Legendary boxing matches – Legendary boxers: The biggest paycheck in boxing history

Author: Zizi

There are matches, which are never to be forgotten, and there are boxing icons, who are going to stay with us for eternity.

Money talks… as we all know and to tell the truth in professional boxing the best fighters could earn tens of millions of US dollars or even more. It is not a secret and it has never been that boxing is a good business for the athletes, for the promoters and for the TV and streaming companies as well. Therefore, we can talk about this money topic from many different points of views (biggest total revenue, biggest PPV revenue, etc.).

This time, we focus on the biggest paycheck. In modern professional boxing history, Floyd Mayweather Jr. received the biggest payout. The undefeated boxer, who retired but occasionally came back to fight, earned around 275-280 million US dollars on his match against the UFC star Conor McGregor in 2017.

Well, it does not sound bad for a match, that was between a former multiple world champion and an MMA-fighter, who had only a little experience in amateur boxing. In addition, it is also not a coincidence that Floyd’s nickname is “Money”.

Fun Fact: Mayweather won the match and he could join an exclusive club, because only a very few athletes could surpass the $1 billion in total earnings during their career.

Source: bleacherreport.com