Who are the richest boxers in history?

[CasperUK]

Why are you counting another man's money?

[GGG Gloveking]

Why are you counting another man's money?

He got bored with measuring AJ ****

[BangEM]

Why are you counting another man's money?

Boxing = Prize Fighting.

So, what are the ultimate prize winners? That's in layman's terms for you since it went over your head.

[GhostofDempsey]

I think most of the fighters on that list earned well over what is reported, a minimum Oscar, Manny, George and Floyd have earned more than what is listed. Evander and Wlad are up there as well. The list also doesn't take into account fighter's earnings that are adjusted for inflation. Dempsey's earnings would be somewhere between $150-200M after inflation.

[just the facts]

Without thinking too much - I think Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Floyd Mayweather, Mike Tyson, Duran and Manny are the top 6. Canelo is up there now.

However, one man is going to top all of them after a rebirth in Dec. And his name is Anthony Joshua. The $100million man is going to venture into acting and other things in 2020. And he has about 4-5 8-9 figures fight left. When it's said and done - he'll end up at the top of the list and will most likely retire at age 33-34.

If AJ were in need of oral sex, your ears would turn into pistol grips, Vaseline would start squirting out your nose and back would go those retractable garbage door teeth of yours.

It’s kinda petty on my part but I have a laugh to myself knowing you cry yourself to sleep every night over Ruiz kicking the crap out of your man crush

[Marchegiano]

King Varazdat of Armenia - 385 AD - He's a ****ing king. 385....yes that is right when the Byzantines and Persians are going back and forth over Armenia. King of a land that was a central hub between east and west right at the height of the silk road.....Yeah man, he got treasures and ****.


You can't touch the king.



Second to his kingliness I'd imagine would be the man who invented selling boxing tickets, Daniel Mendoza, and the man who beat him, Gentleman Jack Johnson.

Mendoza was raking in money based on being "The ***" during the spanish inquisition era. He was the first to antagonize his audience with editorials in the local papers, first to fight defensively, and first to charge for the right to watch him fight. He made soooo much money and did so well the aristocracy hatched a conspiracy to get rid of him. It only worked somewhat.

Gentleman John Jackson isn't really a pugilist. He's an aristo how quite liked boxing but wasn't really interested in being a boxer. He was the man in the ring when Mendoza lost but to say he beat Mendoza is a bit much. He set Danny up. He held Mendoza by the ponytail so Mendoza could not sidestep him and batter Daniel until he was a lump near the ropes. Then he retired and actually made a few rules to make sure what happened to Mendoza doesn't happen again.

Here's where the story actually gets interesting. Both sides get massive fame. Jackson's element draws the attention of more respectable lots while Mendoza's fame draw the attention of ******. Mendoza went from a racial handicap to champion, poor to rich, disrespect to respected. His students would be, but not limited to, Bill Richmond and Tom Molineaux

Mendoza was the first *** who was allowed to talk to King George, but Jackson brought back the "right type of champion" and the game was set for the next generation to carry out the last's business.

Molineaux vs Cribb was a continuation of Mendoza vs Jackson. Superior fighter to your left, artiso backing to your right. Of course Cribb and co would cheat Molineaux of his victory and be awarded a lion skin, gilded in gold, belt by none other than King George.

Again....you just can't **** with the King. Tom Cribb trained King George and many lords. Dude had coin and connections unlike anything seen today. Maybe when Chuckie is king he'll take a liking to y'all's champions....but we both know that ain't really in the cards.


Welcome to the true poor man's era. Cribb held the title for a decade and then Spring had his go and it'd be kinda hard to label Spring poor, but, what comes in the following generations are guys who came from nothing to become champion.

Dudes like Deaf Burke and Sam O'Rourke are pretty damn poor. Burke had to raise his own funds. American boxing starts in bars....kinda enough said right? It's a while....like 40 years before America has financial backers let alone truly rich folk interested.

John 'Old Smoke' Morrissey would be a special example of a ganglord becoming an aristo of sorts. He basically cheated his way through boxing by picking up 'wins' based on his gang will shoot you dead if you beat him. Yankee Sullivan beat the living **** out of Morrissey but Morrissey's gang was all about the ring with pistols drawn. When Yankee knocked John to the ground, knowing he'd win and be shot if he did nothing more, Yankee walked the **** out and forced the ref to call time on him. Morrissey wins by TKO. That's the kinda guy we're dealing with here.

Old Smoke used this method to become a US Senator. Not toooo bad. Considering everyone else is just a poor kid trying to make some money in a bar or ******** den Morrissey's kinda rich.


John l Sullivan was awarded a pretty spiffy belt in his day and was paid fairly decently even if his ass wasted his money. The Sullivan belt in the museum, I forget which, probably IBHOF, has a diamond missing because Sully pawned the diamond. Not everyone in the 1890s has diamonds to pawn......most don't.



Reckon that's you right up the modern era. Ali, Mayweather.....maybe Patterson? Patterson put asses in seats. People forget about that but he was really well liked. Anyway, y'all already know the modern guys. **** like George Foreman got himself a grill....Y'all know all about it.








Boxing used to **** around with kings. King used to box, kings also used to back boxing and award boxers gifts no one else in the realm can really afford to just slang at folks they like. I reckon that king ****'s gotta be the height or rich dude ****. Classiest of all the mother ****ers, no?

[New England]

they've all spent a lot of what they've earned. IIRC foreman was best known for his investments. the foreman grill and his endorsement deals made him more money than he made in boxing.

my guess would be, in no order, and based on purses and money earned and not net worth [because again, they all spend,]

floyd
oscar
tyson
pacquiao
holyfield
foreman
canelo if he keeps up his pace
joshua if he keeps up his pace

[BangEM]

If AJ were in need of oral sex, your ears would turn into pistol grips, Vaseline would start squirting out your nose and back would go those retractable garbage door teeth of yours.

It’s kinda petty on my part but I have a laugh to myself knowing you cry yourself to sleep every night over Ruiz kicking the crap out of your man crush

LMAO. Who thinks about ********** crap like this one? There’s absolutely no way in hell you’re straight and you’ve got more juice in the tank than a bottle of coke, lol.

You look like you have a gay crush on the guy and you can ring the guy up, lol. Then again, you’re American and it isn’t shocking since almost 40% of you yanks are gay.

[Twako]

manny tops them all.
$1=P52 in the philippines.
he's a multi-billionaire over there.