Floyd Mayweather squares off against Conor McGregor Saturday night in Las Vegas in the much-hyped fight that is one-part boxing and four parts spectacle. McGregor will likely clear at least $100 million with Mayweather in line for more than $200 million, pushing his career earnings close to $1 billion. Arum promoted Floyd under his Pretty Boy moniker during the first decade of Mayweather’s professional career after the 1996 Summer Olympics. Mayweather retired when his Showtime deal was up in 2015, but he returns to the ring Saturday night for a second nine-figure payday. Mayweather’s first 15 fights on PPV generated 19.5 million buys and generated $1.3 billion in PPV revenue.

Source: Forbes August 26, 2017 14:01 UTC