Mayweather, 46, was among the highest-paid athletes during his active years and has habitually used social media to flaunt his extravagant expenditures. They include the $6.4M he’s spent on luxury watches, the $10M he shelled out for ex-fianceé Shantel Jackson’s engagement ring, and the $600K he spent to fly 300 friends and family members to his 2013 fight against Canelo Alvarez in Las Vegas.

Even He? Couldn’t Get Comped?

Are tickets to the first Las Vegas Super Bowl really so hard to come by that even sports celebrities like Mayweather can’t find comps?

No. Mayweather for sure could have landed free seats for himself and a handful or two of his friends. The NFL, just like all event promoters, reserves a cache of house seats just for celebrities and their last-minute requests.

However, Mayweather’s suite holds 34 people, which might have been a tall order to comp, even for someone of his renown.

More importantly, Mayweather appears to have paid mostly for bragging rights. Check out his Instagram caption…

“I don’t kiss a** and I never have to beg for nothing especially not to get a Super Bowl suite. I don’t mind accepting invites at times, but one things for sure … The person that’s paying does all the saying. Therefore I get My Own seats and suites so I can do what I want and invite who I want! I’m blessed to be taking 34 people to experience the 1st Super Bowl in Las Vegas!”

Even nosebleed seats are averaging $8,600 each, with suites like Mayweather’s going for as much as $2.5M.

Looks like Money Mayweather got in while that suite was a bargain!

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The bet was purportedly made on the online gambling platform Stake.com, where Drake is an ambassador. While the details of the bet are speculative, the rumored success adds a new layer to Drake’s ventures beyond the music industry.

This triumph comes in the wake of a less fortunate gambling streak for the rapper. Reports suggest that Drake faced substantial losses in bets last year, tallying up to more than $4 million. Some reports say he wagered more than $2 billion in two months. The ups and downs of celebrity gambling aren’t uncommon, and Drake’s recent win highlights the unpredictable nature of sports betting.

Drake Backs the Paul Brothers

Earlier this year, the rapper reportedly placed bets on Jake Paul, Logan’s brother. It was a highly anticipated bout against Tommy Fury in February that, unfortunately for Drake, led to a million-dollar loss when the younger Paul brother lost.

Drake’s willingness to engage in substantial bets on both established and emerging figures in the boxing world showcases the evolving intersection of entertainment, sports, and betting. While the rapper’s financial gains and losses in the betting realm add an element of intrigue to his public persona, there have been rumors that many online betting platforms cut deals with their ambassadors and other social media personalities to fix the numbers.

The platforms will allegedly give the personality digital credits with which they can place their wagers. The amounts of the bets and the winnings, or losses, are only visual effects that have no real monetary value.

FanDuel had Paul at -490 to win the bout, with Danis getting +400. However, Drake could have won big if he had bet on Bodog. The platform reportedly had Danis at odds of +500 to attempt a guillotine, and +800 to get disqualified.

DQ Before TKO

Paul and Danis attracted attention for the boxing match they had at the AO Arena in the city of Manchester, England. Both had a score to settle as a result of their long-running war of words, which started in 2018 when Danis verbally attacked Paul following a bout the latter had just completed.

After years of verbal sparring, the two finally got into the ring on Saturday to settle their differences.

The fight went sideways in the sixth round when Danis apparently forgot in which sport he was fighting. The Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter, making his debut in the boxing ring, fell to the canvas and then tried to put Paul into submission with a guillotine.

While acceptable in the octagon, it’s against the rules in boxing. Paul responded with a quick succession of blows that hit his opponent’s face until the referee stepped in and broke them up.

Danis was almost certainly going to lose anyway. Paul had dominated every round up to that point and was closing in for the kill shot. He could have landed a blow to Danis that would have resulted in a TKO or KO if it weren’t for his opponent’s loss of cognitive functions.

What’s next for the MMA fighter is clear and perhaps more his speed. He tweeted on X Sunday morning, “UFC next.”

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Drake supposedly took a loss of $250K thanks to the defeat of Díaz at the hands of YouTuber Jake Paul. Diaz was a formidable UFC fighter before deciding to try his skills as a pugilist.

Prior to the fight, and as he has done with many other sporting events, Drake published his Stake.com betting ticket, showing that he was backing Díaz. The ticket includes an admission that the “Way 2 Sexy” singer can “never bet against a Díaz brother,” even if his opponent is a better choice.

Swing and a Miss

Before the fight, Paul reacted on Instagram to Drake’s move with a violent image where he appears holding the decapitated head of Díaz. In the post, Paul also left a message for the rapper assuring him that he “was losing his money.” He wasn’t wrong.

Despite the fact that Drake had previously expressed his admiration for the Paul brothers’ boxing prowess, a victory by Díaz would have tripled his investment. Going into Saturday’s match, Díaz was an underdog, with sportsbooks giving him around +340 against Paul’s -440.

Drake has Nate Diaz beating Jake Paul tomorrow pic.twitter.com/lM1VwH3D3A

— Drake Fan Page (@DrakeDirect_) August 5, 2023

The fight between Díaz and Paul went the distance, leaving the outcome in the hands of the judges, and a key knockdown Paul delivered in the fifth round helped give him a boost. The judges scored the 10-round match with cards of 97-92, 98-91, and 98-91 in Paul’s favor.

In the fight between Paul and Tommy Fury, Drake reportedly lost $400K. He had backed the content creator, who was undefeated until that bout.

It’s not just hand-to-hand combat Drake likes. He has a history of reportedly placing big-money wagers on the NFL and other sports.

Despite Paul’s success in his boxing career, there have been controversies and accusations surrounding the authenticity of his fights. Bellator MMA fighter Dillon Danis has been particularly vocal about match-fixing claims.

Fights After Fights

The night of celebration and excitement that followed Paul’s victory over Díaz was marred by a violent incident involving a group of spectators. Moments after the YouTuber-turned-boxer scored his unanimous decision over the MMA legend, some fans decided to test their own fighting skills, sparking a series of chaotic brawls at the event venue.

One of the most shocking moments was when one individual knocked another down and hit him on the back of the head against the marble floor. In addition, a two-on-one confrontation was witnessed near a stanchion, where a man attempted to kick two others involved in the fight.

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“A car pulled up right here and shot Tupac at this light and went that way,” the former world champ tells film director John Singleton (Boyz n the Hood) in the clip posted by Twitter user @DailyLoud.

“I ain’t never told nobody,” Mayweather confides in Singleton. “Only the closest people with me know.”

Check out the footage for yourself.

No Contest

This is not only the most recently hatched Vegas myth this series has tackled in more than a year on the beat. It’s also the easiest to bust.

Where he lived at the time was the secret only his closest friends knew about.

In an attempt to chase clicks, however, @DailyLoud titled its video “Floyd Mayweather says he witnessed Tupac’s murder in Las Vegas.”

Several illegitimate news websites, none of which deserve to be mentioned here, ran with the misrepresentation. Chasing their own clicks, they published what they claimed was a brand new, bombshell scoop.

Apparently, Mayweather was so besieged with calls and emails from friends and family members, as well as news websites and YouTube channels seeking comment, he took to Instagram to release a statement on July 27.

All of these false accusations stem from me sharing the location of the shooting with John Singleton due to my familiarity of the area since I lived there,” the statement read. “This does not mean I witnessed Tupac’s shooting.”

Mayweather continued: “John Singleton was making a documentary or movie about Tupac, so he reached out to me asking where Flamingo (Road) and Koval (Lane) was located. The location of Tupac’s shooting is public knowledge and me living near there was just a coincidence.

“I did not witness Tupac Shakur’s death.”

Of the illegitimate news sites that bothered updating their reports with Mayweather’s statement, nearly all covered their backsides by claiming that Mayweather “changed his story.”

What is?True

Tupac Shakur was shot and killed on Sept. 7, 1996, while being driven west on Flamingo Road by his friend, Death Row Records founder Suge Knight. They were headed from a Mike Tyson fight at the MGM Grand to a nightclub.

The white Cadillac pulled up to the right of Knight’s BMW with three or four men inside.

One passenger stuck a weapon out of the back window and fired at least 13 rounds into the side of Knight’s car. Shakur was hit four times in the chest.

Shakur was taken by ambulance to University Medical Center, where he was heavily sedated, rushed into surgery, and slipped into a coma until he was removed from life support and died on Sept. 13, 1996.

He was 25 years old.

Davis, 60, was the uncle of Orlando Anderson, Shakur’s long-suspected killer, who died in a 1998 gang-related shooting.

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It appears the third time is the charm for Jake Paul and Tommy Fury to meet up in the boxing ring.

The two, both social media stars and budding fighters, are scheduled to fight Sunday in Saudi Arabia. While it’s not a title bout, the World Boxing Council (WBC) has created a special belt for the match, claiming in a statement it’s a way “to recognize the importance” of the bout that “continues to support the growth of our sport by attracting thousands of new viewers.”

And even though the bout is scheduled for eight rounds, the WBC said the winner of the match will be ranked in its cruiserweight division. Both fighters are undefeated, and both have registered four knockouts in their bouts.

Fury and Paul initially agreed to fight each other in December 2021. However, Fury broke a rib in training, forcing him to withdraw from the fight. They rescheduled it for August at Madison Square Garden. Then, the US would not allow Fury to enter the country.

Sunday’s bout was officially announced a month ago.

Boxers Call Out Each Other

Paul (6-0), a former child actor now followed by millions on Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube, said in the final pre-match press conference that he’s excited to square off against Fury, because he believes it gives him a chance to quiet his doubters. Critics have pointed out that his previous fights have been against former MMA stars or other athletes and not boxers. In addition, Anderson Silva, Ben Askren, Nate Robinson, and Tyron Woodley – who has fought Paul twice – all were much older than the 26-year-old.

Paul, in a Thursday press conference with Fury (8-0), admitted his critics are right about that, but that also makes this fight against the 23-year-old Fury so important.

I always take every fight seriously… So, when Tommy says that he’s been doing this his whole life, none of that means anything to me,” Paul told reporters. “I’ve always trained harder and tougher than all of my opponents. And I want it more. I have more of a why. I have more of a purpose. I’m Tommy’s end goal. This is the biggest opportunity of his life. He’s never been on a stage like this.”

And Paul added Thursday that he’s studied his opponent carefully in the ring. Fury has a great jab and moves well, but he also “makes a lot of mistakes,” according to Paul.

According to the tale of the tape, Paul’s an inch taller than the 6-foot Fury, but Fury’s 80-inch reach is four inches longer than Paul’s.

Fury is the younger brother of current lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, and he has visions of becoming a title holder too. The younger Fury has some of the bravado of his older brother, telling Paul during the presser that he “should have stuck to making easy money fighting old men and celebrities.”

Fury, who starred on Great Britain’s version of the reality show Love Island, also expects a quick bout.

“You’re getting put to sleep inside four rounds,” Fury told his opponent. “Let me tell you, I’m not an old man. I’m a fresh, young fighter. I’m going to put you away.”

Paul a Slight Favorite on Sunday

Fury might be younger and the first real boxer Paul has faced. Still that hasn’t stopped oddsmakers from installing Paul as the favorite.

However, if you’re looking to place a bet on the fight in a licensed US sportsbook, you might not have much of a selection. Or any at all.

Out in Arizona, Unibet also has Paul at -143, but its odds on Fury are a little higher, at +116. BetMGM in that state has it at -135 for Paul, even money for Fury.

In Nevada, Circa Sports makes Paul a -155 favorite, with Fury available at +135 as of Saturday afternoon.

DraftKings is taking wagers on the bout in Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Oregon, and Wyoming. As of Sunday morning (ET), DraftKings offered Paul at -155 and Fury at +125.

One sports betting operator that won’t offer odds on the fight is Betr, the microbetting app Paul co-founded with Joey Levy less than a year ago. Right now, Betr, licensed in Ohio, only offers in-game betting markets on basketball, baseball, and football games.

In the US, the Paul-Fury fight card will air on ESPN+ pay-per-view. The cost is $49.99. The broadcast starts at 2 pm ET, but the Paul-Fury fight will likely start about a couple of hours later.

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Davis confirmed the news on Friday by tweeting: “April 22, 2023 Las Vegas It’s on! ?#DavisGarcia GOOOOO.”

Davis, 28, is the WBA world lightweight champion with a record of 28-0 and 26 wins by knockout. Though he stands only 5-foot-5, he is one of boxing’s hardest punchers, succeeding in the super featherweight, lightweight, and super lightweight divisions.

Garcia, 24, is 23-0 with 19 KOs. He will enjoy a 5-inch advantage in height, as well as 3 inches in reach. However, he has not fought since July 15, 2022, when he knocked out Javier Fortuna in the 6th round at Crypto.com Arena in LA.
The two popular boxers agreed to fight at a catch weight of 136 pounds.

According to boxingnews24.com, Davis is earning most of the money for their first match, but Garcia plans to receive a better deal in the rematch by winning — an outcome that most boxing fans don’t expect to happen.

Years in the Making

This match has been years in the making, with both knockout artists calling for it while accusing the other of ducking out. After finally agreeing this past November, Davis fought one interim bought, defeating Hector Luis Garcia by a 9th-round technical knockout on January 8 at Capitol One Arena in Washington, DC.

Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions proposed a fight for Garcia against Mercito Gesta (33-3-1, 17 KOs) on January 28. However, Garcia opted to keep his eyes on the bigger prize.

After photos surfaced of Garcia training, Davis accused his opponent of using performance-enhancing drugs. “He never look that big before,” Davis wrote in a now-deleted tweet. “He definitely on something.”

Davis is no stranger to out-of-the-ring controversy himself. On February 16, he pleaded guilty in a Baltimore courtroom to four motor vehicle charges related to a hit-and-run in November 2020. (He won’t be sentenced until after May 5, though, so his sentence won’t interfere with the fight.)

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Media reports Friday indicated the two sides have agreed to an eight-round fight on Feb. 26 in Saudi Arabia at 185 pounds.

The two undefeated fighters were supposed to meet in December 2021. But that was scrubbed after Fury came down with an illness. An attempt to fight last August at Madison Square Garden got nixed after Fury had issues entering the US.

Not surprisingly, both fighters have hyped the fight on their social media accounts. Fury doing so on Instagram, and Paul on Twitter and Instagram, referring to his opponent as “Fumbles” in an Instagram post.

Fumbles has no excuses now,” Paul said. “Baby is born. Money is massive. Immigration is not an issue.”

In the States, the fight will air on ESPN+ pay-per-view.

Tommy has no excuses now…Baby’s born. Money’s massive. Immigration no issue.

Tyson promises he & Papa will make Tommy retire from boxing & change his last name if he can’t beat the YouTuber.

Tmw I’m coming to London to look at all 3 Fury’s in the eye & shake on that promise. pic.twitter.com/hMBFCabMoS

— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) January 27, 2023

Social Media vs. Reality TV Clash

Both fighters are known as much for their exploits outside the ring as they are for their work in it.

Fury, the half-brother of heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, is 8-0 in his career, with four knockouts. He last fought in April in an undercard bout prior to Tyson Fury knocking out Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium.

Tommy Fury also was a contestant on the British version of Love Island. He and his partner, Molly-Mae Hague, were the runners-up in the 2019 season of the reality TV show. Fury also has broad appeal on social media, as his Instagram account reaches 4.3 million followers.

Paul, a former child actor, has an even bigger following on social media. He boasts 21.8 million followers on Instagram, 20.3 million subscribers on YouTube, and 4.5 million followers on Twitter.

Last year, Paul made news by joining with Joey Levy to create Betr, an online sports betting company that’s focused on micro-betting, or in-game wagers. The $50 million startup launched earlier this month in its first state, Paul’s home state of Ohio.

Besides the micro-betting focus, Betr also seeks to leverage Paul’s social media stature to help acquire customers through original online content.

Paul, who has four knockouts in his six wins, also has other ventures. That includes his own fight promotion company, Most Valuable Promotions.

UK Oddsmakers Tab Paul as Favorite

After a search of some American operators, it doesn’t appear that wagering on the fight is available in the US just yet. However, according to Oddschecker, there are several British books taking bets.

For now, all of them have Paul as the slight favorite. That’s despite Paul having a reputation for not facing real boxers. His previous opponents include former UFC fighters Anderson Silva and Tyron Woodley, and former NBA guard Nate Robinson.

Oddsmakers also believe the fight will last all eight rounds, with Betfair and PaddyPower offering -250 for the fight to end with a decision. SkyBet offers -175 on that scenario.

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Schofield, the undefeated American champ, will exchange blows with his Mexican rival in a duel scheduled for eight rounds in the lightweight division. This will be the star fight of a card at Fantasy Springs Casino in Indian, CA.

The fight is organized by Golden Boy Promotions, former boxer Oscar De La Hoya’s fight promotion company. Boxing fans will be able to catch all of the action if they have access to DAZN.

Schofield Has An Edge

This Wednesday, the official weigh-in of this card took place, with Schofield marking 134.8 pounds. Rosas stopped the pendulum at 132 pounds.

Schofield comes into this match with a record of 11-0, with nine knockouts. He will headline a card that finds him making only his second fight with Golden Boy Promotions. The 20-year-old fighter, born in New Jersey and based in Austin, Texas, has been setting the boxing world on fire.

Already this year, he has climbed into the ring three times. These led to wins by knockout in the first round against Julio Sanchez, by knockout in the sixth round against Juan Antonio Lopez, and by technical knockout in the fifth round against Rodrigo Guerrero.

He followed that up by taking down future two-time world title challenger Felipe Orucuta and another former 115-pound champion, Juan Alberto Rosas. Both were unanimous decisions.

However, Rosas has also felt what it’s like on the other side of the gloves. In his last appearance against former WBO super featherweight titleholder Lamont Roach, he went down in the second round. That brought an end to the match.

He’s had some time to recover. That bout was in July of last year, and he’s been looking for an opportunity to prove himself ever since.

Former Women’s Champ Returns

In the main undercard bout, former Mexican world champion Anabel Ortiz takes on Guatemalan Maria Santizo. Ortiz, whose record stands at 32-5 and four KOs, fought Cindy Corona Chavez last month. She took that bout by unanimous decision following a hard battle from both corners.

That gave 36-year-old Ortiz a much-needed boost. In a fight for the WBC flyweight title at the beginning of the year, she lost by unanimous decision to Marlen Esparza.

Ortiz, weighing in at 108 pounds for tonight’s match, held the WBA 105-pound title for years, successfully defending it 12 times. However, she finally lost to Seniesa Estrada in March of last year.

However, she didn’t stay down. Earlier this month, she defeated Maria de Lourdes Garcia in the fifth round. Santizo is now ready to prove that the loss was just a fluke.

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De La Hoya’s 10,460-square-foot house is scheduled to be completed next year. Clark County property records show that the champ paid $14.6M in cash to its Las Vegas-based builder, Blue Heron Homes. According to Forbes, De La Hoya earned $500M during his 39-6-0 career, and is currently worth a cool $200M.

Like Mayweather, De La Hoya has entered a second career as a boxing promoter. And, as boxing promoters, it makes sense for both of them to reside in Las Vegas. However, is it possible De La Hoya purposefully chose this exclusive hillside Henderson enclave for its considerable distance from Mayweather’s home?

You can be relatively certain it will also eventually feature a boxing ring.

Will They Run Into Each Other?

Mayweather lives about as far away from MacDonald Highlands as it’s possible to live and still be in the Las Vegas Valley – nearly 30 miles. So, unfortunately for their neighbors, they will probably never get to witness the two former foes accidentally running into each other at the local Starbucks.

Mayweather paid $10M for a 16,357-square-foot mansion in Queensridge, in the northwest valley, in 2018.

Mayweather became a boxing superstar by beating the heavily favored De La Hoya by a split decision on May 5, 2007, at the MGM Grand. The two have maintained an intense professional rivalry since. (Not to stir that rivalry up again, but Celebritynetworth lists Mayweather’s assets at $450M and his earnings, during his superior 50-0-0 career, as an astounding $1.1B – yes, “B.”)

The two former rivals seem to have hung up the gloves with each other, though. Last year, De La Hoya told Fighthype.com: “We fought each other, and there’s this bad blood, but that’s in the past. I definitely feel that I beat him, but with all of that bad blood and animosity, let’s just hold. Recently, just several months ago, I literally wished him all the best.”

De La Hoya said the two may even collaborate on Mayweather’s previously expressed intention to bring an NBA team to Las Vegas.

“Maybe we can join up and become a powerhouse there and help bring a team to the home that we built,” De La Hoya said. “We built Las Vegas — literally [with our fights throughout the years].”

Don’t Forget About ‘Iron Mike’

While he’s no longer active in the boxing game, former heavyweight champion “Iron Mike” Tyson is also a long-time Vegas resident who dabbles in boxing promotion, and who can often be seen around town.

Tyson, who earned a reported $400 million throughout his legendary career, lives in a 10,400-square-foot, six-bedroom estate in Henderson’s Seven Hills neighborhood that he purchased for $2.5 million in 2015, according to the New York Post.

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