fighters who made serious cash

Holyfield b4 spending it all

 

Foreman, Holmes did they not?

 

Lewis made a ton, Bowe made ALOT

 

Didnt former 154 champ David Reid get 6 figures for his pro debut?

Lots of former Olympians got mucho bucks, even if they weren't terribly successful pros. Howard Davis, Mark Breland, Audley Harrison, etc. I think when you compare number of fights to purses made, these types of fighters really do clean up. It's all about marketability.

 

-The biggest part of Foreman's wealth was after his boxing career (grill, his show,...)

-Holmes, even today does nothing for free. He once stated in an interview that Don King asked him to make a public appearence in one of his events. Larry: "what's in for me?"
King: "C'mon champ, could you do me a favor?"
Larry: "Do you a favor? How much money have you made out of me during my career?"
And Larry turned away and King never called back

 

Tommy Hearns made enough money to buy a new Bentley every year until about 2 years agbviously,he's close to being broke now since he had to auction a lot of his things.the lack of foresight in boxing is depressing for some of these guys.

 

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Hatton was bound to have made a load, being so popular in the uk

 

Lewis made a **** ton, as did Holyfield.

Moorer made quite a stack from boxing, but he also made craploads out of being Tiger Wood's bodyguard, and running a protection company.

as well as charging people a dollar for leaning on a counter.

 

Joe Calzaghe, the guy was money across the pond.

 

Actually he didn't make as much as you'd expect, most of his fights where in places like leisure centres n small ice rinks.

 

Really? I thought he sold out his fair share of big arena's?

 

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