Originally posted by SluggerFan
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o em Satterfield
o Boxing Editor
LAS VEGAS -- Floyd Mayweather will earn a guaranteed $22.5 million purse for Saturday night's clash with Shane Mosley, whose guaranteed $7 million will be more than three times less than Mayweather's.
The amount of the purse for Mayweather (40-0, 25 knockouts), confirmed by Nevada State Athletic Commission director Keith Kizer, is believed to be ranked No. 1 all time for a non-heavyweight bout, with Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield and James "Buster" Douglas all having had guarantees that surpassed Mayweather's.
Mayweather is expected to reap close to $40 million after all of the HBO pay-per-view numbers are totaled, which would fall short of Oscar De La Hoya's $54 million earned after his May 2007 loss to Mayweather.
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