9. Best Tickets Available For Big Sporting Events (Over $80,000 For One Event)
Mayweather is a big sports fan (obviously), and he once even expressed an interest in buying the LA Clippers basketball team. He loves nothing more than to attend big sporting events, and when he does, he and his entourage simply have to have the best tickets available, just like everything else in his life. The boxer even hired a concierge service, White Glove Entertainment, to secure tickets for the Game 7 of the 2013 NBA Finals Series between the Heat and the Spurs, after deciding on the spur of the moment that he had to be there. Four court-side tickets for the prestigious sold-out event set him back a reported $80,000.
10. He Spoils His Friends And Family ($605,000 On Ringside Seats For His Closest Pals)
It does seem to pay to be a member of Mayweather’s entourage—as long as you can keep up with his partying lifestyle, you can enjoy flights in private jets, stays in luxury hotels, and tickets to the best events in town. He is said to splash out huge amounts of money on various tickets for his own fights, so as many friends and family as possible can attend the events. It kind of sounds like Floyd buys support; nothing like making sure the whole crowd is on your side though, right? For example, for his 2013 fight with Canelo Alvarez, Mayweather spent a reported $605,000 on ringside seats for his closest pals.
11. Millions On Betting (Including A Rumored $13 Million Bet)
Mayweather’s love of sports also extends to gambling on those sports, and the fighter has tabled some extraordinarily large bets in his time, including a rumored $13 million bet on the Broncos to win the Super Bowl in 2014. They were beaten by the Seattle Seahawks in the final. There have even been stories about Mayweather betting on his own fights, backing himself naturally. The story goes that he tried to place a bet at the M Resort casino in Las Vegas that he would win his fight against Conor McGregor before 9.5 rounds, but after some dispute among the staff about the legitimacy of such a wager, he left empty-handed.
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