Flanked by his own camp and the media, the 38-year-old went through a workout at his Mayweather Boxing Club in what was the last scheduled public appearance in advance of his fight against Pacquiao on May 2.
After the Pacquiao showdown, Mayweather has one more fight to fulfil the sixth and final instalment of his multi-million dollar Showtime pay-per-view contract - and, while he confirmed that he would fulfil that obligation, he also made a surprising admission.
'I'm pretty much done with all this,' Mayweather was reported as saying by the Daily Mail.
'It's not fun like it was back then. It's a business now. I don't really enjoy it any longer.'
The welterweight bout, which has been five years in the making, is the richest in boxing history and Mayweather had previously claimed the "world would stop" for their bout.
"May 2 - the world stops. Mayweather v Pacquiao is the biggest fight in history," Mayweather said.
"This is a fight that the world can't miss. I'm in the gym working right now, pushing myself to the limit because I never wanted to win a fight so bad in my life."
However, he insists that his career should not be judged on one fight.
'One fight won't define my legacy. What about the 47 I've already won? It's an important fight. It wraps everything together - the money and my boxing.
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