Top 10 highest paid boxers in the world:
In our world boxing is known a very popular combination of martial and combat sport. It is a game of including two fighting players , who has punched each other to win the game. On the other hand, it's also included in commonwealth and Olympics sports. Some other games like football, cricket Tennis ball, basket ball this game getting more popularity among people. No doubt that some people is considered that this game is most dangerous but some say it's not a a dangerous but also risky. These days boxing is a game of huge purse of money making. In addition this game is also got much fame due to richest and most popular boxing players. However, the people like to watch this game with their big wish. Depending upon the above information we enlist below the top 10 highest paid boxers in the world.
10. Amir Khan ( Net worth $30 million )
Amir Khan is a British professional boxer who was born on 8 December 1986. In the 2004 Olympics Amir Khan won a silver medal in the lightweight division, becoming Britain's youngest boxing Olympic medalist at the age of 17. He started his professional career on 2 February 2008, when he scheduled to fight Martin Kristjansen. On the other hand, Khan is also one the youngest ever British professional world champions winning the WBA title at the age of 22. In addition Khan has worked as a Philanthropist and mixed martial arts promoter. In his personal life he also enjoys participation in cricket, basket ball and football where he supports his local Bolton Wanderers team and also has previously used the club's training facility. The net worth of Khan is estimated to be $30 million.
9. Bernard Hopkins ( Net worth $40 million )
One of the most successful boxers of the past three decades, which held multiple world championships in two weight classes, included the middleweight undisputed title 2004-2005, and also the Lineal light Heavyweight title from 2011-2012. He is an American former professional boxer who was born on 15 January 1965. Hopkins is widely known one of the greatest boxers of the modern Era, as well as he was highly defensive and strategic boxer for carrying good speed and power with the counter punching skills. On the other hand, Hopkins is ranked by BoxRec as the 5th greatest boxer of all time pound for pound. He has also ability to take a wide variety of situations in he ring and implement rough and dirty tactics while fighting on the inside or in a clinch. The net worth of Hopkins is estimated to be $40 million.
8 Vitali Klitschko ( Net worth $65 million )
Vitali Klitschko is a Ukrainian politician and a former professional boxer who was born on 19 July 1971.. He formally began his political career in 2006 when he placed second in the Kiev Mayoral race. Klitschko currently serves as a Mayor of Kiev and also head of the Kiev City State Administration, having held both offices since June 2014. On the other hand, Klitschko holds one of the highest knockout to fight ratios of any World champion in Heavy weight boxing history, while possessing a highly durable chin. In addition he has received the WBC honour Eternal champion as he has never lost the title and successfully defended it ten times with the record of only Heavyweight boxer. He is a three time world heavyweight champion, 2nd longest reigning WBC Heavyweight champion of all time, 3rd longest combined world championship reign in history at 2,735 days and also many other records.
7.Muhammad Ali ( Net worth $80 million )
One of the Controversial, inspiring, and polarizing figure both inside and outside the ring that Muhammad Ali was known in his early career. Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer and Activist who was born on 17 January 1942 and died 3 June 2016. Ali won a Gold medal in the light Heavyweight division at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and turned professional later that year at the age of 18, as well as at the age of 22, Ali won the WBA, WBC and Lineal Heavyweight titles from Sonny Liston in a major upset. Interesting information, that Ali as Muslim was initially affiliated with Elija Muhammad's nation of Islam and also advocated their black separatist ideology. He also devoted his life to his religious and charitable work after retiring from boxing at the age of 39 in 1981. In his boxing career, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated figures of the 20th century.
6. Sugar Ray Leonard ( Net worth $120 million )
Ray Charles Leonard professionally known as Sugar Ray Leonard is an American former professional boxer, as well as Motivational speaker and occasional actor who was born on 17 May 1956. He started boxing at the premier park recreation center in 1969. And his older brother Roger also is a boxer, and started boxing first. On the other hand he made his professional career in 5 February, 1977 before a crowd of 10,270 at the civic center in Baltimore. He has also deals for the commercial endorsements for the companies include 7up, Revlon, Ford Ea sports, Nabisco and World most popular company Coca Cola. In addition his most popular commercial was a 7up ad that he did with his son Ray. Jr Roberto Duran and Duran's son Roberto Jr in the early 1980s. The ring magazine named him the Fighter of the year 1979 and 1981. The net worth of Sugar Ray Leonard is estimated to be $120 million.
5. Lennox Lewis ( Net worth $130 million )
Lennox Lewis is a former professional boxer who competed from 1989-2003. He was born on 2 September 1965. He won several regional Heavyweight championships in his first three years as a professional, including the European, British and commonwealth titles, as well as after winning his first 21 fights, he defeated Donovan Ruddock in 1992 to take over the number one position in the WBC rankings. On the other hand, he is regarded as one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time, and also one of the greatest British fighters of all time. Lewis has been a three time heavyweight world champion, two time lineal champion, and remains the last heavyweight to hold the undisputed title. In addition he has avid amateur chess player, and funded an after school chess programme for disadvantaged youth, one of whom earned a university chess scholarships at Tennessee Tech.His net worth is estimated as $130 million.
4. Oscar De La Hoya ( Net worth $200 million )
One of the top rated fighter of the world Oscar De la Hoya is a former professional boxer who was born on 4 February 1973. He holds dual American and Mexican citizenship. He won multiple world titles in six different weight classes including the lineal championship in three weight classes and is ranked as sixteenth best boxer of all time pound for pound by BoxRec. He made his professional debut by scoring a first round TKO Victory, as well as he won first world title at the age 20 in his 12th professional fight stopping Jimmy Bredahl in tenth round to win the WBO Super Featherweight title. In early 2007 he signed to defend his title against WBC, Welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Hoya's amateur career included 234 wins, 163 by knockout and six losses. The net worth of Oscar De La Hoyas is estimated as $200 million.
3. Manny Pacquiao ( Net worth $250 million )
Emmanuel Manny Dapidran Pacquiao commonly known as Manny Pacquiao is a Filipino professional boxer and politician currently serving as a senator of the Philippines. He was named the fighter of the decade for the 2000s by the boxing writers association of America WBC and WBO. besides his boxing, he has participated in basket ball, business, acting, music recording and also politics. Pacquiao currently ranked no. 4 in BoxRec's ranking of the greatest pound for pound boxers of all time. On the other hand, in the history of boxing Pacquiao is the only eight division World Champion having won eleven major world titles and being the first boxer to win the linear championship in five different weight classes. He is also the first boxer in history to win major world title to win four of the original eight eight classes of boxing, flyweight, featherweight, lightweight and welterweight.His net worth is estimated as $250 million.
2. George Foreman ( Net worth $250 million )
George Foreman is an American professional boxer who was born on 10 January 1949. His nickname is big George and the people also know this name. He has been inducted into the world boxing Hall of fame and international boxing Hall of fame, as well as the International boxing research organization rates Foreman as the 8th greatest Heavyweight of all time. And in the history George is known best and the great boxer. In addition, Big George is a two time World Heavy weight Champion and also an Olympic Gold medalist. An interesting information, that outside boxing he is a successful entrepreneur and known for his promotion of the George Foreman Grill which has sold over Hundred 100 million units worldwide. He started his professional career in 1969 with a three round knockout of Donald Welheim New York. His net worth is estimated to be $250 million.
1. Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. ( Net worth $340 million )
Standing on the first position the no.1 highest paid boxer in the world is Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. He is an American professional boxing promoter and former professional boxer. Mayweather is a two time winner of the Ring Magazines fighter of the year award, and the three time winner of the boxing writers association of America fighter of the year. On the other hand, he is one of the most lucrative Pay-Per-View attractions of all time in any sport. The Forbes and sports Illustrated listed him the topped of the 50 highest paid athletes of 2012 and 2013, and also again in both 2014 and 2015 the highest paid athlete in the world. He won the four different class championships and announced his name in heavyweight championship for five times.He is often referred to as the best defensive boxer in the history. The net worth of Mayweather Jr is estimated to be $340 million.
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