How Much Pro boxers REALLY GET PAID!
Summary
TLDRThis video dives into the wealth and extravagance of top boxers, focusing on icons like Floyd Mayweather and their luxurious lifestyles. It contrasts these riches with the surprisingly low earnings of average professional boxers, revealing that many only make around $50,000 annually. Featuring insights from former professional Anthony Joshua, it highlights the financial struggles many fighters face, despite the glamour seen at the top. The video also showcases some of the most extravagant purchases by the wealthiest boxers, like Mike Tyson's $2.2 million gold bathtub and Mayweather's $18 million watch.
Takeaways
- 💰 Boxing is often associated with wealth, especially when thinking of Floyd 'Money' Mayweather.
- ✈️ Mayweather's wealth is evident in his private jets, luxury cars, multiple houses, boats, and numerous women.
- 💸 Despite the wealth flaunted by top boxers, the reality is that only a few achieve this level of financial success.
- 😮 Average salary for a professional boxer is surprisingly low at $50,000.
- 🛁 Mike Tyson once bought a $2.2 million gold bathtub as a gift for his ex-wife.
- 🚤 Canelo Alvarez owns a $45 million yacht.
- ⌚ Floyd Mayweather owns an $18 million watch called the 'billionaire'.
- 👕 Mayweather only wears underwear once, costing him over $6,500 a year.
- 📉 The top 1% of boxers have extraordinary wealth, but the average boxer's earnings are quite modest.
- 🥊 Ex-professional boxer Nancy Joshua shared that early in his career he earned as little as £600 per fight and later on got around £3,000 to £4,000 for fighting good opposition, with his biggest purse being £10,000.
Q & A
What is the nickname of Floyd Mayweather, and why is he associated with wealth in boxing?
-Floyd Mayweather is nicknamed 'Money' because of his immense success and earnings in the sport of boxing, which has made him one of the wealthiest athletes in the sport.
What are some of the luxurious items owned by Floyd Mayweather mentioned in the script?
-The script mentions Floyd Mayweather owning private jets, cars, houses, boats, and an 18 million dollar watch named 'The Billionaire'.
What is the estimated annual cost of Floyd Mayweather's underwear habit, as described in the script?
-According to the script, Floyd Mayweather's habit of wearing underwear only once and then disposing of it costs him over six thousand five hundred dollars a year.
What is the average salary for a professional boxer, as mentioned in the script?
-The script states that the average salary for a professional boxer is fifty thousand dollars.
How much did Anthony Joshua reportedly earn for his first five fights according to the script?
-Anthony Joshua reportedly earned 600 pounds for his first five fights, as mentioned in the script.
What was the prize money Anthony Joshua received for reaching the semi-finals of the Prizefighter competition?
-Anthony Joshua received eight thousand pounds for reaching the semi-finals of the Prizefighter competition.
What is the significance of the 24-hour fight mentioned in the script?
-The script implies that Anthony Joshua took a fight on short notice, and his earnings for that fight increased to 10 grand, which was his biggest purse at the time.
How often did Anthony Joshua fight during his career, as suggested by the script?
-The script suggests that Anthony Joshua fought three or four times a year during his career.
What are some of the expenses a professional boxer like Anthony Joshua had to consider, according to the script?
-The script mentions expenses such as paying for trainers, the boxing board, and taxes as part of the financial considerations for professional boxers.
What was Anthony Joshua's perspective on his earnings throughout his boxing career as depicted in the script?
-Anthony Joshua expressed that while he enjoyed his boxing career, he acknowledged that he did not make as much money as he might have wished, and he did not reach the level of the top earners in the sport.
What is the main message conveyed by the script regarding the financial disparity between top-earning and average professional boxers?
-The script highlights the significant financial disparity between the top-earning boxers, who can afford extravagant purchases, and the average professional boxer, who earns a relatively modest salary.
Outlines
💰 The Lavish Lifestyle of Boxing's Elite
Boxing is often associated with immense wealth, with Floyd Mayweather being a prime example of financial success in the sport. The opulent lifestyle includes private jets, luxury cars, extravagant houses, boats, and the company of beautiful women. Despite this, only a few boxers achieve such wealth. The video discusses the contrast between the wealthiest boxers and the average professional boxer's earnings.
🛥️ Extravagant Purchases by Top Boxers
Highlighting some of the most extravagant purchases by elite boxers: Mike Tyson's $2.2 million gold bathtub, Canelo Álvarez's $45 million yacht, Floyd Mayweather's $18 million watch, and Mayweather's quirky habit of wearing and disposing of underwear daily, costing him $6,500 annually. These examples illustrate the vast wealth of boxing's top one percent.
📉 The Reality of Average Boxer Earnings
The average salary for professional boxers is surprisingly low at $50,000. Anthony Joshua's former opponent discusses the financial struggles of a typical boxer, revealing that initial fights earned him only £600. As his career progressed, expenses increased, including paying for opponents and tickets. Even notable achievements like reaching the semi-finals in a prize fight brought modest earnings. Despite fighting top opponents and Olympic champions, earnings were limited, making boxing a challenging profession financially.
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Keywords
💡Floyd Mayweather
💡Private Jets
💡Gold Bathtub
💡Average Salary
💡Prizefighter
💡Yacht
💡Watch
💡Boxing Board
💡Tax
💡Opposition
Highlights
Wealth in boxing is often associated with Floyd Mayweather, known as 'Money' Mayweather.
Mayweather's wealth is demonstrated through his luxurious lifestyle, including private jets, cars, houses, and boats.
Despite the perception, not all boxers earn millions; it's a dream for many but a reality for very few.
The channel encourages viewers to like and subscribe for more content on boxing earnings.
The video features a conversation with a previous boxer, Joshua, to discuss earnings in boxing.
Among the top 1% of boxers, Mike Tice is known for his extravagant 2.2 million dollar gold bathtub.
Canelo owns a 45 million dollar yacht, showcasing the wealth of top boxers.
Floyd Mayweather is mentioned again for his 18 million dollar watch named 'The Billionaire'.
Mayweather's peculiar habit of wearing underwear only once, costing over $6,500 a year, is highlighted.
The average salary for a professional boxer is surprisingly low at $50,000.
Joshua shares his personal boxing earnings journey, starting with £600 for his first five fights.
As Joshua's career progressed, he had to invest money into his fights, with variable earnings.
Joshua's highest earnings were around £10,000 for a fight, emphasizing the financial challenges of boxing.
The video discusses the costs associated with training, boxing boards, and taxes for professional boxers.
Joshua reflects on his boxing career, expressing enjoyment despite not reaching the highest earnings level.
The video concludes with Joshua's acknowledgment of the hard fights he took to progress in his career.
Transcripts
boxing easy money right
when you think of wealth in boxing
naturally you think of Floyd Money
Mayweather isn't more than anyone ever
in the sport and just look how happy
it's made him wait a second
that's better the private jets
the cars I'm the money man remember that
the houses
[Music]
the boats
and of course the woman
says every boxer earning Millions it's a
dream for many in reality for very few
please drop a like to subscribe really
helps me build the channel
stick around to the end I'll speak to a
previous answer Joshua phone him see how
much you get paid to find and deal with
this
it's not a lot you'd be surprised so if
all the flexing from the richest boxes
around the world we've got to be in a
lot right here are some of the most
lucrative purchases made by the top one
percent number four is just ridiculous
number one Mike Tice 2.2 million dollar
gold bathtub which he actually gifted to
his ex-wife number two canelo's 45
million yacht
number three Floyd Mayweather 18 million
dollar watch named the billionaire
number four Floyd Mayweather again weird
Flags but Floyd only wears underwear
once he dispose them after each day this
costs him over six thousand five hundred
dollars a year it's clear that the top
one percent have more money than most
could ever dream of
so how much does the average box get
paid it's surprisingly low
fifty thousand dollars is the average
salary for professional boxer which in
my opinion isn't a lot to deal with
things like this
going right in
highest X professional and Nancy Joshua
Poland or butlin how much he got paid
for his fight career including against
AJ here's what he had to say this is a
good question how much was Union
throughout your fight VMA been
interesting video so
when I was just starting I think the
first five got 600 Quid you didn't have
to worry about selling tickets the
further along you went
the whole game sort of changed where you
had to put a thousand Pounds into the
show you had to pay for your opponent
and whatever's left you got so then all
of a sudden I did the prize fire I got
got to the semi-finals
and I've got eight thousand quid I'm
like I'm not gonna look at this so let's
start taking fights in short notice
fighting abroad against good opposition
not fighting bums kids on the debuts or
anything I'm fine good opposition uh
Olympic champions for that I was
probably getting three or four grand to
fight
um I took another 24 hours now it's got
10 grand for that and I think that was
the biggest purse so we're fighting
three or four times a year it's not a
lot of money you break it down when you
play any trainers you're playing the
boxing board when you fight a board you
have to put uh pay tax as well yeah
let's see the top of your game
it's not very lucrative but it is what
it is I enjoyed it
I couldn't wish I'd have made more money
but I just didn't get to that level
listen I was never a will be that's why
I taught them hard fights
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