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Floyd Mayweather to earn $32M against Berto, massive cut from $250M vs Pacquiao

The highest grossing athlete in the world, Floyd Mayweather, will take a massive pay cut in his retirement fight with Andre Berto tomorrow night. 'The Best Ever' earned approximately $250 million for his mega-fight with Manny Pacquiao on May 2nd, but will take home a dented $32 million on September 12th. 32-year-old Berto will earn the highest payday of his career, netting $4 million for the high-profile fight.

Mayweather's fight with Pacquiao, which shattered box office records with a whopping 4.4 million pay-per-view buys and approximately $600 million in revenue, was criticized for its lack of action.