Boxing purses for Joshua vs Ngannou: Joshua $50 Million and Ngannou $20 Million

[Stab Master Arson]

Imagine being an established contender and seeing a guy who is 0 and 1 making 20 million.

[El_Mero]

Fcuk Dana white lol

[El_Mero]

Imagine being an established contender and seeing a guy who is 0 and 1 making 20 million.

What'd the fookin guy McGregor make?

[Carpe Diem]

Dana White is definitely going to talk some **** now. ****ing POS. Lol

[Atypicalbrit]

Imagine being an established contender and seeing a guy who is 0 and 1 making 20 million.

Guys like Zhang and Hrgovic only have themselves to blame for their own obscurity.

They turn pro and wait 10 years to fight anyone with a name.

[hhh1200]

Pretty much West Africa and Europe vs those who have a TV in China (that's the 'he's ducking big ****' fans). Saudis have to recoup some of their money folks. AJ is going to starch him but he is a big, durable guy, so he is going to take an entertaining and legendary beating.

[TMLT87]

Yup , got that right
But hey , boxing is dead lol

It doesnt really say much about the state of boxing in terms of its actual popularity as a spectator sport tbh. Its just the norm due to boxings established business model to have to spend ridiculous money to get fights made, even ones that arent that great, the fighters are mercenaries. The UFC could put on a whole 12 fight card that would draw similar numbers to this for less than half of what AJ and Ngannou alone are getting paid.

[soul_survivor]

AJ has got to be just a rung below Pac and Floyd in the money making stakes.

If AJ v Fury ever happens it would be a 100 mill for AJ.

[MulaKO]

It doesnt really say much about the state of boxing in terms of its actual popularity as a spectator sport tbh. Its just the norm due to boxings established business model to have to spend ridiculous money to get fights made, even ones that arent that great, the fighters are mercenaries. The UFC could put on a whole 12 fight card that would draw similar numbers to this for less than half of what AJ and Ngannou alone are getting paid.

Your definitely right but no mma fighter is coming even close to making 50 in two fights
Ffs the guy is 0-1 lol

[Marchegiano]

AJ has got to be just a rung below Pac and Floyd in the money making stakes.

If AJ v Fury ever happens it would be a 100 mill for AJ.

If this is any kind of accurate he's close to top five but not quite there yet:

The 50 Richest Boxers in the World (2024) | Wealthy Gorilla

They have him at 80, plus this 50, is 130 mil.

They got SRL at 120 and 7th richest

Lennox takes 6th place with 140

I'd guess he's someplace around there. The new 7th if this list is accurate, if it's not he's probably close to it.

90 mil for Wlad seems a little sad. That dude's career was way, way longer than AJ's is and he'd defended his titles way more. Only pulled 90 mil that whole time? Probably should have fought some vols against some names. Then again, he's probably one of the richest Ukrainians so he's probably happy with it.