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Floyd “Money” Mayweather Calls Out Manny Pacquiao On Camera (Video)

JamieD — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:03:53 +0000

Floyd “Money” Mayweather isn’t afraid to speak his mind, and while many will suggest that he is afraid of Manny Pacquiao, the current WBC welterweight champion will be quick to tell you otherwise.

With a member of his entourage recording, Mayweather took the opportunity to call out Pacquiao, challenging him to take a drug test and sign the contract so that the two world-class fighters can finally square off on May 5, 2012 to see who the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world really is. Following his initial challenge, Mayweather began talking about how he is suspicious of Pacquiao’s sudden rise from being a “C+ fighter” who was losing to “C+” opponents, to the “A+ fighter” that he is today. As you might expect, he believes it has more to do with the assistance of performance-enhancing drugs, rather than hard training and natural ability.

With regards to Mayweather’s challenge, I can’t help but agree with the 34-year-old. Take the test and sign the papers Manny! Mayweather vs Pacquiao is the fight that everyone wants to see. Not Pacquiao vs Marquez 50.

Football Vs. Futbol: Money In The Game (Infographic)

JamieD — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 20:01:33 +0000

Between revenues and players salaries, among other things, it is no secret that money has, and continues, to play an important role in sports. The following infograph should give you an idea of exactly how big of a role money has played in futbol and football.

Source: Sports Management Colleges

What Else Would You Expect From A Floyd Mayweather Birthday Cake? (Pic)

JamieD — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 17:30:39 +0000

Money. Floyd Mayweather Jr. makes it. He spends it. He even uses it as a nickname.

And now he appears to be eating it as well, as Floyd “Money” Mayweather was presented with a $30,000 cake during his 34th birthday party yesterday.

Okay, so perhaps the cake wasn’t actually worth $30,000 (I’m not quite sure what a cake like that would cost), but you have to believe there was at least one person at his party looking to sneak away with one of those sugary stacks of $10,000.

Hat Tip – [Cosby Sweaters]

$425 Million Spent By The Yanks: What Would You Do?

AnthonyP — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:40:11 +0000

Total Pro Sports – If you had $425 Million what would you do with it? We know how the New York Yankees would spend the money. They would pay players a lot of money and hopefully buy a World Series Championship.

This year the New York Yankees have signed 3 of the top free agents available on the market, CC Sabathia (7 years $161 million), AJ Burnett (5 years $85 million), and Mark Teixeira (8 years $170 million). Adding to their squad a growing list top paid players in the MLB. Are they done or will they continue to spend?

So what would we buy with $425 million?

Purchase a 7300 square-foot mansion sitting on 6 acres in Scottsdale, Arizona – $5 Million.
Purchase a 2006 Learjet 60SE – $10 million.
Purchase a 2 story 6800 square-foot condo in Las Vegas at the Turnberry Towers – $5.75 million.
Purchase a $16 million, 9,000 square-foot penthouse in Downtown Toronto.

Total -$36.75 Million

So how would we invest the $425 million?

Buy the struggling Phoenix Coyotes for about $135 million and move them to wither Winnipeg or Quebec City.
Invest $53.25 million and buy 1 million shares in Visa.
Set aside $50 million to buy land for future developments.
Lock up $100 million in a bank collecting about 7-8% interest.

Total -$338.25 Million

The remaining $48.5 million we would keep in an account as daily to yearly expenses. That’s what we would do with $423.5 million. What would you do with this money?

Darren Rovell of CNBC thinks otherwise this is how he would spend the $423.5 million the Yankees have dished out on 3 player contracts. What The Yankees Could Buy With $423.5 Million.