as Expected, the remuneration of the athletes was due to the Corona-crisis worse than in previous years. As a basis, the revenue from June 2019 to June 2020 were used. The first place of the Swiss tennis professional Roger Federer made. Among the first 30 places is equal to four boxers who made their money in the first place with fight purses to be found.

On place eleven WBC champion Tyson Fury (30-0-1, 21 Ko) landed. The “Gypsy King” earned $ 57 million. His British compatriot, the Three-time Champ Anthony Joshua (23-1, 21 Ko) comes in with $ 47 million in 19th place. Directly out of the Fury-rival Deontay Wilder (42-1-1, 41 K. o.) is a 20 with 46.5 million dollars. Financially, the heavy weight is king class, the three Top people earn the most money in the Sport. On place 30 of the best Pound-for-Pound Boxer with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (53-1-2, 36 K. o.) with 37 million. Also No. 16 in the Forbes list of Box experience: UFC Champ Conor McGregor (48 million) had, 2017 with Floyd Mayweather jr. (50-0, 27 Ko) in the Ring confessed and, most recently, his interest in a return to the rope and announced em.

Text: Nils Bothmann

*The contribution of “Four Boxer among Forbes Top 30 for 2020,” published by box-sport.de. Contact with the executives here.

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