As of May 2022, Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s paycheck from his fight against Conor McGregor was the largest in boxing history, totaling 275 million U.S. dollars. Meanwhile, his opponent earned 100 million U.S. dollars from the fight, which was the fourth biggest paycheck of all time.
Biggest paychecks earned by boxers worldwide as of May 2022
(in million U.S. dollars)
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Bleacher Report. (May 7, 2022). Biggest paychecks earned by boxers worldwide as of May 2022 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331350/biggest-boxing-paychecks-all-time/
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Bleacher Report. (2022). Biggest paychecks earned by boxers worldwide as of May 2022 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331350/biggest-boxing-paychecks-all-time/
Bleacher Report. "Biggest Paychecks Earned by Boxers Worldwide as of May 2022 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331350/biggest-boxing-paychecks-all-time/
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Biggest paychecks earned by boxers worldwide as of May 2022 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bleacher Report, May 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331350/biggest-boxing-paychecks-all-time/
