Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn has recently voiced doubts about the true extent of Floyd Mayweather’s wealth, despite the retired boxer’s claims of financial supremacy. Known as the most financially successful fighter in boxing history, Mayweather, now 47, retired with a perfect 50-0 record and has since engaged in numerous exhibition bouts.

However, Hearn, in a candid interview, questioned whether Mayweather still possesses the vast sums of money he once flaunted.

Hearn’s skepticism centers around Mayweather’s lavish lifestyle, which includes extravagant spending on luxury cars, private jets, and high-stakes gambling.

Despite Mayweather’s assertions that he has made smart investments, including ventures in real estate and gold mines in Dubai, Hearn isn’t convinced. In an interview with GRM Daily, Hearn believes Mayweather’s lifestyle as diminished his net worth.

Mayweather, who topped Forbes’ list of highest-paid athletes with a reported $700 million earnings in 2019, has been adamant that his continued participation in exhibition fights is not driven by financial need but by his love for the sport. “I was born to be a fighter, I’m gonna die a fighter,” Mayweather has said, dismissing claims that he’s fighting for money​.

Earlier this year, his former protege, Gervonta Davis claimed that Mayweather was being detained in Dubai over unpaid debts.

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Nonetheless, the ongoing exhibition bouts, including a forthcoming rematch with John Gotti III on August 24 in Mexico, have fueled speculation about Mayweather’s financial situation. The rematch comes after their first fight in June 2023 ended in chaos, with a mass brawl breaking out after the referee stopped the fight due to excessive trash-talking.

Despite these doubts, Mayweather continues to assert that he is not fighting for money, pointing to his investments and business acumen. However, Hearn’s remarks add to the growing debate about whether “Money” Mayweather’s wealth is as secure as it once was, or if his lavish spending has taken a toll on his financial empire. As Mayweather prepares for his eighth exhibition match later this month, the questions surrounding his financial health remain at the forefront of boxing discussions. Despite the speculation, Mayweather continues to flaunt his wealth on social media.

The question of who’s the best fighter of the 21st century may not be such a slam dunk after all.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. has paved the way for nearly all of it, and no fighter has really come close, but the last few years have opened up a lot of eyes, and Terence “Bud” Crawford is right there knocking on Floyd’s—to this point—untouchable perch. On Saturday night, Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) won a world title in a fourth weight class as he out-hustled and outworked a game Israil Madrimov in a 12-round unanimous decision victory at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. The judges had it 115-113 twice and 116-112 for Crawford.

Give the man his respect. Last year, Crawford dominated and stopped then-unbeaten unified world champion Errol Spence Jr. in a ninth-round TKO to become the first undisputed welterweight champion of the four-belt era and a two-weight undisputed champion overall as he also once held all four belts at 140 pounds. For all that he’s done in the sport, Mayweather never achieved such a distinction. However, that’s not the entire story.

Floyd Mayweather famously ended his career with an impressive record of 50 fights and 50 wins.

In that time the multi-weight king, pound-for-pound great and generational talent fought a real who’s who of talent in and around several different weigh classes.

That includes six-weight world champion Oscar De La Hoya, British boxing favourite Ricky Hatton, fellow boxing great Manny Pacquiao and the likes of Jose Luis Castillo, Shane Mosley, André Berto, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Marcos Maidana amongst many more.

However, when he was asked at a media appearance who was the toughest of them all, he went with someone he fought in 2000 when his record sat at 23-0 – ‘Pretty Boy’ was the WBC world super featherweight champion at the time.

“Emanuel Augustus.

I mean some years back he said he got shot in the head but he’s still living. He’s the guy I was off for a long period of time at the beginning of my career then I faced him and he was a very very tough competitor. I think he was 26 with 14 losses but he was extremely tough.”

American ‘The Drunken Master’ boxed well and even drew blood from Mayweather’s nose in that contest though ‘Money’ eventually got on top and dished out enough punishment to force Augustus’s corner to pull him out of the fight at the end of round nine. Augustus retired in 2011 after a total of 78 bouts but never won a major title.

Though retired from professional fighting, Mayweather returns with another exhibition bout against former opponent John Gotti III on August 24 in Mexico City.