Boxer's Earnings

I don't think there is a true "average"...in the sense that the mean, median and mode are probably all over the place. There's just way too many different circumstances and variables across the professional level of the sport on the whole.

 

Here are some purses:

Laurent Bouduani 300,000 v Guillermo Jones 40,000
Tim Austin 40,000 vs. Andrian Kaspari 10,000
Hugo Soto 20,000 v. Jose Bonilla 30,000
Montell Griffin 187,000 v James Toney 400,000
Chris Byrd $300- 425.000 v DaVarryl Williamson ?
Chris Byrd $2.15 Million v Evander Holyfield ?
Chris Byrd $625.000 v Andrew Golota ?
John Ruiz $11 Million v Roy Jones Jr $25-26 Million
John Ruiz $1.1 Million v Evander Holyfield ? [1st fight]
John Ruiz $1 Million v Evander Holyfield ?[2nd Fight]
John Ruiz $450.000 v Fres Oquendo ?
John Ruiz $1.5 Million v Kirk Johnson 1.1 mil
Wladimir Klitschko $300.000 v DaVarryl Williamson $90.000
Wladimir Klitschko $531.000 v Lamon Brewster $225.000
Lamon Brewster $450.000 v Kali Meehan $70.000
Lamon Brewster $750.000 v Andrew Golota ?
Vitali Klitschko $3.2 Million v Danny Williams $300.000
Corrie Sanders $952.000 v Vitali Klitschko ?
Jameel McCline $400.000 v Lance Whitaker ?
Danny Williams $250.000 v Mike Tyson ?
Julius Francis $560.000 v Mike Tyson ?
Lennox Lewis $34 Million v Mike Tyson ?
Mike Tyson $35 Million v Bruce Seldon $5 Million
Mike Tyson $8.7-10 Million v Orlin Norris $800.000
Mike Tyson $30 Million v Evander Holyfield $33 Million [2nd fight]
Oliver McCall $3.07 Million v Lennox Lewis? [2nd fight]
Michael Grant $4 Million v Lennox Lewis ?
Orlin Norris $50.000 v Henry Akinwande ?
Thomas Hearns $3.87 Million v Virgill Hill ?
Bobby Cyz $150.000 v Robert Daniels 185,000
Roy Jones jr $6.375 Million v Antonio Tarver $2.075 Million[2nd fight]
Antonio Tarver $2.25 Million v Glen Johnson $1-1.5 Million [1st fight]
Glen Johnson $5000 v Eric Harding ?
Glen Johnson $700.000 v Roy Jones Jr ?
Glen Johnson $50.000 v Clinton Woods ? [2nd fight]
Scott Pemberton $150.000 v Jeff Lacy ?
Jeff Lacy $50.000 v Syd Vanderpool $70.000
Jeff Lacy $157.000 v Omar Sheika $35.000
Jeff Lacy $200.000 v Rubin Williams $35.000
Felix Trinidad$ 10 Million v Ricardo Mayorga $2.5 Million
Felix Trinidad $10 Million v Winky Wright $4 Million
Oscar De La Hoya $11 Million v Yori Boy Campas $1 Million
Oscar De La Hoya $30+ Million v Bernard Hopkins $10-15 Million
Oscar De La Hoya $12 Million v Shane Mosley $4.25 Million[2nd fight]
Winky Wright $750.000 v Shane Mosley ? [1st fight]
Winky Wright $1.6 - 2 Million v Shane Mosley $1.9 - 2 Million [2nd fight]
Winky Wright $1.9 million v Sam Soliman ?
Shane Mosley $4.5 Million v Oscar De La Hoya ? [1st fight]
Jermain Taylor $25.000 v Undra White ?
Bernard Hopkins $3.8 Million v Howard Eastman $800.000
Bernard Hopkins $1.25 Million v Morrade Haakar ?
Bernard Hopkins $1.125 Million v Robert Allen [3rd fight]
Bernard Hopkins $100.000 v Antwun Echols ? [1st fight]
Bernard Hopkins $525.000 v Syd Vanderpool ?
Bernard Hopkins $1 Million v Keith Holmes ?
Bernard Hopkins $2.75 Million v Felix Trinidad ?
Sugar Ray Leonard $11 Million v Marvin Hagler $12 Million
Sugar Ray Leonard $11 Million v Thomas Hearns ? [1st fight]
Sugar Ray Leonard $8.5-10 Million v Roberto Duran ? [1st fight]
Sugar Ray Leonard $40.000 v Luis Vega $650
Mike McCallum $450.000 v James Toney $400.000 [1st fight]
Gerald McClennan $250.000 v Nigel Benn ?
Javier Castillejo $1 Million v Fernando Vargas ?
Verno Phillips $135.000 v Kasim Ouma $40.000
Cory Spinks $800.00 v Zab Judah $100.000 [1st fight]
Cory Spinks $1.2 + Million v Zab Judah $100.000 [2nd fight]
Zab Judah $1 Million v Kostya Tszyu ?
Zab Judah $400.000 + v Rafael Pineda $45.000
Jesse James Leija $450.000 v Kostya Tszyu ?
Kostya Tszyu $800.000 v Sharmba Mitchell $900.000 [1st fight]
Floyd Mayweather $3 Million v De Marcus Corley $150.000
Floyd Mayweather $3.2 Million v Arturo Gatti $3.5 Million
Floyd Mayweather $1.5 + Million v Diego Corrales $1.25 million
Floyd Mayweather $150.000 v Genaro Hernandez $600.000
Antonio Margarito $72.000 v Antonio Diaz $46.700
Arturo Gatti $1.75 million v Leonardo Dorin $500.000
Leavander Johnson $150.000 v Jesus Chavez ?
Joel Casamayor $900.000 v Acelino Freitas $400.000
Joel Casamayor $250.000 v Roberto Garcia ?
Jose Luis Castillo $300.000 v Diego Corrales ? [1st fight]
Jose Luis Castillo $1.2 Million v Diego Corrales $2 Million [2nd fight]
Jose Luis Castillo $250.000 v Julio Diaz $400.000
Jose Luis Castillo $75.000 v Juan Lazcano $200.000
Cesar Bazan $10.000 v Miguel Angel Cotto ?
Miguel Angel Cotto $275.000 v Randall Baily $75.000
Miguel Angel Cotto $200.000 v Lovermore Ndou $42.500
Miguel Angel Cotto $ 420.000 v Victoriano Sosa $50.00
Carlos Hernandez $41.000 v David Santos $35.000
Julio Cesar chavez $900.000 v Larry Laucoursiere $20.000
Julio Cesar Chavez 1.2 Mil. Vs. Meldrick Taylor 1.2 mil
Julio Ceasr Chavez 1.25 mil vs Kotya Tzyu 1.25 mil
Oscar De La Hoya: $460,000.00 vs. Carl Griffith: $30,000
Erik Morales $1 Million v Jesus Chavez $600.000
Erik Morales $1 Million v Carlos Hernandez $650.000
Erik Morales $2.25 Million v Marco Antonio Barrera $2.25 Million [3rd fight]
Manny Pacquiao $180.000 v Emmanuel Lucero ?
Juan Manuel Marquez $500.000 v Manny Pacquiao $650.000
Juan Manuel Marquez $50.000 v Manuel Medina $125.000
Marcos Linica $85.000 v Juan Manuel Marquez ?
Wilfredo Vasquez $500.000 v Naseem Hamed ?
Salvador Sanchez $1 Million v Wilfredo Gomez $1 Million
Paulie Ayala $60.000 v Johnny Tapia ? [1st fight]
Jorge Arce $50.000 v Hussein Hussein $25.000
Evander Holyfield 500.000 vs. Jeremy Bates 20,000
Ali Frazier 1 2.5 mil each
Johnathon Nelson 6,000 vs. J.C. Chavez Jr ?
Chauncey Welliver 4,000 vs. Chad Von Sickle [according to Welliver himelf]
Dewey Welliver 10,000 vs Yuri Boy Campas
Terry Norris 1,000,000 vs. Sugar Ray Leonard ?

 

Are those all from a common source? What is it, if I may ask?

 

I think its pretty disgraceful how much more the heavyweights earn. Lower weight fighters put on the better action for fractions of the purse !

 

I can think of the second Calzaghe versus Beyer fight that was held in Germany. I remember reading that Calzaghe got something like 1 million euro's or the equivalent of £700k. Thats really good money for a fight abroad, considering there are no gambles on gate fees etc, less worries for Warren at the time. In his book, Calzaghe mentions about purses and how the business worked. I think he spent a big part of his first big purse on a new car, BMW.

Also, they tended to get paid a wage a week or a month and then a share of the purses. That way boxers can have a mortgage etc, and a living wage. This sort of explains how it works.

In terms of Hatton, I find it difficult to imagine how a big IBF title fight with a huge purse for Tsyzu, sanction fees etc created any more money than one of his typical WBU fights in front of 20000-30000 fans. Those WBU fights were real money fights. I would imagine hundreds of thousands if not £500k purses at the time.

If anyone has any real facts, I would be interested. :good

 

:good cheers mate

 

Some boxers get a signing on fee as living expenses while they build. Promoters often provide loans and help the fighter out in the early stages when money's scarcer.

It really depends on the fighter, i guess and how valuable they are to their promoter.

 

Anyone know a specific number for Clottey's purse against Cotto?

 

Not that this has anything to do with pro purses on average, but these are some tidbits I've always found interesting...


Bernard Hopkins earned $350 in his pro debut.


Joe Louis earned $59 in his.


Juan Manuel Marquez and Nacho declined $1.5 million to fight Erik Morales, then fought Chris John for 30k.


In the LaMotta-Cerdan middleweight title bout, the challenging Raging Bull earned 15% of the total gate - about $19k. Cerdan had the option of either a cool 100k or 40% of the gate, which his manager overestimated. Thinking the event would pull in 300k - meaning 120k for the champ - they opted for the percentage instead of the fixed guarantee. As it turns out, $127,810 was raked in (barely more than was expected to go in the Frenchman's pocket) - and on top of losing his title Cerdan was screwed out of half his potential earnings as he only got $50k for his troubles.

 

There was a time that Trinidad had a contract with DKP where he had to make at least 10 mil per fight

 

I have it from here:

http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/cbzforum/showthread.php?t=3143