Vitali Klitschko's pay compared to UFC
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Ok so I was reading an article which mentioned the pay of Klitschko for his title defense against Chisora. It mentions that Klitschko was expected to earn around 2.5 million euros while Chisora was expected to earn 250k. Both of which do not include endorsements. Vitali is the consensus number 2 Heavyweight in boxing after his brother.
A Heavyweight world champion of more than one organisation yet generally ranked number 2? Who does this remind you of, may I ask? Alistair Overeem of course. And here is a link in which it shows him being paid $2.27m before endorsements. People will point out the exchange rate with euro currency being stronger than the dollar but the point still stands. The article also shows Brock Lesnar being paid an average of $2.4m for each of his UFC fights. All of which before sponsors, character likeness etc.
I guess my point is that top level boxers get paid similarly to top level UFC fighters, unless your name is Pacquiao or Mayweather. And of course we all know that boxers get paid a pittance on the undercard at times. Just thought I'd share this.
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Ok so I was reading an article which mentioned the pay of Klitschko for his title defense against Chisora. It mentions that Klitschko was expected to earn around 2.5 million euros while Chisora was expected to earn 250k. Both of which do not include endorsements. Vitali is the consensus number 2 Heavyweight in boxing after his brother.
A Heavyweight world champion of more than one organisation yet generally ranked number 2? Who does this remind you of, may I ask? Alistair Overeem of course. And here is a link in which it shows him being paid $2.27m before endorsements. People will point out the exchange rate with euro currency being stronger than the dollar but the point still stands. The article also shows Brock Lesnar being paid an average of $2.4m for each of his UFC fights. All of which before sponsors, character likeness etc.
I guess my point is that top level boxers get paid similarly to top level UFC fighters, unless your name is Pacquiao or Mayweather. And of course we all know that boxers get paid a pittance on the undercard at times. Just thought I'd share this.
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