Floyd Mayweather Jr reveals he still makes $1millon a month and is happy to stay retired
Monday 21 March 2016 18:00, UK
Floyd Mayweather Jr admits he is happily retired and still earns at least $1million a month.
The former pound-for-pound king retired beating Andre Berto in September, ending his glittering career undefeated at 49-0.
Plenty of fighters have tried to tempt Mayweather (49-0-KO24) out of retirement, including long-time rival and penultimate victim, Manny Pacquiao, who returns to the ring to take on Timothy Bradley in April.
However, the 39-year-old is now focused on promoting and is happy with the decision to hang up his gloves.
Making seven figures monthly without moving a finger, just further proves that I've made brilliant investments and decisions that allow me to walk away from the ring
"They say 'life is what you make it' and to that, I'll agree wholeheartedly!," he wrote on instagram.
"As I sit here acknowledging how blessed I am to be retired a year shy of my 40th birthday, it's nearly impossible to say that I am not living the 'American Dream'.
"Without my usual six-pack or muscle tone in sight, I can sit back and get the last laugh, knowing that I put in the 'Hard Work & Dedication' to be 49-0.
"I'm blessed to wake up every morning, certain that my bank accounts are growing.
"Making seven figures monthly without moving a finger, just further proves that I've made brilliant investments and decisions that allow me to walk away from the ring, comfortably. I'm proud to be a King."
Mayweather has recently completed a European media tour, which included several shows in Great Britain, with Sky Sports' Johnny Nelson, hosting a number of them.
"The one thing that hasn't surprised me is the way he has been mobbed wherever he's gone," said Nelson.
"You could see people getting itchy in their seats - moaning and groaning - but as soon as he walked in, all that disappeared.
"People were all over him. They wanted autographs, pictures, questions, everything. He apologised for being late but it was completely forgotten as soon as they saw him."
