Floyd Mayweather is an American professional boxing promoter and former professional boxer. He competed between 1996 and 2015, and made a one-fight comeback in 2017. During his career, he won fifteen major world titles including The Ring in five weight classes, the lineal championship in four weight classes (twice at welterweight), and retired with an undefeated record.
As an amateur, Mayweather won a bronze medal in the featherweight division at the 1996 Olympics, three U.S. Golden Gloves championships (at light flyweight, flyweight, and featherweight), and the U.S. national championship at featherweight.
Floyd is 5th highest-paid athlete of all time and one of just six athletes whose career earnings have topped $1 billion. By comparison, most of the highest-paid athletes in history earned the vast majority of their income through endorsement deals. Floyd earned more than a half-billion dollars from just two fights. He earned $250 million in 2015 after fighting Manny Pacquiao. He earned $300 million fighting Conor McGregor in 2017.
Floyd Mayweather’s net worth, as of 2024, is an estimated $565 million, making him the richest boxer in the world.
