Floyd Mayweather Once Spent More Than Half-Million Dollars From His Net Worth to Buy Canelo Alvarez Fight Tickets

Published 03/12/2022, 7:30 AM EST

Floyd Mayweather took out several world champions in his glittery boxing career of over two decades, but a few of his 50 pro-wins had left the entire combat world into shock. While many people saw Canelo Alvarez as an antidote to Mayweather’s prowess, in the year 2013, Mayweather proved his critics wrong.

Having entered the ring with their undefeated records intact, Alvarez fell prey to Mayweather’s skills and departed with a defeat. The loss may possibly haunt him to this day, as Canelo had demanded a rematch several times. Moreover, the Mexican star improved heavily after the loss and is yet to surrender again in a pro-boxing bout. However, records will always reflect him to have tasted defeat against Floyd Mayweather.

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That said, schooling Canelo wasn’t the only eye-grabbing feature of the fight for ‘TBE’. It was also a financial glory for both sides, which Mayweather showcased in his outer-ring stunts. After almost a decade of the fight, the incident continues to gain momentum amongst hardcore fight fans.

The fight occurred in a stacked MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas and Mayweather wanted his allies to watch it closely. According to reports, ‘Money’ paid a whopping $605,000 to secure ringside tickets for his friends. He bagged a total income of $41.5 million from the fight. Therefore, the 600K+ expenditure on the tickets didn’t look a lot for him.

Meanwhile, Mayweather schooled Canelo Alvarez in the ring and handed him a boxing lesson. Alvarez was just 23 years old back then. No doubt, he took a lot of lessons from the loss, as Alvarez believes he is in his prime right now and could have easily tackled Mayweather with his current conditions.

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Floyd Mayweather knows how to make money

It’s been almost five years since Mayweather has retired from professional boxing. He knocked out Conor McGregor in 2017 to register his 50 win and hung up the gloves. However, he is actively participating in exhibition bouts. Floyd Mayweather is still a massive prizefighter, and he is making full use of it.

Mayweather has fought YouTuber, Logan Paul, in his last appearance on June 2021. He is currently in talks to face Money Kicks in Abu Dhabi shortly. So there’s a lot more in-ring action left from his side, which will not affect his flawless pro-resume by any means.

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A senior boxing writer at EssentiallySports, Raj Sarkar is a mass media graduate who is currently pursuing his master’s degree in broadcast journalism. In addition to his current role, he has worked with the MMA team at EssentiallySports and has interviewed prominent fighters such as Ritu Phogat and 'The Red King' Rory MacDonald. Combining his bachelor's degree with his adoration for combat sports, he has earned a combined 3000 plus bylines over the last two years.

Floyd Mayweather Once Spent More Than Half-Million Dollars From His Net Worth to Buy Canelo Alvarez Fight Tickets

Floyd Mayweather knows how to make money

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