nice and a great question, but i dont go for the term "overpaid", as to put it correctly - Floyd is, inside the ring - STILL the highest paid and competitively without an argue, still can command the biggest pay at this point in time...
factors are obvious that is making it so:
* his unchallenged record of: "41-0", that's what makes everybody crazy from promoters to agents, networks to venue owners - name it, as long as it is business-wise... of course his fanbase included and "us"...
(i am a Pacman fan by the way, and im describing the reality - to put it that way to be fair too with Pacman)...
* that "crave" thing, people around the world are dying to see him (1) defend more his "41-0" record; and, "us" Pacfans to see him get his first "1st" loss - not to Pacman alone - but to anybody out there who can upset him. This is a fact - many are still waiting to see him succumb to his first ever RECORD LOSS...
that, i suspect, is what makes FLOYD today's still the MARKETABLE-MOST boxer great, no doubt...
* SKILLS, the world has seen, to date his unpenetratable defense he possess, unless of course Pacman frustrates that great defensive mechanism of Floyd, thence it becomes VULNERABLE.
...or any other boxer out there, who can penetrate triumphantly that elusive defense Floyd has...
* ACTING AND SUCH OTHER PECULIAR down to earth things and attitude OFF THE RING... u might as well give this factor its importance and a good "count" - his continued attitude off the ring, in some way or another ADDS a GREAT "click" to his charisma - u just cant stop it - FLOYD IS FLOYD, as one puts it....
....i suppose, when he FINALLY THEN AND THERE, ULTIMATELY retires, HE GOES EITHER TO HOLLYWOOD, RECORDING COMPANY or to one of AMERICA'S MOST POPULAR TV COMEDY PROGRAM...
.... though i am a Pacman fan, i will admit - Floyd is still and can command that big slice of that purse at any match - as it is a fact, he is still undisputable at: ticket sales, ppv, and that thing that they say - "general excitement value" factor...
....unless therefore, pretty well SOON, someone will FINALLY CRUSH his "41-0" record to become vulnerable at "41-1", ....PROPHETICALLY, i could say, if that happens - FLOYD WILL ultimately RETIRE AT BOXING, with this - accept it or not - RECORD.
...as avoiding the most top contender besides anybody else, makes ur record, term "undefeated" and career with that shameful hook --- "?" - at anyway u look at it.
...might as well one factor why he is still saleable-most, that "hook" still clings on the line haunting him all the way, until he is ready and says: "get the Pacman now, man to man"...
...and, if that happens, FLOYD with PACMAN will solidify for years to come - boxing record for the all-time highest grossing match in the history...
...err, you might as well, count my money to that ppv thing!!
my piece, JUN KEPWENG JEDDAH....