Boxing Trivia Question

Which boxer holds the record for the largest payday in boxing history and who did he fight?:think

 

i always thought the lewis tyson matchup was the richest so ill say one of them....or oscar vs floyd or b-hop

 

staight out guareented contract pay was holy for tyson-holyII..,but now with ppv add ons for floyd and oscar its tough to say so many conflicting reports!!!


DAN LAW

 

dlh got around 80 mill for the fight.... plus he was promoting it so he got over 100 mill.... thats makin some mad bank

 

Where did you get those numbers?

 

DLH got payed some 55 mill for Floyd. The biggest payday for a fighter. Money May made 35 mill.

 

Well the biggest purse was DLH 25 Mil wasnt it? plus he got PPVs which last i heard was around 40-50 million total.

 

The highest purse excluding PPV shares was Holyfield's $35M in the Tyson rematch.

But including PPV shares, I believe DLH got the highest against Floyd, then followed by Lewis and Tyson (both got approx$60M each).

 

I doubt they each got $60 mill.

 

theres some ****ing ridiculous numbers being thrown about here :roll:

 

lewis or tyson never got any where near 60mil for one fight. You have never seen or heard that anywhere.

 

Call me out if I'm wrong, but I thought that was the total they got between each other, Lewis got 55%, Tyson 45% of 60 mill?

 

Answer - Evander Holyfield - $35 Million vs Tyson II

 

80th sugaray leonard and hagler was top dog's...but maybe Delahoya

 

That sounds a lot more realistic than $60 mill each