LONDON – Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe expects Floyd Mayweather to cross the $1 billion mark in total career earnings when he fights Conor McGregor next month. Mayweather’s total career earnings (including endorsements deals) are currently projected at more than $750 million. No combat-sports athlete challenges him in that regard, and only a few athletes throughout the sports world – including Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Michael Schumacher – are believed to have crossed or come close to the $1 billion mark. The exact payout for Mayweather’s (49-0 boxing) pay-pr-view boxing match with McGregor (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC), which takes place Aug
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