So the century is young, and there are going to be several “fights of the century” before the century is out, but this one outdid everything prior to it in hype. The purse was three times higher than any fight before it. Entry level ticket prices were higher than the Super Bowl at $5400. Both fighters made over $100 million with Floyd taking anywhere between $140 million to $180 million depending on who you ask, with Manny raking in at least $96 million. Both deserve the limelight as one is a 5 division champion while the other is an eight division champion. Manny’s star hasn’t shone as bright this year however, as his latest fight didn’t even make enough money to pay his guaranteed salary of $20 million. But who cares, right? Both fighters have earned close to half a billion in their careers.

Mayweather walked away from the fight and retired with a perfect 49-0 mark, tying boxing’s all time mark. But of course, money can lure anyone out of retirement as there is more talk of a 9 figure payday for the 39-year-old boxer in a proposed boxing match against MMA star Conor McGregor, in South Africa. Of course for that kind of money, I would come out of retirement, too.

As for the fight itself, Mayweather won by a unanimous decision in 12 rounds in what critics considered a boring fight. So no one will be talking about the fight until the next big match that makes more money than this one.