Boxer Andre Berto Buys His Mother A Mansion

Andre Berto and his mom in front of her new home
 

32-year-old Haitian boxer, Andre Berto, just bought his mother a $1,000,000 mansion in Winter Haven, Florida. Berto, who lives and trains in Florida and California, decided to surprise his mother with the gift, as a belated mothers day present. Berto stated on Instagram, "I know I am a day late, but I made a special trip to Florida to surprise my parents wit a new house for Mother's Day. Understand everything I do is for them. Super woman in the flesh this woman is my heart. Love u to death mom dukes Happy Belated Mothers Day.... #TheHarvest."   

Berto landed a big payday in his bout against boxer, Floyd Mayweather, who won the unanimous decision in 2015. Berto was paid a $4,000,000 purse for the Mayweather fight, which has led to other financial opportunities. Last month, Berto also scored a thrilling victory against fellow pugilist, Victor Ortiz, in a rematch that netted him $750,000. 

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Floyd Mayweather and Andre Berto

The richest boxer in the world, Floyd Mayweather, has lost three of his luxury vehicles, valued at approximately $1,000,000. The cars were being transported from Mayweather's main house in Las Vegas, Nevada to his second property in Miami, Florida, when a fire broke out in Phoenix, Arizona. Mayweather has insurance, so it will cover it.

Mayweather's house and some of his cars in Las Vegas, Nevada

Mayweather's cars among those incinerated in a transportation fire this week

Mayweather's fights and associated tie-ins have grossed $800,000,000. If Mayweather returned to the ring from retirement, he could be the first boxer to hit billionaire status, which would be quite an accomplishment, considering how difficult a sport boxing is and the amount of work it takes to make it to the top of the field.
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Side Bar: my personal theory is that Andre Berto did it cause Floyd beat him in their fight LOL (I'm totally kidding).

Side Bar 2: my good friend, who has been a chef for many years, baked a beautiful cake that was served at a private party Mayweather hosted in Miami recently (Congrats, girl!). She is the best baker I know. She's made cakes with designer purses, footballs, flowers...she even did a cake one time with a 3D Disney World on top that was unreal.

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Floyd Mayweather 4 Expensive Cars Up In Flames... In Trailer Fire

10/9/2015 12:50 AM PDT - Floyd Mayweather's pricey car collection took a massive hit this week -- when a trailer transporting Floyd's Bentley and 2 Rolls Royce whips burned down to the ground ... TMZ Sports has learned. We're told the truck was transporting Floyd's rides from Vegas to Miami when something went wrong just outside of Phoenix, Arizona on October 7th at 1:31 AM ... and the entire unit went up in flames...

 

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Andre Berto Slams Floyd Mayweather Over Record Low Pay Per View Numbers Of Their Boxing Match

Floyd Mayweather and Andre Berto

Andre Berto has been taking jabs at former opponent, boxer Floyd Mayweather, blaming him for the less than usual pay-per-view numbers of their fight last week. Mayweather vs. Berto drew between 400,000 to 500,000 pay-per-view viewers, which is a record low for Mayweather, who made it his last fight (which should have created even greater public interest).

Mayweather usually averages at least three times that amount in pay-per-view numbers. Mayweather's May 2, 2015 fight against rival Manny Pacquiao set a pay-per-view record of 5,000,000 viewers. So what happened? As the Judiciary Report stated over a month ago, when the Mayweather v. Berto fight was announced, most people did not know the latter and shied away from buying tickets and ordering the accompanying pay-per-view showing. It was anticlimactic.

Berto blames the record low pay-per-view numbers on Mayweather's evasive boxing style, but it never hurt sales in the past. Berto stated, "It’s definitely Floyd's fault, He left a sour taste in everybody’s mouth because of the Pacquiao bomb shell. I knew if he had the chance he would run around and make it boring, but I tried my best to not let that happen and disappoint the people. They deserve excitement."

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Floyd Mayweather and Andre Berto

As should have been expected, the world's richest boxer, Floyd Mayweather, has won his fight against challenger, Andre Berto. Mayweather cruised to a clear win in a bout that went the full 12-rounds in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayweather scored a victory of 120-108, 118-110, 117-111. The undefeated champ's record stands at 49-0.

After 19-years as a professional boxer, Mayweather has stated the Berto bout was his last fight. Mayweather is retiring from the sport that has given him so much. It's too bad, as he is still in great shape. One more win and he could have surpassed the record held by heavyweight boxer, Rocky Marciano, rather than equaling it.

Andre Berto and Floyd Mayweather

Mayweather was evasive the whole fight, exhibiting the great defense that is his trademark. Berto, who had two swollen eyes after the fight stated, "I pushed him to the limit, but he was just better." Still, don't feel sorry for Berto, who earned $4,000,000 from the fight and has bragging rights to state he fought the world champion. For $4,000,000 I would fight Mayweather (I'm kidding).

Mayweather's top rival Manny Pacquiao posted a photo of himself at home bored during the fight, humorously trolling him (LOL)

The Mayweather v. Berto fight was not as lucrative as the Mayweather v. Pacquiao bout in May that shattered all pay-per-view records and sold many tickets at unprecedented sums. However, Mayweather will earn at least $28,000,000 from the Berto fight and there are other tie-ins that are revenue streams as well.
  

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Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather after historic May 2, 2015 fight

The world’s richest boxer, Floyd Mayweather, is seeing his name take a battering, after the top rated American sports network and website ESPN released a report that he had an illegal IV, banned under World Anti-Doping Agency rules, before his May 2, 2015 fight against his number one rival, Manny Pacquiao. Mayweather then received an exemption from the USADA (US anti-doping) weeks after the fight on May 21, 2015. However, the Nevada State Athletic Commission is angry stating USADA did not have the authority to give Mayweather the wavier.

Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao

The report indicates the IV Mayweather was given right before the fight and anti-doping arriving at his house in Las Vegas to test him for steroids, contained saline and vitamins. However, the Nevada Athletics Commission has plainly indicated, Mayweather and other athletes are banned from taking IVs in this manner and his dosage far exceeded the amount of fluid allowed under existing rules. This rule is in effect as excessive amounts of saline flush out steroids from the system. The limit is 50 milliliters. Mayweather was given an IV containing a whopping 750 milliliters.

Andre Berto and Floyd Mayweather

Mayweather, who formerly accused Manny Pacquiao of using steroids, was sued by the Filipino star and settled with him out of court, states he did nothing wrong in using the IV before the May 2, 2015 fight. Ironically, Pacquiao was denied the use of the painkiller Toradol before the Mayweather fight regarding the torn rotator cuff he sustained in training camp, which is a very painful injury that hampers the use of one’s arm due to shocking and jarring pain. Pacquiao underwent surgery to repair the torn rotator cuff and has been wearing a cast while the injury heals.

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Floyd Mayweather, USADA deny rules violations prior to Pacquaio fight

17h - LAS VEGAS -- Floyd Mayweather strongly denied Thursday any wrongdoing related to his receiving an intravenous injection mix of saline and vitamins -- banned under World Anti-Doping Agency guidelines -- on the eve of his record-breaking fight with Manny Pacquiao on May 2. The United States Anti-Doping Agency on Thursday also disputed that Mayweather violated any rules, saying the boxer applied for and was granted an exemption for the infusion...

Mayweather's IV usage, reported Wednesday by SB Nation, was allowed by USADA despite it being against the very WADA rules that USADA claims to follow. The contract that Mayweather and Pacquiao signed with USADA to cover the drug testing protocol for the bout allowed for therapeutic use exemptions, but USADA issued Mayweather's exemption for the IV use three weeks after the fight, which is unusual.

In addition, USADA did not notify the Nevada State Athletic Commission, the regulatory agency overseeing the fight, or Pacquiao's team until after it was granted well after the fight, something NSAC executive director Bob Bennett took major issue with. Bennett said only the commission can grant a therapeutic use exemption (TUE) to an athlete, not a drug testing body such as USADA...

Mayweather's medical team told the USADA collection agents that the IV -- which reportedly included a mixture of 250 milliliters of saline and multivitamins and a 500-milliliter mixture of saline and Vitamin C -- was being given to Mayweather for rehydration purposes following the weigh-in.

The fact that they were given intravenously was not allowed, according to WADA rules that state intravenous infusions or injections of more than 50 milliliters per six hours are prohibited "except for those legitimately received in the course of hospital admissions, surgical procedures, or clinical investigations." WADA bans such large injections and infusions because they can be used to "dilute or mask the presence of another substance."...

 

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Floyd Mayweather and Andre Berto. As it stands, many think experienced and evasive Floyd will win, turning Andre into Andrea in the ring. Andre, for his part, is indicating he is determined to put up a fight.

Reports on several websites indicate ticket sales for the Floyd Mayweather v. Andre Berto fight are lackluster. According to ESPN, many tickets are still available, even lower priced seats in the venue. In the August 13, 2015 article "Boxing Fans Upset Floyd Mayweather Chose Andre Berto For His Last Fight" the Judiciary Report expressed its view the match would not be a big draw among fans, as many were complaining at the announcement. One month later sales are reflecting the Judiciary Report's view as correct. However, I will watch Mayweather v. Berto.

When Mayweather, the world's richest athlete, announced he would fight moderately known Berto for his last bout, it was met with mixed feelings in the boxing world. No disrespect to Berto, who is a good fighter, but fans wanted Mayweather's last fight to be a big one, against a name such as the Philippines' Manny Pacquiao (rematch).

Andre Berto and Floyd Mayweather

Another top draw fans wanted is Kazakhstan's Gennady Golovkin, also known as GGG. He would have been a good choice, but Mayweather Sr. stated he is too big ("We not fixin to fight no damn giant" LOL). Mayweather against Cuba's Guillermo Rigondeaux would have been special. Rigondeaux and Mayweather are not in the same weight class. However, if Rigo bulked up, adding 25-pounds in weight and the fight was made, it would have become a classic bout. 

Britain's Kell Brook (the IBF champ) or Amir Khan would have made for entertaining match-ups against Mayweather. However, (Floyd has been stringing Amir along and it wasn't pretty (LOL). A fight against Mayweather fellow American protégé, Adrien Broner, would have been interesting too. Mayweather fighting Mexico's Leo Santa Cruz, if the latter made weight, would have been a top rated slugfest (Santa Cruz throws and lands so many punches, it must be like getting hit by two guys in the ring at the same time). 

Andre Berto, boxing's top executive Al Haymon and Floyd Mayweather

Side Bar: I just realized, Adrien Broner is America's Tyson Fury, giving outrageous quotes in interviews, verbally slamming other boxers and not caring about the press fallout.

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Andre Berto and Floyd Mayweather

Boxing welterweight champion and the richest athlete in the world, Floyd Mayweather, upset fans when he chose lesser known Miami boxer, Andre Berto, for what is being promoted has his last fight (but who knows, he's still at the top of his game). Many wanted a rematch against Mayweather's top rival, Manny Pacquiao. Their first outing grossed Mayweather upwards of $250,000,000. Pacquiao earned an estimated $120,000,000 from the fight.

Andre Berto, Al Haymon and Floyd Mayweather

Fans also wanted a Mayweather bout against Amir Khan (who should fight IBF champ Kell Brook) or Gennady Golovkin also known as GGG (Golovkin's upcoming fight against Lemieux has broken the presale ticket record at Madison Square Garden, which is impressive). Khan has been chasing Mayweather for so long. It's a wonder Khan didn't flip out and put Mayweather or Berto in a headlock when the announcement was made (LOL).

Floyd Mayweather 

To be fair, Haitian-American Berto has a good record (34-3) and is a welterweight champion. Berto has not lost a fight since 2011 and that bout was to formidable Victor Ortiz. The 31-year-old is happy he has been chosen for the fight, as it will introduce him to a wider audience and grant him a lucrative payday. Berto's purse for the Mayweather fight is said to be $3,000,000. Mayweather purse for the fight is estimated to be between $18,000,000 to $35,000,000.

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