Price Of A Punch
Published:Boxing The Price Of A Punch
Would you take a right hook from Anthony Joshua for £93,458?
Whether it’s Lewis, Calzaghe or Hatton, British boxers have been making megabucks on boxing’s world stage for decades.
From Amir Khan to Ricky Hatton, British boxers have been gracing the boxing world stage for decades, but the paychecks from
their fights are the real punchline. So, just how much does a right hook from one of these superstars really cost? And
how much cash would soften the blow? The money earned by these British boxers will knock you off your feet.
To see just how much some of our favourite stars have earned per punch, we have analysed punch stats and earnings data for
some of the most lucrative fights in recent British boxing history.
Take a look below and use the sort by buttons to see which boxing legends come out on top
| Top UK Fighter seed list: | https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=best+british+boxers+of+all+time&oq=best+british+boxers+&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l5.5419j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest Grossing Fights: | https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxing/mayweather-vs-pacquiao/11538035/Boxings-10-biggest-grossing-fights.html?frame=3268326 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Main British Fighter | Opponent | British Fighter Result | Date of fight | British Fighter Pay ($) | British Fighter Pay (£) | British Fighter punches landed | British Fighter pay per landed punch (£) | British Fighter pay per taken punch (£) | Opponent pay ($) | Opponent pay (£) | Opponent punches landed | Opponent punches taken | Opponent pay per landed punch (£) | Opponent pay per taken punch (£) | Number of Rounds | British fighter pay per round (£) | Opponent pay per round (£) | Sources | Sources | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Naseem Hamed | Marco Antonio Barrera | L | 07/04/2001 | 8,500,000 | 6709518 | 141 | 47585 | 29,428 | 1,646,918 | 1,300,000 | 228 | 141 | 5702 | 9220 | 12 | 559126 | 108333 | https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Marco_Antonio_Barrera_vs._Naseem_Hamed | https://www.thefightcity.com/april-7-2001-hamed-vs-barrera-naseem-hamed-marco-antonio-barrera-boxing-upsets/ | https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/3002852/Hamed-plots-comeback-after-first-defeat.html |
| 9 | Lennox Lewis | Mike Tyson | W | 08/06/2002 | 17,500,000 | 13813713 | 193 | 71574 | 281,913 | 17,500,000 | 13813713 | 49 | 193 | 281913 | 71574 | 8 | 1726714 | 1726714 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lennox_Lewis_vs._Mike_Tyson | https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Lennox_Lewis_vs._Mike_Tyson | |
| 10 | Ricky Hatton | Mayweather | L | 08/12/2007 | 12,000,000 | 9472260 | 63 | 150353 | 73,428 | 38000000 | 29995490 | 129 | 63 | 232523 | 476119 | 10 | 947226 | 2999549 | https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Floyd_Mayweather_Jr._vs._Ricky_Hatton | https://www.tsmplug.com/boxing/how-much-money-boxers-made-by-fighting-floyd-mayweather/ | |
| 11 | Joe Calzaghe | Roy Jones Jnr | W | 08/11/2008 | 10,000,000 | 7893550 | 344 | 22946 | 49,645 | 10,000,000 | 7893550 | 159 | 344 | 49645 | 22946 | 12 | 657796 | 657796 | https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Joe_Calzaghe_vs._Roy_Jones_Jr. | https://www.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_purse_of_the_Joe_Calzaghe_vs_Roy_Jones_Jr_Fight | |
| 12 | David Haye | Wladimir Klitschko | L | 02/07/2011 | 12668600 | 10,000,000 | 72 | 138889 | 74,627 | 12668600 | 10,000,000 | 134 | 72 | 74627 | 138889 | 12 | 833333 | 833333 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13943609 | https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Wladimir_Klitschko_vs._David_Haye | |
| 13 | Carl Froch | George Groves (II) | W | 31/05/2014 | 10134880 | 8,000,000 | 96 | 83333 | 63,492 | 3,346,943 | 2,000,000 | 126 | 96 | 15873 | 20833 | 8 | 1000000 | 250000 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Froch_vs._George_Groves_II | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/boxing/article-2717178/Carl-Froch-vs-George-Groves-II-declared-box-office-hit-Rematch-22m-richest-fight-British-soil.html | |
| 14 | Amir Khan | Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez | L | 07/05/2016 | 13000000 | 10261615 | 48 | 213784 | 160,338 | 3,500,000 | 2762743 | 64 | 48 | 43168 | 57557 | 6 | 1710269 | 460457 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canelo_%C3%81lvarez_vs._Amir_Khan | https://www.totalsportek.com/boxing/khan-vs-canelo-purse/ | |
| 15 | Kell Brook | Gennady Golovkin | L | 10/09/2016 | 5,000,000 | 3946775 | 85 | 46433 | 29,675 | 5,000,000 | 3946775 | 133 | 85 | 29675 | 46433 | 5 | 789355 | 789355 | https://www.boxingscene.com/gennady-golovkin-vs-kell-brook-compubox-punch-stats–108627 | https://www.totalsportek.com/boxing/golovkin-vs-brook-purse-payout/ | https://www.fightsaga.com/news/item/6800-kell-brook-purses-net-worth-ahead-of-spence-fight |
| 16 | Anthony Joshua | Wladimir Klitschko | W | 29/04/2017 | 12668600 | 10000000 | 107 | 93458 | 106,383 | 12668600 | 10000000 | 94 | 107 | 106383 | 93458 | 11 | 909091 | 909091 | https://www.boxingscene.com/anthony-joshua-vs-wladimir-klitschko-compubox-punch-stats–116148 | https://www.telegraph.co.uk/boxing/2017/04/29/joshua-vs-klitschko-purse-will-fighter-earn-prize-money/ | |
| 17 | Tyson Fury | Deontay Wilder | D | 01/12/2018 | 10,000,000 | 7893550 | 84 | 93971 | 111,177 | 14,000,000 | 11050970 | 71 | 84 | 155647 | 131559 | 12 | 657796 | 920914 | https://www.boxingscene.com/deontay-wilder-vs-tyson-fury-compubox-punch-stats–134262 | https://www.telegraph.co.uk/boxing/2018/12/02/deontay-wilder-vs-tyson-fury-prize-money-much-fight-purse-fighter1/ |
