According to Mayweather, already the highest paid athlete in the world, he was already given a check for $100 million by his team after his fight against Pacquiao, which he won via unanimous decision.
"For my team to hand me a hundred million dollar check in the back is remarkable," Mayweather told reporters in the post-fight press conference.
"This week, in the last four days, I made $25 million before I even got to the fight, and then my team, after the fight, I was guaranteed a hundred million," he added.
"And then, I still got money on the backend, and other money that comes in. So we're looking upwards of $200 million," Mayweather said.
ESPN's boxing writer Dan Rafael confirmed Mayweather's assertion.
"Before leaving arena Floyd came over to me to chat (seriously) and to show me his check. $100M," he tweeted after the event.
Mayweather will earn a greater share of the revenue than Pacquiao, as the two boxers agreed to a 60-40 split.
Inside the ring, the "Fight of the Century" failed to live up to the incredible hype, but is still likely to break all of the sport's revenue records.
source: www.abs-cbnnews.com
