By Mark Vester

Leonard Ellerbe, the adviser to Floyd Mayweather Jr., has informed Lem Satterfield of BoxingScene.com/AOL FanHouse that a buyrate of 1.4 million was generated from the May 1 HBO pay-per-view with Shane Mosley. Mayweather will go on to earn a $40 million dollar payday with the pay-per-view percentage combined with his $22.5 million dollar guartantee.

Ellerbe confirms the HBO number that BoxingScene.com posted a few days ago. The early numbers were at 1.1-1.2 million but HBO felt the number would end up reaching the 1.4 mark. Mayweather won a dominating twelve round decision over Mosley. The pay-per-view pulls in a high solid number but not the kind of number expected by Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer, who made predictions of 3 million and 4 million buys.

"We are truly, truly excited about Floyd holding the record for the two highest-grossing non-heavyweight fights in the history of the sport. It just shows you another example of the tremendous star power that Floyd has. It's just such a remarkable feat -- especially considering that he's only been in seven pay-per-view fights," said Ellerbe.

"And out of the seven, two of the seven, he holds the record for being involved in the two highest buys for non-heavyweight fights ever. Floyd goes out, and he puts on an outstanding performance. It speaks volumes about the great, great fighter that he is. The numbers are outstanding, and we owe everything to the fans for their outstanding support. It was a great night."

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