Floyd “Money” Mayweather and Canelo Alvarez prepare for their September 14th showdown.

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Floyd Mayweather To Get Record $41.5 Million Guarantee For Canelo Alvarez Fight

September 5, 2013

Mayweather will receive a record $41.5 million guarantee for the Alvarez fight, according to Leonard Ellerbe.

Mayweather’s guarantee for the Guerrero fight was $32 million, netting Mayweather $73 million for 2 fights in 2013. According to sources, Showtime will pay Mayweather over $200 million for 6 fights total. If Floyd wins the next 5 fights (including Alvarez), he will be 49-0 as a professional fighter. Only fighter with a record similar in boxing history is Rocky Marciano who went 49-0 thru his career with no defeats or ties on his record.

Floyd Money Mayweather is the Half a Billion Dollar Man

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September 4, 2013

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Mayweather vs. Canelo “The One” September, 14 at MGM Grand and LIVE on SHOWTIME PPV.

All Access: Mayweather vs. Canelo (Ep. 1 + 2)

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September 1, 2013

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Boxing superstars Floyd Mayweather and Canelo Alvarez meet on Sept. 14 in one of the biggest sporting events of the year. And they’ve invited the ALL ACCESS crew along for the ride. From the harsh reality of training camp to jet setting in luxurious private planes, ALL ACCESS Mayweather vs. Canelo offers an intimate glimpse into the lives of two of the best fighters in the world. Premieres Saturday, Aug. 24 at 10 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. PT on SHOWTIME. Read More

#AllAccess: Mayweather vs. Canelo (preview)

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August 30, 2013

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Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe sets the record straight on the contracted catch weight of 152 pounds for the impending marquee matchup. Ellerbe takes it a step further and reveals how Team Mayweather’s thus far unbeatable strategy begins in the boardroom, long before the pound-for-pound champ even hits the gym.

Mayweather’s Price Per Punch [infographic]

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July 1, 2013

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Floyd Mayweather vs. Canelo Alvarez: September 14th @ MGM Grand

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May 29, 2013

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Floyd Mayweather has announced via Twitter he’ll face Canelo Alvarez September 14th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV.

Top 50 Highest Paid Athletes

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Floyd Mayweather Jr. is the highest-earning athlete in American sports for the second straight year.
The boxer is projected to make $90 million in 2013 according to Sports Illustrated’s annual list released Wednesday. Miami Heat star LeBron James is a distant second at $56.5 million.
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees vaults into the rankings at No. 3 at $47.8 million thanks to a new contract signed before last season. Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers is fourth at just under $47 million.
Tiger Woods is fifth with $40.8 million, his lowest spot since SI started the list in 2004. He was No. 1 through 2011.
The top 50 include 25 baseball players, 13 basketball players and eight football players, with no female athletes for the fifth consecutive year.
The estimates combine salary, winnings and endorsements. Checkout top 10 list of earning athletes after the jump. Read More

Floyd Mayweather Talks Money

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May 15, 2013

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Floyd Mayweather Jr. explains how he wound up at the top of Sports Illustrated’s Fortunate 50 list for two years in a row.

Congrats to Floyd Mayweather 44-0

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May 5, 2013

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Last Night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, WBC welterweight champion and pound-for-pound king Floyd “Money” Mayweather kept his undefeated record intact, scoring a unanimous decision 117-111 against mandatory challenger and multi-division world champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero.

Will Floyd fight Saul “Canelo” Alvarez next in September?

Floyd Mayweather To Earn $32 Million for Fight vs. Robert Guerrero

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May 4, 2013

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Mayweather’s contract, filed on Friday afternoon with the Nevada State Athletic Commission, calls for him to earn a record-tying guarantee of $32 million, plus pay per view profits for his welterweight world-title fight against Robert Guerrero on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Guerrero (31-1-1, 18 KOs) will earn a career-high $3 million, plus a share of the pay-per-view profits.

The purses for the other televised bouts are $375,000 apiece for featherweight titlist Daniel Ponce De Leon (44-4, 35 KOs) and challenger Abner Mares (25-0-1, 13 KOs); junior featherweight Leo Santa Cruz (23-0-1, 13 KOs), will earn $165,000, while opponent Alexander Munoz (36-4, 28 KOs) will make $25,000; and middleweight J’Leon Love of Detroit, MI (15-0, 8 KOs) will make $100,000 and his opponent, Gabriel Rosado (21-6, 13 KOs), will earn $60,000.

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