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Floyd Mayweather is one of the greatest boxers to ever grace the ring. With his vast in-ring skills, Mayweather cemented his reign for countless years. Not just for his boxing prowess, but ‘TBE’ is equally famous for his business mindset and the investments he’s made over so many years.

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Whether it was boxing or cracking up prospective business deals, Mayweather managed both efficiently. This is principally why he ranked himself among the highest-paid athletes of the world and became the richest boxer worldwide.

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Recently, ‘Money’ was in a chat with Rob Moore, wherein he talked about whether one needs to be a good business executive to attain success in boxing.

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Well, that’s a little bit, I can’t really understand that question because every fighter, that’s a world champion in boxing doesn’t mean he’s a smart businessman. So I mean, winning a championship belt, has nothing to do with it. Becoming a CEO or entrepreneur or someone that has accomplished business on a certain scale,” said Mayweather.

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‘Pretty Boy’ rubbed off the claims that one needs to be a successful businessman to succeed in boxing, as he feels boxing differs completely from the business world and there’s no correlation between the two.

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Mayweather has seen the world from both the business vertical and the boxing end. He achieved momentous success in both, and that’s how he arrived at the above conclusion.

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Has Floyd Mayweather molded the modern boxing era?

No one in the boxing universe achieved success like the 50-0 boxer. What made his record even more impressive was the fact that he maintained his dominance for over two decades and achieved enough superstardom to promote fights under his own banner.

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Also, he opened various streams of income for boxers in form of sponsorships and collaborations. The mighty conglomerates saw an opportunity to partner with boxers like him to get visibility towards their brands. In return, boxers bagged handsome paychecks for the same.

This revolutionized the sport to a great extent, and it still goes on today.

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Mayweather has unquestionably molded the sport in favor of boxers who give their blood and sweat to the sport.

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Prathamesh Singh Chauhan

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Prathamesh Singh Chauhan is a Boxing Author at EssentiallySports. He is a graduate from the International Institute of Sports Management who combines his love for sports, particularly combat sports, and his flair for writing and analysis to help him in his day-to-day work. He has prior professional experience with sporting organizations such as Star Sports, Khelo India, and NBA. Chauhan explores and analyses a sport he has been following ever since Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte engaged in a duel in 2015. He adores old-school punchers like Manny Pacquiao, as well as modern-day greats such as 'The Gypsy King'. In his downtime, he engages in rigorous workouts to cater to his love for fitness.

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