Floyd Mayweather was an economical puncher – in more ways than one.
Forbes reported that “Money” was the world’s highest paid athlete of the 2010s, earning $915 million in 10 fights during the decade. In those fights, according to CompuBox, he landed 1,833 punches (of 4,270 thrown).
Dan Canobbio of CompuBox did the math: That’s $499,181.67 for every punch landed ($214,285.71 for every punch thrown).
That’s making the most out of your punches.
By comparison, according to the Census Bureau, the median American household income in 2018 was $63,179 – or 13 percent of what Mayweather made for landing a shot in the 2010s.
Of course, we shouldn’t begrudge Mayweather his fortune. Millions wanted to see him fight and he delivered. His fights against Manny Pacquiao and Conor McGregor alone generated more than 9 million combined pay-per-view buys.
But almost half a million dollars for every punch landed?
Floyd Mayweather’s Decade:
10 Fights, 10-0, 2 KO’s
1,833 Punches Landed
4,270 Punches Thrown
43% Overall Connect Pct.
$499,181.67 per landed punch— Dan Canobbio (@DanCanobbio) December 31, 2019