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<header> Floyd Mayweather goes on four-day gambling binge, wins near $500K
By Brad Botkin | CBSSports.com Staff
<time class="storyDate" pubdate="" datetime="2015-05-18T15:31:15Z">May 18, 2015 11:31 am ET</time>
</header> So Floyd Mayweather pretty much can't lose these days. After taking out Manny Pacquiao in the Fight of the Century to improve his career record to 48-0, the man they call "Money" pulled in a cool $477K over a recent four days of gambling.
As you can see, the Rockets -- or the Clippers, depending on how you look at it -- were particularly kind to Mayweather, while the boxing bet he placed, Gennady Golovkin vs. Willie Monroe Jr. to finish in under 5.5 rounds, needed a little good fortune to pay off.
From Kieth
Idec of Boxing Scene:
Put another way, this four-day $477K gambling haul equates to roughly the same amount Mayweather earned for every three seconds he spent in the ring on May 2.
EVERY. THREE. SECONDS.
Let that sink in.
Sports
<header> Floyd Mayweather goes on four-day gambling binge, wins near $500K
By Brad Botkin | CBSSports.com Staff
<time class="storyDate" pubdate="" datetime="2015-05-18T15:31:15Z">May 18, 2015 11:31 am ET</time>
</header> So Floyd Mayweather pretty much can't lose these days. After taking out Manny Pacquiao in the Fight of the Century to improve his career record to 48-0, the man they call "Money" pulled in a cool $477K over a recent four days of gambling.
As you can see, the Rockets -- or the Clippers, depending on how you look at it -- were particularly kind to Mayweather, while the boxing bet he placed, Gennady Golovkin vs. Willie Monroe Jr. to finish in under 5.5 rounds, needed a little good fortune to pay off.
From Kieth
"Referee Jack Reiss stopped the scheduled 12-round fight 45 seconds into the sixth round Saturday night at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Moments earlier, Monroe (19-2, 6 KOs) reluctantly beat Reiss' 10 count following the third knockdown Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs) scored in the fight. Mayweather would've lost his five-figure bet had the fight continued another 46 seconds."
As you can again see, this bet could've easily gone the other way. But let's be honest here -- a loss wouldn't have exactly put Mayweather in the soup line. As the final receipts continue to trickle in, Mayweather is reportedly in line to earn north of $400 million for his win over Pacquiao -- which means he will have earned about $1 million for every one of the 427 punches he threw in the fight.
Put another way, this four-day $477K gambling haul equates to roughly the same amount Mayweather earned for every three seconds he spent in the ring on May 2.
EVERY. THREE. SECONDS.
Let that sink in.
