Comments Thread For: Chart: Floyd Mayweather is Easily Highest Paid Athlete

[PAC-BOY]

yippieeeee! Woo woo woo. To bad money doest make you the best. Or the baddest man in the ring. He ducks those.
His money pays his way to protect his 0. Should change the title to highest paid cherry picker!

[kamikaze_ero]

he earned these millions for fighting lightweights in WW bout(JMM and Guerrero) and past their primed fighters(Mosley,Cotto and De la Hoya).....cherrypicker at its best....
and now....
Weight difference was not an issue when floyd fought lightweight Marquez in WW bout , considering this was the first fight of Marquez at WW(jumping two division up).
Weight difference is an issue when Floyd is being matched with Canelo in JR Middleweight when in fact Floyd had already fought in this division twice and also a champion. Ducker at its best...

[St. John's Gent]

I'm glad Floyd is still ****ting on all the other atheletes without Endorsements... those companies control what Atheletes say and represent, **** that you're pretty much a slave.

Excellent comment!

[formarkiz]

Thanks. That's crazy. $45 million for a PPV that did just over a million buys?

ha, now imagine if you're Pacquiao making 20 mill per fight gauranteed, and letting Bob Arum keep the rest? Especially when Bob advises you to laugh in Mayweather's face when offered $40 mill, and that Mayweather needs you more than you need him? This should tell you why Mayweather can never get a fight with anyone from the TR stable if he's getting $45 mill to fight guerrero.......

[Bronx2245]

Mayweather

I can't understand why so many Pac fans keep using the term "cherry-picking." Pac had a choice of Rios (the loser) and Alvarado (the winner), and he chose the loser. He also chose the loser from a lower weight class, who has not fought at 147. He also TURNED DOWN $40 Million, and hasn't made $40 million for a fight yet. Bad choices!

[Starz20]

he earned these millions for fighting lightweights in WW bout(JMM and Guerrero) and past their primed fighters(Mosley,Cotto and De la Hoya).....cherrypicker at its best....
and now....
Weight difference was not an issue when floyd fought lightweight Marquez in WW bout , considering this was the first fight of Marquez at WW(jumping two division up).
Weight difference is an issue when Floyd is being matched with Canelo in JR Middleweight when in fact Floyd had already fought in this division twice and also a champion. Ducker at its best...

Cry baby lol... you sound real hurt right now? And what does all that crying do? All those fighters you named had excellent wins before they fought Floyd did they not? Ok shut up and stop crying chump

[uniquehump]

he earned these millions for fighting lightweights in WW bout(JMM and Guerrero) and past their primed fighters(Mosley,Cotto and De la Hoya).....cherrypicker at its best....
and now....
Weight difference was not an issue when floyd fought lightweight Marquez in WW bout , considering this was the first fight of Marquez at WW(jumping two division up).
Weight difference is an issue when Floyd is being matched with Canelo in JR Middleweight when in fact Floyd had already fought in this division twice and also a champion. Ducker at its best...

Its funny cause aside from Guerrero, PAC fought all of those guys you mentioned too. Most were after Floyd fought them.

[anonymous2.0]

With one breath a poster will say 'Boxing is a business first, gotta make the fights that make the most sense money-wise' but the next thing they cry is 'Floyd's cherrypicking!'

[revs1227]

No one can deny he has carved out a great career for himself with sound business decisions.

lol @ endorsements: $0

It says something about his popularity/notoriety in the US when he can top the earnings chart without a single endorsement.

I wonder where he is on the global chart. I see Beckham is No.1 internationally but appears to have a smaller salary.

nope floyds # 1
pac is # 2 globally


BOXING RULES

[revs1227]

I can't understand why so many Pac fans keep using the term "cherry-picking." Pac had a choice of Rios (the loser) and Alvarado (the winner), and he chose the loser. He also chose the loser from a lower weight class, who has not fought at 147. He also TURNED DOWN $40 Million, and hasn't made $40 million for a fight yet. Bad choices!

RIOS IS BYFAR the tougher opponent for him and alvarado hurt his hand and will be out for a while