Richest Fighter of All Time

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  1. garymcfall

    garymcfall Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Who is the richest fighter of all time (taking into account money from boxing only)? People like Tyson dont count because although he earned more than most he didnt keep it, therefore he isnt on the list.
     
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  2. rydersonthestorm

    rydersonthestorm Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Probably naz,lewis,roy jones or odlh.
     
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  3. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    I think it is Holyfield.
     
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  4. Luigi1985

    Luigi1985 Cane Corso Full Member

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    Oscar De La Hoya clearly IMO...
     
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  5. rydersonthestorm

    rydersonthestorm Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If it is just money from boxing and money they ave kept it is hard to judge, but naz is worth over 50 million dollars, lewis is worth a reported £30 million pounds (60 million dollars), does odlh count as he makes more money from promoting the fight than from boxing.
     
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  6. MrMagic

    MrMagic Loyal Member Full Member

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    ODLH
    Holyfield

    rest.
     
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  7. garymcfall

    garymcfall Well-Known Member Full Member

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    yeh any money thats related to the sport of boxing, whether that be actually fighting in a bout or promoting a bout, whatever it counts
     
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  8. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    de la Hoya I suspect edges out Holyfield now a days.

    It would be intresting to see in todays money what someone like Tunney or Dempsey were worth.
     
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  9. rydersonthestorm

    rydersonthestorm Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Well if thats the case gary it's easily odlh.
     
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  10. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Messrs King or Arum may beg to differ;)
     
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  11. MagnificentMatt

    MagnificentMatt Beterbiev literally kills Plant and McCumby 2v1 Full Member

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    George Foreman maybe? EVERYONE knows of he is, and half the people in America probably own a foreman grill..
    ODLH of course... and Larry Holmes, but Larry Holmes never spent any money is what i've heard, so hes pretty loaded... Tight *******..
     
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  12. garymcfall

    garymcfall Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Foreman made the majority of his fortune outside of boxing though, im doing research into the money making side of the business and im curious to find out who has made what from the sport.
     
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  13. rydersonthestorm

    rydersonthestorm Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Funny tbooze i never remeber don king or bob arum as pro boxers.
     
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  14. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I suspect now he is not short of a bob or two. But he admitted himself he was seriously broke in 87, hence the comeback. So although up there now, I doubt he is the richest.
     
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  15. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Adjusted for inflation I guess that John Gulley was probably the richest fighter of all time.
     
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