FLOYD MAYWEATHER dreams of owning the world’s seventh-richest sports club.
Now “The Money” has launched a buy-in bid for the New York Giants that is more jaw-dropping than any knockout blow he landed in the ring.
Mayweather is keen to buy into the New York Giants[/caption]
The boxing legend, 47, is reportedly heading a group trying to purchase 10% of the NFL team… for around $700 million (£556m).
TMZ Sports say Mayweather and his business partner – real estate magnate, Meyer Orbach – are preparing an offer.
It’s claimed $200m ((£159m) has already been put aside in an escrow account.
That’s an account where a neutral third party holds onto a sum while a contract is sorted out.
US sports teams dominate the rich list – Dallas Cowboys heading the pile with a valuation of $10.1bn.
Four-time Super Bowl winners the Giants come in at $7.4bn – just behind the New York Patriots on $7.4bn.
The roll-call of wealth Stateside is broken below the top 10 by three of Europe’s biggest football clubs.
Real Madrid are joint 12th on $6.6bn, alongside 2025 Super Bowl winners Philadelphia Eagles on $6.6bn.
TOP 10 MOST VALUABLE SPORTS TEMS
USA teams fill all the leading 10 spots -with six from the NFL, three in basketball’s NBA and one in Major League Baseball.
1 Dallas Cowboys, NFL – $10.1billion
2 Golden State Warriors, NBA – $8.8bn
3 Los Angeles Rams, NFL – $7.6bn
4 New York Yankees, MLB – $7.55bn
5 New York Knicks, NBA – $7.5bn
6 New England Patriots, NFL – $7.4bn
7 New York Giants, NFL – $7.3bn
8 Los Angeles Lakers, NBA – $7.1bn
9 New York Jets, NFL – $6.9bn
10 San Francisco 49ers, NFL – $6.8bn
Selected others:
12 Real Madrid – $6.6bn
14 Man Utd – $6.55bn
20 Barcelona – $5.6bn
27 Liverpool – $5.37bn
31 Man City – $5.1bn
34 Bayern Munich – $5bn
47 Paris Saint-Germain $4.4bn
Next come Manchester United ($6.55bn), while Barcelona are 20th on $5.6bn.
It’s reckoned five-weight ex-world champion Mayweather and Orbach could soon be joined by another major investor in a group trying to buy part of the Giants.
TMZ quote Orbach as saying: “My partners and I are always looking at different opportunities, including ownership of sports teams. I can’t comment further than that.”
He already owns nearly 20% of basketball team Minnesota Timberwolves.
The interest in the Giants follows two of the team’s owners revealing they hope to sell some of their stake.
Now John Mara, who is club founder Tim Mara’s grandson, and Steve Tisch could soon be tested by an approach from Mayweather.
And the amount involved would absolutely dwarf his other spectacular investments, such as his $20m fleet of supercars.
