather Promotions, and... went off the radar for almost two years.
In September 2009, returning to the ring after a break, the "self-directed" Mayweather defeated the Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez having received 10 million "net", excluding additional income from paid broadcasts. In September 2013, he beat another Mexican, Saul Alvarez, on points, and replenished his account with a record 41.5 million. And “for the TV” the champion was paid another 30.
Finally, on May 2, 2015, his historic duel with the great Filipino took place. Manny Pacquiao , which was dubbed the "fight of the century." The fight did not live up to the expectations of the fans, and after an inexpressive 12 rounds, the judges gave the victory to Mayweather, whose fee was an incredible $120 million. It was the highest fee in boxing history.
In addition to payments for the fight, Floyd received a percentage of the total proceeds, which reached 90 million.
There are a billion!
Having defeated his 49th opponent in September 2015 Andre Berto and having earned 32 million for this fight, Mayweather announced that there would be no 50 fight. By this time, his total earnings, according to financial analysts, were estimated at $ 765 million, two-thirds of which he extracted in his most fruitful 4 years:
- 2012 - 85 million
- 2013 - 73.5 million
- 2014 - 105 million
- 2015 - 300 million
The guys, as is now known, quite successfully implemented this opportunity. Mayweather's guaranteed payout was $100 million, with another $200 million from pay-per-view and ticket sales. Thus, Floyd's earnings, not even in 36, but in 28 minutes with a little (the fight was stopped in the 10th round), will be at least 300 million. Fans of exact numbers immediately calculated that for each of the 1685 seconds spent in the ring, Floyd replenished his budget by 178 thousand 41 dollars.
Seemed eternal record, set during the fight with Pacquiao - 63 thousand dollars per second - fell. Like the billion dollar milestone. But then the forty-year-old Floyd will not advance. He left the ring undefeated: 50 fights - 50 wins. There won't be a 51 for sure.
Vladimir Molotov
Floyd Mayweather is definitely one of the greatest boxers modernity. It is difficult to count all his achievements, one of the most prominent of which is the victory in the spring of 2015 over another great fighter - Manny Pacquiao. For this fight, Mayweather received a staggering fee, however, for previous fights, he also earned very decent amounts of money.
Let's find out how much Floyd Mayweather earned throughout his career and how much he received specifically for the last fight.
Floyd's career
But first, let's dwell on the highlights of Floyd Mayweather's biography.
The future champion was born in February 1977 in a small town in the US state of Michigan. Floyd did not have to choose his field of study for a long time, since his father and uncles were boxers. He began with amateur boxing, where his greatest achievement was bronze medal at the 1996 Olympics.
In the same year, Mayweather made his professional debut and won by knockout in his first fight. Already in 1998, he fought for the WBC world title in the first lightweight in which he won a landslide victory.
After in this weight class Floyd had no worthy opponents left, in 2002 he moved to a light weight, in 2004 - in the second lightweight, and in 2005 - in the welterweight. Everywhere he won convincing victories and became a champion.
Finally, in 2007, Mayweather moved up to the middleweight category. And immediately he had to fight with the legendary Oscar De La Hoya. In a very difficult twelve-round fight, Floyd was again the winner. Then, in the same weight category, he won convincing victories over such recognized masters as Ricky Hatton, Shane Mosley, Miguel Cotto, Marcos Maidana.
Mayweather vs Pacquiao fight
Many boxing fans were looking forward to the fight between the undefeated Floyd Mayweather and the famous Manny Pacquiao. The upcoming event, which was scheduled in Las Vegas on May 2, 2015, has been dubbed the fight of the century.
But the hopes of the fans did not come true, the fight turned out to be rather ordinary, and according to some experts, even boring. However, this is a common occurrence for those cases when two players meet in the ring. strong fighter, approximately equal in class, which simply do not allow each other to open up.
As a result of the twelve-round fight, the judges gave the victory on points to Mayweather with a slight advantage. Later, Pacquiao justified his defeat with an injury he received before the fight.
Fight fees
What fees did Mayweather and Pacquiao receive for this resonant fight? Floyd earned a fantastic amount - $ 120 million. Pacquiao's fee also reached a huge amount - $ 100 million. No boxing fight in world history had such high fees before.
In addition to direct payments for the fight, Mayweather received a certain percentage of the total revenue under the contract. Thus, the real amount of his income for this fight was about $ 210 million.
The total amount of the organizers' total income from this fight, including tickets for it and deductions from TV broadcasts, exceeded $500 million. This achievement is also a record. Mayweather led the way in fees for the fight.
Mayweather earnings
Naturally, the fee for the fight with Pacquiao is only a part of the total income of Floyd Mayweather. Let's take a look at how much he has earned in recent years:
- 2015 – $300 000 000;
- 2014 – $105 000 000;
- 2013 – $73 500 000;
- 2012 – $85 000 000.
Thus, we see that Floyd's total annual income has skyrocketed over the past years. The only exception was 2013, in which he had only two fights.
It should also be said that since 2012, with the exception of the same 2013, Mayweather has annually become the most paid athlete in the world, displacing the undisputed leader of the past years, golfer Tiger Woods, from Olympus.
In addition, in 2015, thanks to the same high-profile fight with Pacquiao, Floyd almost tripled the record previously held by Woods for total earnings in a single season. Even the amount of earnings and much less.
For all 48 fights that Mayweather spent in his life in the professional ring, he managed to earn more than $600 million. And almost half of this amount comes from earnings in 2015, and a third from the fight with Pacquiao specifically.
