What's the highest paycheck for a fighter in each division???

[AIR_KENG]

I was just wondering what paycheck is the highest for each weight class in the history of boxing. Czar asked this one in the Pinoy Lounge and I would also like to know from you guys. Manny Pacquiao is rumored to get like 3 million for the third fight with Erik. Will that be the highest in SuperFeatherweight history??? Discuss.

[CarminePersico]

i dont know the actualy pay check size ... and i dont think nobody really knows ...when they say someone is getting 5,000,000 for a fight ... they might come out with 3,000,000 or less because they have taxes, they have to pay the trainer, the cutman, the promoter gets his cut, lawyer fees, and **** other fees ...


but i think delahoya gets paid the most

[AIR_KENG]

i dont know the actualy pay check size ... and i dont think nobody really knows ...when they say someone is getting 5,000,000 for a fight ... they might come out with 3,000,000 or less because they have taxes, they have to pay the trainer, the cutman, the promoter gets his cut, lawyer fees, and **** other fees ...


but i think delahoya gets paid the most

im talking about the gross purse of course... excluding the deductions for taxes and other stuff... highest payckeck for each weight class

[Da Iceman]

i heard tyson got like 20 mil b4.

[MickyHatton]

Lewis was earning 20 million dollars a fight towards the end!

[platinummatt]

Didnt tyson make 20 mil in 91 seconds for oen fight and it says here : http://www.boxingscene.com/review/sh....php/product/6 tyson and lewis each got over 20 million dollars for there fight although I heard different

[Chups]

Here's what I think (highest)

Heavyweights: 20+ million (tyson, lewis?)

Middleweights: 30 million DLH (on DLH-Hopkins) I believe Hop got 9 or 15?

Welterweights: 5-10+ million (leonard fights, DLH-Trinidad?)

Lightweights: 3-5 million

Featherweights: 1-3 million

[maxorido]

oscar,tyson anbd holyfield were getting 30million dollar pay days. buster douglas got like 25mill in the holy fight. roy jones got 15mill against ruiz but usually got 4-5 for his light heavy fights. hopkins got 10 against oscar.

[VanesBoxing]

Flyweights: about $500,000 max.

[JuicyJuice]

Chris Eubank got paid £10million ($16million) to fight eight bums in 12 months.