Pay-per-view sales for Floyd Mayweather's May fight against Miguel Cotto topped $94 million dollars, and Mayweather personally raked in well north of $40 million. What does Money Mayweather do with all that money? He bets on sports, a lot (possibly too much) and posts pictures of his betting slips on Twitter.
Mayweather bets on the NFL. He bets on Gonzaga men's basketball. He once bet on the Utah State football team. Most of his bets are relatively sure things, like a $33,000 bet that the then-No. 3 Duke Blue Devils basketball team would outscore 13-15 Wake Forest by seven in the first half. He cashes in on scores of low-risk bets by fronting an absurd amount of money, though he rarely tweets photos of his losing betting slips like he does with the winners. Here's a month-by-month breakdown of Mayweather's bets — a lot of profit here, but keep in mind, these are just the ones he publicly announced.
January
Put $400,000 on Alabama at halftime of the BCS National Championship game. Won $333,333.
February
Put $100,000 on Ohio State over Northwestern in basketball in the first half. Won $83,333.
Put $33,000 on UNLV over Colorado State in the first half. Won $28,695.
Put $33,000 on Duke over Wake Forest in the first half. Won $28,695.
Put $25,000 on the Wizards over the Trail Blazers in the first half. Won $20,833.
Put $50,000 on the Heat over the Pacers in the first half. Won $43,478.
Put $135,000 on Ohio State over Minnesota in the first half. Won $122,727.
Put $250,000 on the Thunder over the Jazz in the first half. Won $217,391.
Put $250,000 on the Thunder over the Jazz outright. Won $227,272.
Put $100,000 on the Warriors over the Rockets in the second half. Won $90,909.
March
Put $100,000 on Kentucky over Florida in the first half. Won $86,956.
Put $30,000 on Michigan over Penn State in the first half. Won $27,272.
Put $40,000 on Indiana over Purdue in the first half. Won $38,095.
HALFTIME: Jail.
BACK TO GAMBLIN'.
September
Put $200,000 on the Cowboys over the Giants in the second half. Won $181,818.
Put $100,000 on the Patriots over the Titans in the first half. Won $90,909.
Put $250,000 on the Falcons over the Chiefs in the second half. Won $228,099.
Put $100,000 on the Lions over the Rams in the first half. Lost $100,000.
Put $100,000 on Utah State over Utah. Won $86,956.
Put $446,000 on the Ravens over the Eagles. The Ravens lost, but covered the spread. Won $446,000.
Put $100,000 on the University of Cincinnati over Pittsburgh. Won $90,909.
Put $100,000 on the Chargers over the Raiders at halftime. Won $83,333.
October
Put $1,100,000 on Oregon over Arizona State . Won $1,000,000.
November
Put $50,000 on the Bengals over the Chiefs in the first half. Won $45,454.
Put $95,454 on the Saints over the Raiders in the first half. Won $76,363.
Put $100,000 on the Spurs over the Wizards in the first half. Won $86,956.
Put $275,000 on the Spurs over the Lakers. Won $250,000.
Put $25,000 on the Hornets over the Clippers in the second half. Won $22,727.
Put $36,000 on the Pathers over the Eagles in the first half. Lost$36,000.
Put $50,000 on the Falcons over the Cardinals in the first half. Lost $50,000.
Put $200,000 on the Grizzlies over the Bobcats in the first half. Won $166,666.
Put $50,000 on Stanford over Arizona in the second half. Won $50,000.
Put $50,000 on Notre Dame to blow out Wake Forest in the second half. Lost $50,000.
Put $150,000 on Gonzaga over West Virginia in the first half. Won $142,857.
Put $50,000 on the Thunder over the Pistons in the first half. Lost $50,000.
Put $50,000 on the Steelers over the Chiefs in the first half. Lost $50,000.
Put $25,000 on Kansas State over TCU in the first half. Won $25,000.
Put $20,000 on LSU over Mississippi State in the second half. Won $20,000.
Put $50,000 on Georgia over Auburn in the second half. Won $41,666.
Put $25,000 on Texas A&M over Alabama in the second half. Won $20,833.
Put $150,000 on South Carolina over Arkansas in the second half. Won $125,000.
Mayweather's been quiet so far in December.
Bonus unconfirmed bets!
In April, Mayweather allegedly bet $1.8 million dollars that the Clippers would beat the Grizzlies in game 1 of their playoff series. The Clippers won, 99-98.
According to an ESPN profile, he won $50,000 dollars in May when the Thunder beat the Lakers in the playoffs, then won $80,000 dollars the next day on the Heat-Pacers game but lost the betting slip.
In December, Mayweather allegedly told Jarrett Jack before a Warriors-Heat game that he bet $100,000 on Golden State. The Warriors won the game in a late upset, 97-95.