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Bizarre reason why Floyd Mayweather refuses to let bodyguards travel on his private jet

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Published 16:22 2 May 2025 GMT+1

Bizarre reason why Floyd Mayweather refuses to let bodyguards travel on his private jet

Floyd Mayweather has a big group of bodyguards wherever he goes.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: Floyd Mayweather, Boxing

Nasir Jabbar
Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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The 'strange' reason why Floyd Mayweather refuses to let his heavyweight-like bodyguards travel on his private jet has been revealed.

Mayweather went his entire professional boxing career unbeaten, beating the likes of Oscar De La Hoya, Manny Pacquiao and Conor McGregor.

Despite calling time on his pro career in 2017, he still enjoys a lavish lifestyle, having earned millions from his fights.

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He's often pictured with large groups of people known as 'The Money Team' - effectively, his own security team.

But when he's jet-setting from one country to another or flying from state to state in the US, Mayweather doesn't allow his bodyguards to travel on the same private jet as him.

Why? Well, according to Mike Costello, formerly of the BBC, Mayweather believes that kind of bulk cannot be lifted by a small aircraft.

Floyd Mayweather joined by his bodyguards for a press conference with Conor McGregor. Image: Getty
Floyd Mayweather joined by his bodyguards for a press conference with Conor McGregor. Image: Getty

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Speaking on the week of his fight with McGregor, Costello explained: "They are huge, huge men - Men so big, by the way, that he won't let them fly on his own private jet.

"He's got a second jet, and he makes sure that the bodyguards fly on the second jet because he's got this strange perception about flying.

"He believes that kind of bulk cannot be lifted by a smaller jet like that, so he has another jet specifically for his bodyguards."

Some of the known members of Mayweather's team include Alfonso Redic, Adam Plant, Pat Walsh, and Gregory La Rosa, who achieved some notoriety when he clashed with McGregor at a pre-fight press conference.

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McGregor asked: "What’s with these two juiceheads you got?"

Mayweather's bodyguards tower over him, with Redic, for example, standing over 7 ft.

There are normally eight of them by his side at all times; whether he is travelling the world or working closer to his Vegas home.

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