Mayweather vs. Maidana 2 Purse: Analyzing Prize Money Payouts for Both Fighters
Floyd Mayweather successfully beat away the challenge of Marcos Maidana on Saturday night, with the unanimous victory at Las Vegas' MGM Grand netting Money a cool $32 million.
In contrast, his opponent walked away with less than one-tenth of that figure. Bryan Armen Graham of Mic confirmed the staggering difference between each fighter's respective payout:
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As Graham points out, one minute of graft against Maidana was worth $888,888 to the victor, equal to $14,814.80 per second. One can see why Mayweather has built such a determined mentality geared toward winning.
These numbers are equal to that of the first matchup between this pair, at least for Money. Despite losing the encounter back in May, Maidana doubled the $1.5 million purse he earned four months ago, per David Mayo of MLive.com.
It's the most El Chino is likely to see for some time, too, given that his brand will require some extent of rebuilding following the two successive defeats.
In the years to come, he may once again walk among the sport's most lucrative offers, but Saturday served to highlight that he may not be ready for such honours again in his next bout.
Maidana may not have even that to fall back on, however, should he turn out to be a man of his word.
Back in July, Money—aptly named as a man who is not aghast to gambling—launched an audacious wager with his opponent, per Eurosport's Sean Fay, having felt he could win back-to-back fights against the South American:
"However much you're making for the fight, I'll bet you I'll beat you. That's how much I believe in myself because I can afford to give up whatever. So if you believe in your skills like you say you believe in your skills, however much you're making for the fight, I'll bet I beat you.
If he believes in his skills, bet the fight. Either you're going to bet or not. Since I know I'm probably making about $70m (£41m). He believes in his skills and I believe in my skills.
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And to that, Maidana replied: "As far as the bet, yeah, I'm willing to take the bet. No problem. I will take the bet."
Add that $3 million onto the purse already at Money's feet and Mayweather has walked out of the Nevada cauldron $35 million richer, should the loser indeed pay up and the victor choose to accept it.
It strikes as one of those scenarios where, depending on the nature of those participating, Mayweather might politely let his enemy off the hook. However, in the wake of a sometimes scrappy fixture, complete with an alleged biting incident, the Money camp may be hounding down their extra spoils.
After the first fight, Mayweather used Instagram to give a glimpse of his fight earnings; the pay-per-view statistics mentioned bringing his prize pot up to the $70 million mark:
It's not expected that Mayweather vs. Maidana 2, including a somewhat lacklustre undercard, will have made as much money at the box office, but Money will nevertheless take another bump from any PPV additions.
At the age of 37, the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world continues to rake in the biggest numbers in the sport, and not only that, but he backs up those rewards with results.
His style may not always be the dazzling and extravagant approach that your average fan wants to see, but results are what matter most in building such a reputation, and Mayweather has those in abundance.
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