SO. MUCH. MONEY.
The overriding critique of the Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor fight heading into the contest is that the entire thing was little more than a scam. A shameless cash grab, one that we already knew the outcome of.
In retrospect, that take is probably a touch harsh. The fight, in the end, was more entertaining than first expected, but the point remains: Both men are about to pocket an eye-watering sum of money.
How much, you ask?
Here’s the purse info from the NSAC. Floyd getting 100 million, Conor getting 30 million. #MayMac pic.twitter.com/twvBE2WGnE
If that’s not crazy enough, that’ll also be close to three times more than Tiger Woods made in on-course earnings during his entire golf caree r, though, again, that doesn’t include Tiger’s off-course earnings, which put his total earnings over $1 billion.
