Earning money has always been easier with power. The money comes with praise when your power is used in a legal way and that is only possible when either you a wrestler or a boxer. Boxing is one of the most interesting games that has always entertained the viewers with the stunts and the moves that these boxers show to make money. let us see the top 10 richest boxers of all times.
1)Oscar de la Hoya
Net Worth: $53 million
He became “The Golden Boy” after winning an Olympic games 1992 in Barcelona. He is a true example of Boxing with the brains. He not only knocked out many of his opponents but also possesses skills of a businessman too. Till now he has made huge amount of $696 million by investing his money in his own fight, and that is not all, he also earned the highest earning pay-per-view boxing event making $53 million, and last but not the least he made all that money in the battle he had lost.
2)Evander Holyfield
Net Worth: $35 million
He is known as the man of guts, because he stood against the legend of boxing Mike Tyson in 1997, the whole event itself became memorable and was written in golden writing in history. He fought twice against Tyson, during the battle Tyson chopped off his ear out of his head and for that reason the fight become bloody and historic. However what he earned through this whole process was fame and lots and lots of money.
3)Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Net Worth: $32 million
He called himself “Money” and we believe there is nothing wrong in it. He is a five division World Champion, and that is not enough for him, he loves to stays on top of the ring and therefore won 8 world titles. Awards that cling to boxing ring and the world of boxing all are owned by him, and he feels proud of being the undefeatable in the ring. With winning comes fame and with it comes more money that he earned.
4)Wladimir Klitschko
Net Worth: $32 million
He is one the brother of klitschko family. There is almost every type of belt from boxing ring that have been lucky to wrapped around his waist that includes WBO, IBF, IBO and the Ring Heavyweight belt. To put cherry on the top he owned them for the longest time in the ring making him 5th in the list of all time.
5)David Haye
Net Worth: $32 million
He is a British professional Boxer. He is smart, successful and of course rich. He once possessed the title of WBA, and he also owned WBC and WBO titles too. He is a former undisputed cruise weight champion, and also the only heavyweight champion not bearing the name Klitschko.
6)Mike Tyson
Net Worth: $30 million
He is Furious and fearless, who can even bite an ear if furious enough and that lesson was best learned by his counterpart in 1997 by Evander Holyfield, who became his victim. A guaranteed winner of the money is his phenomenon he was guaranteed $30 million for his match against Holyfield in 1997. He lost both times against him.
7)Lennox Lewis
Net Worth: $30 million
Holder of dual Nationality of Great Britain and Canada, place himself as British, when it comes to boxing. He retired recently however he is the most recent undisputed world heavyweight champion reversing the trend of British boxers losing to American boxer. He defeated Holy field and mike Tyson too and became one of the legends in boxing history by defeating legends.
8)Manny Pacquiao
Net Worth: $25 million
Marco Antonio, Miguel Cotto, Antonio Margarito and Oscar de la Hoya will never forget their battles with Manny Pacquiao because they lost many battles in the ring and that was really hard match that audience could forget, because Manny practically won by losing any round at all. Pacquiao defeated future Hall-of-Farmers along the way of his eight weight lifting champion ships and sending the rest of the boxers to disappointments and retirements. In 2012 he almost won $25 million against the match with Timothy Bradley but he lost controversial decision to Bradley.
9)Vitali Klitschko
Net Worth: $15 million
One right step can make you a champion. One tactic, one move and one right hook in Germany 2011, has brought down the 2004 Olympic gold medalist, Odlanier Solis of Cuba, in first round and snatched the WBC versi0on of heavyweight title. During his battle with canvas he hurt his right knees.
10)Miguel Cotto
Net Worth: $8 million
Nobody can ever think about dropping down three division world champion and a 4 time World Champion in 3 Weight Class, Cotto, but since he was defeated by Antonio Margarito in tainted fight, his confidence was shattered and it became for Pacquiao to beat him in a near-shout out. The fight over all went amazing and caught big eyes over him, though he was defeated still he was he got his highest payday for that fight.
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