By Jack Sumner @Jack_Sumner_
On Saturday night Floyd
‘Money’ Mayweather returns to his playground, the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las
Vegas, where he defends his WBC welterweight title against his mandatory
challenger Robert ‘The Ghost’ Guerrero. There’s much more at stake than a championship
however with Guerrero eyeing super-stardom and believing he’s on a mission from
God. For Mayweather, his long unbeaten record is on the line, as well as the
promise of zenith-reaching millions in the near future.
That’s because the
highest paid athlete on the planet last year signed an estimated $250 million
deal with Showtime in February, contractually obliging him to fight on the US
television network six times over the next 30 months. Given that Floyd has
fought four times in five years it’s a dramatic change in activity for the
consensus pound-for-pound number one and a loss to Guerrero could potentially
jeopardise the retirement fund, derailing the six-fight money train.
