Everything Mayweather Does Makes Money, Including Gambling

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JAKARTA - When it comes to making money, very few are like Floyd Mayweather Jr. And that's not just a fact of his years as a professional boxer.

In fact, that fact is the main reason Mayweather achieve his fortune. Pay-per-view, as well as special events - such as the fight against Conor McGregor - have deep pockets.

Almost everything Mayweather does will make money and his personal income continues to grow.

The American fighter also has another method, a bit more risky than the others because of the investment involved.

That is gambling. The way he has as a tradition and which has made him a lot of money throughout his life.

The Daily Mail reports Mayweather's earnings, or part of what he has, since his foray into sports betting.

The newspaper showed, gambling for college basketball, this man nicknamed Money earned 75 thousand dollars. In the NFL he has a record, as he has made 4.7 million US dollars in just one month. It happened between September and October 2014.

In the NBA and boxing, sports he was familiar with, he earned a little over $800,000 in just four days. The match that earned him the most money was Gennady Golovkin vs. Willy Monroe Jr.

But not all of them are profitable. Betting has risks and Mayweather has lost a lot of money. The newspaper itself said Money had lost about $50 million.

Meanwhile, two weeks ago, Mayweather bet on Dmitry Bivol's victory in the Russian fighter's fight against Canelo Alvarez. And, of course, he won

Mayweather photographed his bet ticket, which was $10,000, with a maturity of +425, so Money got the amount of $52,500. That is, he made a profit of 42,500 US dollars.