Comments Thread For: McGregor Vows To Overtake Mayweather's Spot on Forbes List

[LADIV]

That joke is played out, and you know it.

Floyd basically walked away with $1billion in boxing earnings (deduct out taxes, camp expenses, and fees paid out to everyone and he's easily cleared $400m in obvious money from boxing), had side money off who knows how much paid to him (secondary market ticket sales, and the outside revenues that usually mailbox to the promoter, among other things), had sharp folks in his corner get him to invest near all of his money (between the annuities, the office spaces and residential properties that he owns, his businesses, and other properties he has his money in, Floyd is leaving his principal alone), still has a name that commands sizable appearance fees, and is basically traveling the world on some of the residuals from his investment (made the splash with the LA home purchase, but he's still either hanging out at the places that he owns or simply traveling around with P-Reala, two bodyguards, and 2-3 of his girls).

Floyd's tax accountant needs to plan to cover that McGregor fight tax bill when it comes due, but the man is still going to be sitting on $400m locked up in investments, with his invested capital easily kicking $30m to $40m to him as his residual on his investments to live on (in a world where Floyd already owns everything that he regularly uses anyway, with the only real expenses being his travel and shopping, with appearances cutting that bill down too).

Floyd is going to be fine (compare that to a guy with eyes on self-financing a presidential run, with a massive tax debt already over his head, without many free cash investments to point to, who may not be so lucky)

a man of that stature like you say wouldnt have to come back to fight and ask the irs for an extension to pay his back due taxes...// thread

[LADIV]

Bro you basically hate Floyd and Pac at this board and would keep on showing it at every way possible, is there a fighter you don't hate here?

I dont hate floyd or pac i just have favorite boxers and im a fan of other boxers just like you...or are you gonna tell me differently that you like all boxers and are a fan of all of them

[Scipio2009]

a man of that stature like you say wouldnt have to come back to fight and ask the irs for an extension to pay his back due taxes...// thread

If you honestly think that Floyd didn't have the assets to pay, you're an idiot.

And yes, Floyd did come back to fight... FOR SOMETHING LIKE $300 million!

Floyd has his money put away; be it annuities, different properties, or his businesses. All Floyd is doing at this point is living off of his residuals and whatever he can get on his appearances, a nut that's likely well more than $20m a year at this point.

Floyd fought in August, used some of the McGregor money to buy a Beverly hills home, and has basically been chilling since (hit his gym every so often, hang at his gentleman's club, make the appearance at the occasional event).

[LADIV]

If you honestly think that Floyd didn't have the assets to pay, you're an idiot.

And yes, Floyd did come back to fight... FOR SOMETHING LIKE $300 million!

Floyd has his money put away; be it annuities, different properties, or his businesses. All Floyd is doing at this point is living off of his residuals and whatever he can get on his appearances, a nut that's likely well more than $20m a year at this point.

Floyd fought in August, used some of the McGregor money to buy a Beverly hills home, and has basically been chilling since (hit his gym every so often, hang at his gentleman's club, make the appearance at the occasional event).

you're a bigger fool if you think floyd made 300 mil for that connor fight..show me solid evidence of that claim but most of all show me the ppv #'s not the ones everyone claim including dana white...i will wait....

[Scipio2009]

you're a bigger fool if you think floyd made 300 mil for that connor fight..show me solid evidence of that claim but most of all show me the ppv #'s not the ones everyone claim including dana white...i will wait....

The US PPV number was over 4.6 million homes (assuming 50% covers the cable operators/Showtime, you're still talking about $250m coming from the PPV), the official gate was over $55m (not counting any resold tickets), and the international TV (if you believe Dana White) brought in another 2m+ PPV homes (at all of the assorted price points, with all of the pieces going wherever, you're easily talking about another $40m).

You count all of the other revenue streams that went into the fight and you likely end up with Mayweather Promotions and Zuffa Boxing/McGregor Sports Entertainment splitting up $400m-$450m easily.

$300m to Mayweather Promotions, $100m to Zuffa, with revenue still left to be split up, and it's blatantly obvious that Floyd didn't come out a pauper on the fight. If the actual number was $285m, who gives a ****.