Mayweather will receive a record $41.5 million guaranteed for the Alvarez fight, according to Leonard Ellerbe, Mayweather’s longtime confident and head of his promotion company. Ellerbe and Golden Boy Promotions chief Richard Schaefer stopped by Forbes to discuss the business of “The One.” The guarantee shatters the previous $32 million high mark set by Mayweather. He receives the guarantee right after the fight and then will sit back and collect his share of PPV receipts as they trickle in from carriers like DirecTV and Dish Network. It will be the biggest payday of Mayweather’s career when all the PPV numbers are tallied, topping the $45 million he netted for the Cotto fight.
Mayweather’s payday will be the largest since Evander Holyfield received $33 million for his 1997 rematch with Mike Tyson.
Mayweather already took home $32 million earlier this year after defeating Robert Guerrero in May. So if you’re keeping track, this will make for a staggering $73.5 million in salary this year for Mayweather — for just two fights!
They don’t call him “Money” for nothing, folks. Most appropriate nickname in all of sports.
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