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Look: Mayweather claims he paid 2015 taxes in response to reported petition

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As far as Floyd Mayweather's concerned, he and Uncle Sam have nothing to talk about.

Responding to reports that claim Mayweather filed a tax court petition for a reprieve on back taxes from 2015 until he squares off with Conor McGregor on Aug. 26, the undefeated boxer took to Facebook to claim he'd forked over a whopping $26M to the IRS two years ago:

"Money" further attempted to put out the fire by maintaining that both his finances and "empire" were in order, this not a day after McGregor stated that Mayweather should have stayed on the couch in response to the reported tax issues.

Related: McGregor takes shot at Mayweather's tax woes: 'He should've stayed retired'

Mayweather is expected to pocket north of $100 million for his blockbuster bout with "The Notorious," set for T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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