Comments Thread For: Fury is Top Paid Combat Sports Star on Forbes 2020 'Highest Paid Athletes' List

[wrecksracer]

that settles it: Fury is the A-Side. He should just offer Joshua a flat rate.

[Oregonian]

Alvarez fighting way better competition & under Fury? So disrespectful

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How? This is not about competition faced.
Amir Khan made $7 million against Canelo. Thurman made $2 million against PAC.
Is that disrespectful??

It’s about numbers. I can’t believe someone has to lay that up for you

[BamBamMurphy]

Canelo makes 35 mil a fight but he hasnt fought in 2020 so the most he can make is 35 mil this year. AJ hasnt even fought this year so i dont even know how he is on the list. Fox had to have lost money if the pay is correct and idk why they would pay for Wilder v Fury 3

They go from June 1st to may 30th so AJ fought twice in that time, there is no way Fury/Wilder earned more than him...forbes even said he earned $60 mil for Ruiz 2 in a previous article

[Oregonian]

This is somewhat flawed, Because of Covid Canelo's fight was cancelled, but if he fights twice later this year he will make upwards of 70+ million for the year, if he would of fought 3 times it would of been 100+ making him not only the highest paid in combat sports but the highest paid athlete as well.

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If it if if ..... if Floyd fought once this year, he would make $150 million which would make him the highest paid athlete.

Also, if Fury or AJ were to fight three times this year, they would make more than $100 million each.

Covid 19 did not affect just Canelo. Unless your world revolves around Canelo

[jonnyc420]

Fury is the face of Boxing, 1hourbum must be furious over this fact.

[BangEM]

you brits swear by Forbes but now that wilder makes just as much money as AJ Forbes is fraudulent lmao. AJ didn’t make $85M in Saudi. AJ fans been lying about his purses for years. That’s the worst kept secret in boxing.

Based on the earning it’s easy to see that Hearn and AJ were trying to rip wilder off with bs flat fees and never wanted the fight. According to this the split offered SHOULDVE been 51/49 minimum.

Swear by forbes? I've never cited that fraudulent American publication in a comment ever. It's not a credible source of information.

So you mean AJ went to Saudi Arabia to fight for less than $5million while Ruiz made $13million and Sky also pocketed the record breaking UK PPV and DAZN didn't pay him a penny.

Because going by the $47million - that's the first Ruiz fight and endorsements. They claimed he made $13million from Endorsement and the DAZN purse for that fight was $32million. And that means he made $2million in Saudi Arabia. LMAOOOOO

[BangEM]

Cool Scant

I believe you and Forbes.

Josh made $2million to fight in Saudi Arabia while Andy "A Side" Ruiz made $13million. Ruiz definitely lowballed AJ and he paid him less than 15% of the purse. Sad.

AJ fought in Saudi Arabia rather than the UK for a charitable cause to earn $2million. He's a top lad. How many boxers can do that?

[rocktop]

They go from June 1st to may 30th so AJ fought twice in that time, there is no way Fury/Wilder earned more than him...forbes even said he earned $60 mil for Ruiz 2 in a previous article

that still doesnt make sense did you mean December 1st? Also still would be bul since that isnt 2020 and he should be off of the list. Idc if wilder or fury made more its just shocking that 2 boxers who dont even crack a mil are getting paid mayweather checks when at least mayweather was selling 800k-1mil buys and they have yet to crack a mil buys.

[coghaugen]

Who cares?

[Cool Scant]

They go from June 1st to may 30th so AJ fought twice in that time, there is no way Fury/Wilder earned more than him...forbes even said he earned $60 mil for Ruiz 2 in a previous article

guess Forbes is weeding out the liars. AJ fans shouldn’t be mad. Forbes just busted Kylie Jenner for lying about her salary as well :-)