Floyd Mayweather Jr. would return to the ring 'for the right price'

Floyd Mayweather Jr. isn't ruling out a return to the ring, despite being content with his millionaire lifestyle that includes running his own boxing promotion and investing heavily in real estate.

"For the right price, I may come back," Mayweather said when receiving his Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year award on Friday.

His boast came on the heels of some reflective comments he made in an interview with the Los Angeles Times about his success and the realities of long-term health problems associated with boxing.

"As of now, I'm happy with being retired," Mayweather said, according to Lance Pugmire. "A lot of fighters have to box. I don't have to box. I don't get the urge to go to the boxing gym. My urge is giving back to the sport now, helping (promote) the young fighters."

"People have to realize, when I look at my Uncle Roger and even Ali, boxing is wear and tear. And when I look at it, I'm really thankful I was a defensive fighter. I have all my faculties, a sharp mind, and I know who I am."

His business mind was readily on display during the interview, crediting his manager Al Haymon with helping him earn hundreds of millions of dollars outside the ring. He made around $800 million during his nearly 20-year career in boxing.

"People said I was scared, a coward, to fight Manny Pacquiao. Everyone can have their own opinion. I always said, 'If it's meant to happen, it’ll happen.' At one particular time, that fight was worth $60 million. I waited until the time was right, when things were on my terms and we were the A side and we could do things our way, we turned that into a $600-million fight."