Floyd Mayweather, Jr. of the U.S. poses with his title belts after defeating Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines in their welterweight WBO, WBC and WBA (Super) title fight in Las Vegas, Nevada, May 2, 2015. (Photo : REUTERS)
Floyd Mayweather Jr. may have a bad reputation because of his past brushes with the law, which explains why he was booed by the crowd in Las Vegas during his May 2 "Fight of the Century" versus Filipino champ Manny Pacquiao.
However, he is also a generous trainer as how Ashley Theopane, a boxer who is his protégé, discovered, reports TMZ. Theopane got a call from his mentor while he was just relaxing at home. Mayweather told him to go to a dealership.
Without much ado, Mayweather gave to Theopane the keys to a fully loaded 2015 Chrysler 300. The gift was timely because the boxer, part of the Money Team, said he really needed a car. The vehicle was "Money May's" reward to Theopane for winning five consecutive fights which upped his record to 38-6.
The $30,000 cash value of the car is just peanuts to Mayweather who earned $230 million from his bout with Pacquiao. His earnings the last 12 months made the unbeaten American boxer the highest-paid celebrity the past year, followed by Pacquiao.
Besides the car for his protégé, Mayweather also bought a Jeep Wrangler, reports Autorevolution. The vehicle was a gift also to son Zion. The father-and-son team picked the off-roader at The Auto Firm. Besides the tag price of about $33,000, Mayweather spent another $100,000 on enhancements.
Of course, for himself, Mayweather splurges when it comes to cars. His collection include a Ferrari Enzo, three Bugatti Veyrons and several Rolls-Royces.
In contrast, Pacquiao recently sold some of his houses in the U.S. and this week pulled out his four children from an expensive international school near Metro Manila and enrolled them in a school in his hometown General Santos City. It is not because he became poorer due to his loss to Mayweather
