Floyd Mayweather is no stranger to having his face plastered across billboards along the Las Vegas strip.
But images of the former five-weight world champion, who retired last month following victory over Conor McGregor, are also emblazoned across the skin of many of his supporters.
On Friday the 40-year-old uploaded a series of photographs of tattoos sent to him, including iconic images from his fights against Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton. ‘I truly love & appreciate my fans! This tattoo artist is unbelievable,’ he wrote on Instagram.
Floyd Mayweather has paid tribute to his supporters who have tattoos of him on their bodies
Mayweather wore a Mexican sombrero and robe for his 2007 contest with Oscar De La Hoya. The Las Vegas showdown helped catapult the 40-year-old into boxing super-stardom
One supporter went further than the rest, dedicating his entire back to images of the American’s glittering career, including shots of the MGM Grand where he often fought
Another fan shows off his tattoo of ‘Money’ Mayweather. The retired fighter uploaded a series of the images to his Instagram account and said: ‘I truly love & appreciate my fans!’
One tattoo depicted Mayweather surrounded by dollar bills. Mayweather took on the ‘Money’ moniker in the second half of his career, which was the richest in boxing history
One of the tattoos showed Mayweather sporting the colours of Mexico and a sombrero ahead of his 2007 showdown with Oscar De La Hoya.
Mayweather wore the provocative outfit, designed to irk the Mexican-American fighter and his supporters, for his ringwalk for the MGM Grand Garden Arena fight.
His split decision win was, at the time, the richest fight in boxing history and victory over the ‘Golden Boy’ catapulted Mayweather to boxing super-stardom and changed his career for ever.
10 years on, Mayweather bowed out having reportedly become the first fighter in history to make $1billion in earnings.
Though Mayweather was often booed by supporters, he became the biggest draw in boxing. His recent fight with McGregor broke the all-time record for number of Pay-Per-View buys
Having taken on the nickname ‘Money’, Mayweather launched his own brand called ‘The Money Team’ (TMT). This tattoo shows him smiling while wearing his own merchandise
The 40-year-old and his sizeable entourage are almost always decked out in an assortment of ‘TMT’ gear, as this incredible depiction of the former five-weight king recreates
Mayweather retired from boxing last month following his victory over McGregor. The American won all 50 of his professional fights and is the richest fighter in boxing history
In honour of his incredible career, one tattoo depicted the unbeaten American surrounded by dollar bills. Mayweather took on the nickname ‘Money’ in 2007 and launched his own brand ‘The Money Team’, as illustrated in one of the other pieces of body art.
Supporters have also immortalised several of ‘Money”s other notable victories through body art. One fan has an amazing depiction of him celebrating his stoppage victory over Britain’s Ricky Hatton, others have chosen images of his respective wins over Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Juan Manuel Marquez.
One fan went further than most, however, by dedicating his entire back to the unbeaten American. The supporter’s body was covered in images of Mayweather and the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, where the 40-year-old enjoyed some of his most famous wins.
A supporter pays tribute to Mayweather’s perfect boxing record. The American surpassed the great Rocky Marciano to reach 50 uninterrupted victories when he beat McGregor in Vegas.
One fan’s body bear’s an accurate depiction of Mayweather celebrating his 2007 victory over Britain’s Ricky Hatton. The 40-year-old stopped Hatton in 10 rounds on the Las Vegas strip
A tattoo showing Mayweather during his fight with Canelo Alvarez. ‘Money’ comfortably outpointed the Mexican sensation but believes he will beat Gennady Golovkin on Saturday
Another supporter shows off his tattoo of Mayweather smiling during his victory over Juan Manuel Marquez in 2009. It was his first fight in two years and one of his finest displays
This body art shows Mayweather as half-man, half-lion. ‘Money’ is also depicted wearing a crown, something he did before fighting Hatton, with his self-appointed title ‘The Best Ever’
As well as immortalising some of his finest wins, the tattoos also depicted, often in incredible detail, the 40-year-old fighter in fighting stance. The artist even included branded gloves here