Boxing purses in 2014
17 boxers were paid $195,850,026 across 37 bouts in 2014. The biggest single purse was $50,000,000, to Floyd Mayweather Jr against Marcos Maidana.
Who was paid most in 2014
Every purse we hold from the year, folded into the boxer who took it.
Every purse we hold from 2014
Tap a column heading to re-rank| # | BOXER | PURSE | OPPONENT | RESULT | DATE | DIVISION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Floyd Mayweather Jr | $50,000,000$50.0m | Marcos Maidana | WinMD | 3 May 2014 | Welterweight |
| 02 | Floyd Mayweather Jr | $47,000,000$47.0m | Marcos Maidana | WinUD | 13 September 2014 | Welterweight |
| 03 | Manny Pacquiao | $35,000,000$35.0m | Timothy Bradley | WinUD | 12 April 2014 | Welterweight |
| 04 | Manny Pacquiao | $32,000,000$32.0m | Chris Algieri | WinUD | 23 November 2014 | Welterweight |
| 05 | Tyson Fury | $14,000,000$14.0m | Derek Chisora | WinRTD 10 | 29 November 2014 | Heavyweight |
| 06 | Danny Garcia | $3,500,000$3.5m | Mauricio Herrera | WinMD | 15 March 2014 | Light Middleweight |
| 07 | Kubrat Pulev | $2,950,026$3.0m | Wladimir Klitschko | LossKO 5 | 15 November 2014 | Heavyweight |
| 08 | Tyson Fury | $2,500,000$2.5m | Joey Abell | WinTKO 4 | 15 February 2014 | Heavyweight |
| 09 | Amir Khan | $1,500,000$1.5m | Luis Collazo | WinUD | 3 May 2014 | Welterweight |
| 10 | Danny Garcia | $1,100,000$1.1m | Rod Salka | WinKO 2 | 9 August 2014 | Light Middleweight |
| 11 | Amir Khan | $950,000$950k | Devon Alexander | WinUD | 13 December 2014 | Welterweight |
| 12 | Leo Santa Cruz | $750,000$750k | Manuel Roman | WinKO 2 | 13 September 2014 | Super Featherweight |
| 13 | Tony Bellew | $700,000$700k | Nathan Cleverly | WinSD | 22 November 2014 | Cruiserweight |
| 14 | Keith Thurman | $600,000$600k | Leonard Bundu | WinUD | 13 December 2014 | Light Middleweight |
| 15 | Keith Thurman | $600,000$600k | Julio Díaz | WinRTD 3 | 26 April 2014 | Light Middleweight |
| 16 | Leo Santa Cruz | $500,000$500k | Cristian Mijares | WinUD | 8 March 2014 | Super Featherweight |
| 17 | Deontay Wilder | $300,000$300k | Jason Gavern | WinRTD 4 | 16 August 2014 | Heavyweight |
| 18 | Deontay Wilder | $275,000$275k | Malik Scott | WinKO 1 | 15 March 2014 | Heavyweight |
| 19 | Chris Eubank Jr | $250,000$250k | Billy Joe Saunders | LossSD | 29 November 2014 | Middleweight |
| 20 | Derek Chisora | $250,000$250k | Kevin Johnson | WinUD | 15 February 2014 | Heavyweight |
| 21 | Kubrat Pulev | $150,000$150k | Ivica Perković | WinRTD 3 | 5 April 2014 | Heavyweight |
| 22 | Tony Bellew | $150,000$150k | Julio Cesar Dos Santos | WinTKO 5 | 12 July 2014 | Cruiserweight |
| 23 | Tony Bellew | $100,000$100k | Valery Brudov | WinKO | 15 March 2014 | Cruiserweight |
| 24 | Andy Ruiz Jr | $75,000$75k | Siarhei Liakhovich | WinUD | 20 December 2014 | Heavyweight |
| 25 | Anthony Joshua | $75,000$75k | Denis Bakhtov | WinTKO 2 | 11 October 2014 | Heavyweight |
| 26 | Oleksandr Usyk | $75,000$75k | Danie Venter | WinTKO 9 | 13 December 2014 | Heavyweight |
| 27 | Oleksandr Usyk | $75,000$75k | Daniel Bruwer | WinTKO 7 | 4 October 2014 | Heavyweight |
| 28 | Gilberto Ramírez | $70,000$70k | Junior Talipeau | WinTKO 1 | 7 July 2014 | Cruiserweight |
| 29 | Badou Jack | $60,000$60k | Francisco Sierra | WinTKO 6 | 12 December 2014 | Cruiserweight |
| 30 | Badou Jack | $60,000$60k | Jason Escalera | WinUD | 30 August 2014 | Cruiserweight |
| 31 | Badou Jack | $60,000$60k | Derek Edwards | LossTKO 1 | 28 February 2014 | Cruiserweight |
| 32 | Andy Ruiz Jr | $40,000$40k | Kenny Lemos | WinTKO 1 | 25 October 2014 | Heavyweight |
| 33 | Andy Ruiz Jr | $30,000$30k | Manuel Quezada | WinTKO 2 | 17 May 2014 | Heavyweight |
| 34 | Gilberto Ramírez | $30,000$30k | Giovanni Lorenzo | WinTKO 5 | 11 March 2014 | Cruiserweight |
| 35 | Chris Eubank Jr | $25,000$25k | Omar Siala | WinTKO 2 | 25 October 2014 | Middleweight |
| 36 | Chris Eubank Jr | $25,000$25k | Ivan Jukic | WinTKO 1 | 26 July 2014 | Middleweight |
| 37 | Chris Eubank Jr | $25,000$25k | Štěpán Horváth | WinTKO 6 | 7 June 2014 | Middleweight |
The belts on the line in 2014
22 of the 37 purses we hold from 2014 were paid for a night with a world title on it. The rows overlap: a unification puts more than one belt on the same fight.
| BELT | BOUTS | TOTAL PURSES | BIGGEST PURSE |
|---|---|---|---|
| WBC | 10 | $104,380,000$104.4m | Floyd Mayweather Jr |
| The Ring | 4 | $103,450,026$103.5m | Floyd Mayweather Jr |
| WBA | 7 | $103,450,000$103.5m | Floyd Mayweather Jr |
| WBO | 11 | $81,825,000$81.8m | Manny Pacquiao |
| IBF | 1 | $2,950,026$3.0m | Kubrat Pulev |
22 of the 37 bouts we hold a result for ended before the last scheduled round.
How 2014 compares
Purses paid in each year we hold, in time order.
2014 ranks 10 of the 18 years on record, worth 3.6% of the $5,470,613,459 paid across them. That is 22.7% more than 2013, which paid $159,640,600.
What a purse is, and what it is not
Every figure on these pages is what a boxer was paid to fight: the contracted purse for one night. It is not what he earned that year and it is not his income. Pay-per-view points, sponsorship, ticket money and whatever a promoter settles afterwards sit outside it. A bonus written into the fight contract is inside it.
Frequently asked questions
How much were boxers paid in 2014?
$195,850,026, across 37 bouts and 17 boxers. That is a mean of $5,293,244 a bout.
Who was the highest paid boxer of 2014?
Floyd Mayweather Jr, on $97,000,000 from 2 bouts in 2014, ahead of Manny Pacquiao on $67,000,000.
What was the biggest purse of 2014?
$50,000,000, to Floyd Mayweather Jr against Marcos Maidana on 3 May 2014.
Boxing purses year by year
The 18 years we hold enough purses to rank, newest first.