Mo’ Money: The World’s Highest Paid Athlete is Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr.

According to Business Insider, Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr.is the world’s highest-paid athlete and he spends his money outrageously. Mayweather is set to earn $90 million dollars this year and with his scheduled fight against Canelo Alvarez he will make $41.5 million dollars. Mayweather has a six-fight deal with Showtime that is reportedly going to pay him $300 million dollars over a 30-month time span. Mayweather has a single bank account that holds $123 million dollars. Mayweather has a set of luxury cars that are all white at his Miami home and a set of luxury cars that are all black at his Vegas home.

Mayweather loves giving back and he only wears his shoes once. He will leave the shoes in hotel rooms for the hotel staff. The crazy thing about all of this is that some of your favorite millionaire athletes all have endorsements. Floyd Mayweather Jr. does not have any endorsements from any company. You may have heard of “The Money Team” and know that is what he calls his entourage. Well now he has an apparel company called “The Money Team” and will soon draw in sales from that venture. We may not like all of Mayweather’s antics and flamboyant lifestyle but he has earned it and is well on his way to making more money with his team.

SOURCE: Business Insider