Logan Paul vs Floyd Mayweather
Generated $50 Million in Sales.
Logan Paul vs Floyd Mayweather
Generated $50 Million in Sales.
Last weekend, YouTuber Logan Paul took on professional fighter
Floyd Mayweather in a highly-anticipated eight-round match. .
The exhibition fight saw a record one million sales on
Showtime and Fanmio in the United States.
Those sales alone generated
$50 million in revenue.
Mayweather’s deal saw him earn 50 percent of the pay-per-view
sales, putting him at about $25 million in earnings. .
In addition, Mayweather received a flat fee of $10 million
for the fight and $30 million in sponsorships. .
My nickname is ‘Money’ for a reason...
I worked extremely hard for years and years to
get to a certain level. A level where we can start
calling everything an event … They say, ‘It’s not
all about the money.’ Well, your kids can’t
eat legacy. The patches on my trunks,
[earned me] $30 million alone, Floyd Mayweather, via ‘Mirror’.
Paul’s deal earned him 10 percent of the pay-per-view
sales, which came out to be about $5 million.
He also earned a flat fee of $250,000 and is believed
to have landed a significant sponsorship.
In a podcast episode, Paul did not contradict his co-host who claimed he was earning at least
$10 million total for the fight.