Boxing purses in 2017
23 boxers were paid $423,523,666 across 43 bouts in 2017. The biggest single purse was $260,000,000, to Floyd Mayweather Jr against Conor McGregor.
Who was paid most in 2017
Every purse we hold from the year, folded into the boxer who took it.
Every purse we hold from 2017
Tap a column heading to re-rank| # | BOXER | PURSE | OPPONENT | RESULT | DATE | DIVISION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Floyd Mayweather Jr | $260,000,000$260.0m | Conor McGregor | WinTKO 10 | 26 August 2017 | Welterweight |
| 02 | Canelo Alvarez | $30,000,000$30.0m | Gennadiy Golovkin | DrawSD | 16 September 2017 | Middleweight |
| 03 | Canelo Alvarez | $25,000,000$25.0m | Julio César Chávez Jr. | WinUD | 6 May 2017 | Middleweight |
| 04 | Anthony Joshua | $21,500,000$21.5m | Carlos Takam | WinTKO 10 | 28 October 2017 | Heavyweight |
| 05 | Anthony Joshua | $20,000,000$20.0m | Wladimir Klitschko | WinTKO 11 | 29 April 2017 | Heavyweight |
| 06 | Manny Pacquiao | $20,000,000$20.0m | Jeff Horn | LossUD | 2 July 2017 | Welterweight |
| 07 | Tony Bellew | $7,322,000$7.3m | David Haye | WinTKO 11 | 4 March 2017 | Cruiserweight |
| 08 | Keith Thurman | $5,500,000$5.5m | Danny García | WinSD | 4 March 2017 | Light Middleweight |
| 09 | Danny Garcia | $4,500,000$4.5m | Keith Thurman | LossSD | 4 March 2017 | Light Middleweight |
| 10 | Leo Santa Cruz | $4,000,000$4.0m | Carl Frampton | WinMD | 28 January 2017 | Super Featherweight |
| 11 | Deontay Wilder | $3,200,000$3.2m | Bermane Stiverne | WinKO 1 | 4 November 2017 | Heavyweight |
| 12 | Chris Eubank Jr | $3,000,000$3.0m | Arthur Abraham | WinUD | 15 July 2017 | Middleweight |
| 13 | Joseph Parker | $2,806,600$2.8m | Hughie Fury | WinMD | 23 September 2017 | Heavyweight |
| 14 | Joseph Parker | $2,800,066$2.8m | Răzvan Cojanu | WinUD | 6 May 2017 | Heavyweight |
| 15 | Leo Santa Cruz | $2,250,000$2.3m | Chris Avalos | WinKO 8 | 14 October 2017 | Super Featherweight |
| 16 | Deontay Wilder | $2,100,000$2.1m | Gerald Washington | WinTKO 5 | 25 February 2017 | Heavyweight |
| 17 | Terence Crawford | $1,250,000$1.3m | Julius Indongo | WinKO 3 | 19 August 2017 | Middleweight |
| 18 | Chris Eubank Jr | $1,000,000$1.0m | Avni Yıldırım | WinKO 3 | 7 October 2017 | Middleweight |
| 19 | Dillian Whyte | $1,000,000$1.0m | Robert Helenius | WinUD | 28 October 2017 | Heavyweight |
| 20 | Badou Jack | $750,000$750k | Nathan Cleverly | WinTKO 5 | 26 August 2017 | Cruiserweight |
| 21 | Chris Eubank Jr | $750,000$750k | Renold Quinlan | WinTKO 10 | 4 February 2017 | Middleweight |
| 22 | Badou Jack | $700,000$700k | James DeGale | DrawMD | 14 January 2017 | Cruiserweight |
| 23 | Gervonta Davis | $600,000$600k | Francisco Fonseca | WinKO 8 | 26 August 2017 | Super Featherweight |
| 24 | David Benavidez | $400,000$400k | Ronald Gavril | WinSD | 8 September 2017 | Super Lightweight |
| 25 | David Benavidez | $400,000$400k | Rogelio Medina | WinTKO 8 | 20 May 2017 | Super Lightweight |
| 26 | Kubrat Pulev | $400,000$400k | Kevin Johnson | WinUD | 28 April 2017 | Heavyweight |
| 27 | Luis Ortiz | $400,000$400k | Daniel Martz | WinKO 2 | 8 December 2017 | Heavyweight |
| 28 | Derek Chisora | $300,000$300k | Robert Filipovic | WinTKO 5 | 30 September 2017 | Heavyweight |
| 29 | Oleksandr Usyk | $275,000$275k | Michael Hunter | WinUD | 8 April 2017 | Heavyweight |
| 30 | Gilberto Ramírez | $250,000$250k | Jesse Hart | WinUD | 22 September 2017 | Cruiserweight |
| 31 | Gilberto Ramírez | $250,000$250k | Max Bursak | WinUD | 22 April 2017 | Cruiserweight |
| 32 | Oleksandr Usyk | $250,000$250k | Marco Huck | WinTKO 10 | 9 September 2017 | Heavyweight |
| 33 | Dmitry Bivol | $75,000$75k | Trent Broadhurst | WinKO 1 | 4 November 2017 | Light Heavyweight |
| 34 | Gervonta Davis | $75,000$75k | Liam Walsh | WinKO 3 | 20 May 2017 | Super Featherweight |
| 35 | Gervonta Davis | $75,000$75k | José Pedraza | WinTKO 7 | 14 January 2017 | Super Featherweight |
| 36 | Dmitry Bivol | $70,000$70k | Cedric Agnew | WinTKO 4 | 17 June 2017 | Light Heavyweight |
| 37 | Derek Chisora | $65,000$65k | Agit Kabayel | LossMD | 4 November 2017 | Heavyweight |
| 38 | Dmitry Bivol | $40,000$40k | Samuel Clarkson | WinTKO 4 | 14 April 2017 | Light Heavyweight |
| 39 | Dmitry Bivol | $40,000$40k | Robert Berridge | WinTKO 4 | 23 February 2017 | Light Heavyweight |
| 40 | Lamont Roach Jr | $40,000$40k | Rey Perez | WinUD | 30 November 2017 | Super Featherweight |
| 41 | Lamont Roach Jr | $30,000$30k | Luis Hinojosa | WinTKO 1 | 21 October 2017 | Super Featherweight |
| 42 | Lamont Roach Jr | $30,000$30k | Jesús Valdez Barrayan | WinUD | 30 June 2017 | Super Featherweight |
| 43 | Lamont Roach Jr | $30,000$30k | Alejandro Valdez | WinKO 1 | 28 January 2017 | Super Featherweight |
The belts on the line in 2017
33 of the 43 purses we hold from 2017 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WBA | 13 | $90,305,000$90.3m | Canelo Alvarez |
| IBF | 8 | $74,200,000$74.2m | Canelo Alvarez |
| WBC | 11 | $48,710,000$48.7m | Canelo Alvarez |
| IBO | 5 | $46,250,000$46.3m | Anthony Joshua |
| The Ring | 3 | $31,950,000$31.9m | Canelo Alvarez |
| WBO | 8 | $27,881,666$27.9m | Manny Pacquiao |
24 of the 43 bouts we hold a result for ended before the last scheduled round.
How 2017 compares
Purses paid in each year we hold, in time order.
2017 ranks 4 of the 18 years on record, worth 7.7% of the $5,470,613,459 paid across them. That is 237.5% more than 2016, which paid $125,502,174.
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 2017?
$423,523,666, across 43 bouts and 23 boxers. That is a mean of $9,849,388 a bout.
Who was the highest paid boxer of 2017?
Floyd Mayweather Jr, on $260,000,000 from 1 bouts in 2017, ahead of Canelo Alvarez on $55,000,000.
What was the biggest purse of 2017?
$260,000,000, to Floyd Mayweather Jr against Conor McGregor on 26 August 2017.
Boxing purses year by year
The 18 years we hold enough purses to rank, newest first.