Sports | Floyd Mayweather Jr. Floyd Mayweather's Year: $300M Boxer shatters record for best-paid year for a jock By Polly Davis Doig Posted Jun 11, 2015 2:46 PM CDT Copied Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. smiles during halftime of Game 1 between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, June 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) We knew Floyd Mayweather made a lot of money in his May 2 bout against Manny Pacquiao, but it turns out that payday helped him make the man who's been the world's highest-paid athlete for 12 of the years since 2001 look like he belongs in coach: As Forbes reports, by the time everything is said and done Mayweather pocketed about $240 million from the Pacquiao fight for a total of $285 million for two fights in the past year. Toss in $15 million in endorsement deals and Mayweather had a record-shattering $300 million year. Tiger Woods, the previous record holder, had his best year in 2008, when he pulled down $115 million ($125 million, adjusted for inflation, Forbes notes). Even Pacquiao, ostensibly the loser, came away with a staggering $125 million from the fight. (Pacquiao, meanwhile, is getting sued by "cheated" fans.) Read These Next New Fox star, 23, misses first day after car troubles. Iran's supreme leader makes first public comments since ceasefire. Man accused of killing his daughters might be dead. Her blood isn't compatible with anyone else's. Report an error