Perhaps the only thing hotter than the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night was the rumor that Floyd Mayweather was about to lose an eight-figure Super Bowl wager.

Except it wasn't true, the unbeaten boxer says.

As the Seahawks were putting the finishing touches on a 43-8 win over the Denver Broncos in New York, Mayweather took to his Twitter and Instagram accounts in an attempt to dispel any notion he was about to lose.

Mayweather has told MLive.com in the past he rarely bets on boxing, and never bets on himself. But he is an avid sports bettor, often posting pictures of winning slips online.

He told Jim Rome last March that the biggest bet he's ever won is "probably $1.1, $1.2 million" and the biggest bet he's lost "probably was a million."

Mayweather (45-0) is set to return to the ring May 3 in Las Vegas. An opponent could be announced as early as this week, and is expected to be Amir Khan.

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Josh Slagter helps cover Floyd Mayweather for MLive.com. Email him at jslagter@mlive.com.