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Boxing purses per minute in the ring

A purse pays for the fight, not for the time it takes. Divide it by the minutes the bout lasted and Oleksandr Usyk was paid $9,519,231 a minute against Daniel Dubois in 2025: $132,000,000 for 13:52 of boxing. Across the 699 bouts we hold a purse and a time for, $5,393,549,950 bought 17,071 minutes, or $315,956 for each one.

Boxing Highest paid boxers Biggest purses Oleksandr Usyk Floyd Mayweather Jr
MOST PER MINUTE$9,519,231$9.5m Oleksandr Usyk v Daniel Dubois
EVERY BOUT, PER MINUTE$315,956
BOUTS TIMED699
MINUTES BOXED17,071
QUICKEST $10M NIGHT2:17 Deontay Wilder v Dominic Breazeale
PER MINUTE IN DEFEAT$477,606

The best-paid minutes in boxing

The fifteen bouts that paid most for each minute boxed, by what one boxer took home.

Oleksandr Usyk v Daniel Dubois $9.5m Floyd Mayweather Jr v Conor McGregor $9.3m Anthony Joshua v Francis NGannou $8.9m Floyd Mayweather Jr v Manny Pacquiao $6.9m Daniel Dubois v Oleksandr Usyk $5.1m Anthony Joshua v Andy Ruiz Jr $4.5m Deontay Wilder v Dominic Breazeale $4.4m Canelo Alvarez v Terence Crawford $4.2m Manny Pacquiao v Floyd Mayweather Jr $4.2m Canelo Alvarez v Rocky Fielding $3.8m Manny Pacquiao v Ricky Hatton $3.7m Oleksandr Usyk v Tyson Fury $3.2m Tyson Fury v Oleksandr Usyk $3.2m Floyd Mayweather Jr v Victor Ortiz $3.1m Anthony Joshua v Jake Paul $3.0m

Floyd Mayweather Jr holds the biggest purse we have, $260,000,000 against Conor McGregor, and it is the second best-paid minute here: the fight lasted 28:05. Oleksandr Usyk was paid $132,000,000 against Daniel Dubois and it was over in 13:52. 7 of the top twenty minutes went to the man who lost.

The 100 best-paid bouts, per minute

Of 699 bouts timed
Boxing purses per minute in the ring
# Boxer Per minute Purse Opponent How it ended Time Year
01 Oleksandr Usyk $9,519,231$9.5m $132,000,000$132.0m Daniel Dubois KO, round 5, 1:52 13:52 2025
02 Floyd Mayweather Jr $9,258,160$9.3m $260,000,000$260.0m Conor McGregor TKO, round 10, 1:05 28:05 2017
03 Anthony Joshua $8,875,740$8.9m $50,000,000$50.0m Francis NGannou KO, round 2, 2:38 5:38 2024
04 Floyd Mayweather Jr $6,944,444$6.9m $250,000,000$250.0m Manny Pacquiao UD, 12 rounds 36:00 2015
05 Daniel Dubois $5,120,192$5.1m $71,000,000$71.0m Oleksandr Usyk KO, round 5, 1:52 13:52 2025
06 Anthony Joshua $4,526,854$4.5m $88,500,000$88.5m Andy Ruiz Jr TKO, round 7, 1:33 19:33 2019
07 Deontay Wilder $4,379,562$4.4m $10,000,000$10.0m Dominic Breazeale KO, round 1, 2:17 2:17 2019
08 Canelo Alvarez $4,166,667$4.2m $150,000,000$150.0m Terence Crawford UD, 12 rounds 36:00 2025
09 Manny Pacquiao $4,166,667$4.2m $150,000,000$150.0m Floyd Mayweather Jr UD, 12 rounds 36:00 2015
10 Canelo Alvarez $3,822,394$3.8m $33,000,000$33.0m Rocky Fielding TKO, round 3, 2:38 8:38 2018
11 Manny Pacquiao $3,676,880$3.7m $22,000,000$22.0m Ricky Hatton KO, round 2, 2:59 5:59 2009
12 Oleksandr Usyk $3,166,667$3.2m $114,000,000$114.0m Tyson Fury UD, 12 rounds 36:00 2024
13 Tyson Fury $3,166,667$3.2m $114,000,000$114.0m Oleksandr Usyk SD, 12 rounds 36:00 2024
14 Floyd Mayweather Jr $3,087,622$3.1m $37,000,000$37.0m Victor Ortiz KO, round 4, 2:59 11:59 2011
15 Anthony Joshua $3,027,245$3.0m $50,000,000$50.0m Jake Paul KO, round 6, 1:31 16:31 2025
16 Oleksandr Usyk $2,916,667$2.9m $105,000,000$105.0m Tyson Fury SD, 12 rounds 36:00 2024
17 Tyson Fury $2,916,667$2.9m $105,000,000$105.0m Oleksandr Usyk UD, 12 rounds 36:00 2024
18 Manny Pacquiao $2,835,959$2.8m $51,000,000$51.0m Juan Manuel Márquez KO, round 6, 2:59 17:59 2012
19 Gervonta Davis $2,787,162$2.8m $55,000,000$55.0m Ryan Garcia KO, round 7, 1:44 19:44 2023
20 Tyson Fury $2,627,119$2.6m $15,500,000$15.5m Tom Schwarz TKO, round 2, 2:54 5:54 2019
21 Tyson Fury $2,290,076$2.3m $45,000,000$45.0m Deontay Wilder TKO, round 7, 1:39 19:39 2020
22 Canelo Alvarez $2,222,222$2.2m $80,000,000$80.0m William Scull UD, 12 rounds 36:00 2025
23 Floyd Mayweather Jr $2,125,000$2.1m $76,500,000$76.5m Canelo Alvarez MD, 12 rounds 36:00 2013
24 Tyson Fury $2,066,667$2.1m $62,000,000$62.0m Francis Ngannou SD, 10 rounds 30:00 2023
25 Anthony Joshua $1,848,524$1.8m $24,000,000$24.0m Daniel Dubois KO, round 5, 0:59 12:59 2024
26 Tyson Fury $1,835,032$1.8m $33,000,000$33.0m Dillian Whyte TKO, round 6, 2:59 17:59 2022
27 Deontay Wilder $1,781,170$1.8m $35,000,000$35.0m Tyson Fury TKO, round 7, 1:39 19:39 2020
28 Ricky Hatton $1,671,309$1.7m $10,000,000$10.0m Manny Pacquiao KO, round 2, 2:59 5:59 2009
29 Luis Ortiz $1,666,667$1.7m $1,250,000$1.3m Alexander Flores KO, round 1, 0:45 0:45 2020
30 Tyson Fury $1,604,278$1.6m $50,000,000$50.0m Deontay Wilder KO, round 11, 1:10 31:10 2021
31 Anthony Joshua $1,546,392$1.5m $2,500,000$2.5m Gary Cornish TKO, round 1, 1:37 1:37 2015
32 Ryan Garcia $1,520,270$1.5m $30,000,000$30.0m Gervonta Davis KO, round 7, 1:44 19:44 2023
33 Amir Khan $1,461,538$1.5m $950,000$950,000 Phil Lo Greco TKO, round 1, 0:39 0:39 2018
34 Canelo Alvarez $1,458,333$1.5m $35,000,000$35.0m Billy Joe Saunders RTD, round 8, 3:00 24:00 2021
35 Manny Pacquiao $1,416,667$1.4m $51,000,000$51.0m Timothy Bradley SD, 12 rounds 36:00 2012
36 Canelo Alvarez $1,388,889$1.4m $50,000,000$50.0m Gennadiy Golovkin UD, 12 rounds 36:00 2022
37 Floyd Mayweather Jr $1,388,889$1.4m $50,000,000$50.0m Marcos Maidana MD, 12 rounds 36:00 2014
38 Floyd Mayweather Jr $1,388,889$1.4m $50,000,000$50.0m Miguel Cotto UD, 12 rounds 36:00 2012
39 Anthony Joshua $1,351,126$1.4m $27,000,000$27.0m Alexander Povetkin TKO, round 7, 1:59 19:59 2018
40 Floyd Mayweather Jr $1,305,556$1.3m $47,000,000$47.0m Marcos Maidana UD, 12 rounds 36:00 2014
41 Canelo Alvarez $1,286,863$1.3m $40,000,000$40.0m Caleb Plant TKO, round 11, 1:05 31:05 2021
42 Anthony Joshua $1,222,222$1.2m $44,000,000$44.0m Oleksandr Usyk SD, 12 rounds 36:00 2022
43 Floyd Mayweather Jr $1,222,222$1.2m $44,000,000$44.0m Andre Berto UD, 12 rounds 36:00 2015
44 Oleksandr Usyk $1,212,734$1.2m $40,000,000$40.0m Rico Verhoeven TKO, round 11, 2:59 32:59 2026
45 Andy Ruiz Jr $1,202,046$1.2m $23,500,000$23.5m Anthony Joshua TKO, round 7, 1:33 19:33 2019
46 Deontay Wilder $1,186,441$1.2m $3,500,000$3.5m Robert Helenius KO, round 1, 2:57 2:57 2022
47 Tyson Fury $1,172,529$1.2m $35,000,000$35.0m Derek Chisora TKO, round 10, 2:51 29:51 2022
48 Manny Pacquiao $1,166,667$1.2m $42,000,000$42.0m Juan Manuel Marquez MD, 12 rounds 36:00 2011
49 Oleksandr Usyk $1,166,667$1.2m $42,000,000$42.0m Anthony Joshua SD, 12 rounds 36:00 2022
50 Anthony Joshua $1,111,111$1.1m $40,000,000$40.0m Oleksandr Usyk UD, 12 rounds 36:00 2021
51 Canelo Alvarez $1,111,111$1.1m $40,000,000$40.0m Gennadiy Golovkin MD, 12 rounds 36:00 2018
52 Floyd Mayweather Jr $1,111,111$1.1m $40,000,000$40.0m Robert Guerrero UD, 12 rounds 36:00 2013
53 Canelo Alvarez $1,085,271$1.1m $35,000,000$35.0m Sergey Kovalev KO, round 11, 2:15 32:15 2019
54 Deontay Wilder $1,072,626$1.1m $3,200,000$3.2m Bermane Stiverne KO, round 1, 2:59 2:59 2017
55 Anthony Joshua $1,000,000$1.0m $15,000,000$15.0m Otto Wallin RTD, round 5, 3:00 15:00 2023
56 Canelo Alvarez $972,222$972,222 $35,000,000$35.0m Edgar Berlanga UD, 12 rounds 36:00 2024
57 Canelo Alvarez $972,222$972,222 $35,000,000$35.0m Jaime Munguia UD, 12 rounds 36:00 2024
58 Canelo Alvarez $972,222$972,222 $35,000,000$35.0m Jermell Charlo UD, 12 rounds 36:00 2023
59 Canelo Alvarez $972,222$972,222 $35,000,000$35.0m Daniel Jacobs UD, 12 rounds 36:00 2019
60 Devin Haney $972,222$972,222 $35,000,000$35.0m Ryan Garcia NC, 12 rounds 36:00 2024
61 Manny Pacquiao $972,222$972,222 $35,000,000$35.0m Timothy Bradley UD, 12 rounds 36:00 2014
62 Deontay Wilder $959,233$959,233 $20,000,000$20.0m Luis Ortiz KO, round 7, 2:51 20:51 2019
63 Manny Pacquiao $943,489$943,489 $32,000,000$32.0m Miguel Cotto TKO, round 12, 0:55 33:55 2009
64 Terence Crawford $942,211$942,211 $25,000,000$25.0m Errol Spence Jr TKO, round 9, 2:32 26:32 2023
65 Floyd Mayweather Jr $902,778$902,778 $32,500,000$32.5m Shane Mosley UD, 12 rounds 36:00 2010
66 Anthony Joshua $888,889$888,889 $32,000,000$32.0m Andy Ruiz Jr UD, 12 rounds 36:00 2019
67 Manny Pacquiao $888,889$888,889 $32,000,000$32.0m Chris Algieri UD, 12 rounds 36:00 2014
68 Deontay Wilder $882,353$882,353 $27,500,000$27.5m Tyson Fury KO, round 11, 1:10 31:10 2021
69 Floyd Mayweather Jr $874,636$874,636 $25,000,000$25.0m Ricky Hatton TKO, round 10, 1:35 28:35 2007
70 Anthony Joshua $871,446$871,446 $23,500,000$23.5m Kubrat Pulev KO, round 9, 2:58 26:58 2020
71 Canelo Alvarez $833,333$833,333 $30,000,000$30.0m Gennadiy Golovkin SD, 12 rounds 36:00 2017
72 Manny Pacquiao $833,333$833,333 $30,000,000$30.0m Shane Mosley UD, 12 rounds 36:00 2011
73 Ryan Garcia $833,333$833,333 $30,000,000$30.0m Devin Haney NC, 12 rounds 36:00 2024
74 Joseph Parker $775,281$775,281 $1,150,000$1.1m Faiga Opelu TKO, round 1, 1:29 1:29 2023
75 Manny Pacquiao $772,325$772,325 $16,000,000$16.0m Lucas Matthysse TKO, round 7, 2:43 20:43 2018
76 Canelo Alvarez $766,320$766,320 $13,500,000$13.5m Amir Khan KO, round 6, 2:37 17:37 2016
77 Moses Itauma $756,303$756,303 $1,500,000$1.5m Dillian Whyte TKO, round 1, 1:59 1:59 2025
78 Anthony Joshua $752,625$752,625 $21,500,000$21.5m Carlos Takam TKO, round 10, 1:34 28:34 2017
79 Anthony Joshua $750,000$750,000 $27,000,000$27.0m Joseph Parker UD, 12 rounds 36:00 2018
80 Manny Pacquiao $750,000$750,000 $27,000,000$27.0m Timothy Bradley UD, 12 rounds 36:00 2016
81 Anthony Joshua $719,794$719,794 $14,000,000$14.0m Robert Helenius KO, round 7, 1:27 19:27 2023
82 Anthony Joshua $699,708$699,708 $4,000,000$4.0m Prenga KO, round 2, 2:43 5:43 2026
83 Canelo Alvarez $694,444$694,444 $25,000,000$25.0m Julio César Chávez Jr. UD, 12 rounds 36:00 2017
84 Floyd Mayweather Jr $694,444$694,444 $25,000,000$25.0m Oscar De la Hoya SD, 12 rounds 36:00 2007
85 Manny Pacquiao $694,444$694,444 $25,000,000$25.0m Keith Thurman SD, 12 rounds 36:00 2019
86 Manny Pacquiao $694,444$694,444 $25,000,000$25.0m Adrien Broner UD, 12 rounds 36:00 2019
87 Manny Pacquiao $694,444$694,444 $25,000,000$25.0m Antonio Margarito UD, 12 rounds 36:00 2010
88 Naoya Inoue $694,444$694,444 $25,000,000$25.0m David Picasso UD, 12 rounds 36:00 2025
89 Tyson Fury $694,444$694,444 $25,000,000$25.0m Arslanbek Makhmudov UD, 12 rounds 36:00 2026
90 Manny Pacquiao $666,667$666,667 $16,000,000$16.0m Oscar De La Hoya RTD, round 8, 3:00 24:00 2008
91 Amir Khan $624,409$624,409 $11,000,000$11.0m Canelo Alvarez KO, round 6, 2:37 17:37 2016
92 Daniel Dubois $623,877$623,877 $8,100,000$8.1m Anthony Joshua KO, round 5, 0:59 12:59 2024
93 Anthony Joshua $616,967$616,967 $20,000,000$20.0m Wladimir Klitschko TKO, round 11, 2:25 32:25 2017
94 Manny Pacquiao $611,111$611,111 $22,000,000$22.0m Joshua Clottey UD, 12 rounds 36:00 2010
95 Manny Pacquiao $583,333$583,333 $21,000,000$21.0m Brandon Ríos UD, 12 rounds 36:00 2013
96 Terence Crawford $580,271$580,271 $10,000,000$10.0m David Avanesyan KO, round 6, 2:14 17:14 2022
97 Daniel Dubois $568,720$568,720 $2,000,000$2.0m Bogdan Dinu KO, round 2, 0:31 3:31 2021
98 Anthony Joshua $555,556$555,556 $20,000,000$20.0m Jermaine Franklin UD, 12 rounds 36:00 2023
99 Floyd Mayweather Jr $555,556$555,556 $20,000,000$20.0m Juan Manuel Marquez UD, 12 rounds 36:00 2009
100 Manny Pacquiao $555,556$555,556 $20,000,000$20.0m Mario Barrios MD, 12 rounds 36:00 2025

Every boxer, by what a minute of his career paid

Each boxer's purses divided by the time he spent boxing for them. One of the 43 has a single timed bout.

# Boxer Per minute Purses Time boxed Bouts Best-paid minute
01 Floyd Mayweather Jr $1,669,558$1.7m $994,500,000$994.5m 9:55:40 19 $9.3m v Conor McGregor, 2017
02 Canelo Alvarez $1,203,594$1.2m $710,000,000$710.0m 9:49:54 19 $4.2m v Terence Crawford, 2025
03 Anthony Joshua $1,179,754$1.2m $523,575,000$523.6m 7:23:48 23 $8.9m v Francis NGannou, 2024
04 Oleksandr Usyk $814,328$814,328 $465,850,000$465.9m 9:32:04 20 $9.5m v Daniel Dubois, 2025
05 Tyson Fury $757,560$757,560 $554,130,000$554.1m 12:11:28 36 $3.2m v Oleksandr Usyk, 2024
06 Moses Itauma $756,303$756,303 $1,500,000$1.5m 1:59 1 $756,303 v Dillian Whyte, 2025
07 Manny Pacquiao $624,709$624,709 $731,742,000$731.7m 19:31:20 46 $4.2m v Floyd Mayweather Jr, 2015
08 Ryan Garcia $514,678$514,678 $116,300,000$116.3m 3:45:58 10 $1.5m v Gervonta Davis, 2023
09 Daniel Dubois $395,800$395,800 $96,047,450$96.0m 4:02:40 18 $5.1m v Oleksandr Usyk, 2025
10 Conor Benn $346,078$346,078 $35,300,000$35.3m 1:42:00 3 $500,000 v Regis Prograis, 2026
11 Naoya Inoue $339,354$339,354 $93,000,000$93.0m 4:34:03 11 $694,444 v David Picasso, 2025
12 Deontay Wilder $328,816$328,816 $148,400,000$148.4m 7:31:19 27 $4.4m v Dominic Breazeale, 2019
13 Terence Crawford $309,254$309,254 $81,875,000$81.9m 4:24:45 11 $942,211 v Errol Spence Jr, 2023
14 Gervonta Davis $301,661$301,661 $92,600,000$92.6m 5:06:58 15 $2.8m v Ryan Garcia, 2023
15 Devin Haney $225,272$225,272 $116,135,000$116.1m 8:35:32 16 $972,222 v Ryan Garcia, 2024
16 Ricky Hatton $218,322$218,322 $32,450,000$32.5m 2:28:38 6 $1.7m v Manny Pacquiao, 2009
17 Dillian Whyte $121,686$121,686 $35,500,000$35.5m 4:51:44 12 $522,706 v Tyson Fury, 2022
18 Andy Ruiz Jr $114,278$114,278 $39,445,000$39.4m 5:45:10 16 $1.2m v Anthony Joshua, 2019
19 Amir Khan $109,491$109,491 $40,300,000$40.3m 6:08:04 15 $1.5m v Phil Lo Greco, 2018
20 Joseph Parker $93,654$93,654 $56,830,666$56.8m 10:06:49 26 $775,281 v Faiga Opelu, 2023
21 Keith Thurman $93,454$93,454 $35,525,000$35.5m 6:20:08 13 $384,770 v Brock Jarvis, 2025
22 Teofimo Lopez Jr $92,635$92,635 $34,816,700$34.8m 6:15:51 14 $277,778 v Shakur Stevenson, 2026
23 Shakur Stevenson $81,655$81,655 $37,210,000$37.2m 7:35:42 16 $277,778 v Teofimo Lopez, 2026
24 Chris Eubank Jr $66,631$66,631 $33,110,000$33.1m 8:16:55 23 $394,089 v Liam Smith, 2023
25 Dmitry Bivol $61,959$61,959 $32,075,000$32.1m 8:37:41 18 $333,333 v Artur Beterbiev, 2025
26 Tony Bellew $60,938$60,938 $25,652,000$25.7m 7:00:57 17 $379,391 v David Haye, 2018
27 Sebastian Fundora $58,402$58,402 $14,545,000$14.5m 4:09:03 11 $190,476 v Tim Tszyu, 2025
28 Danny Garcia $57,504$57,504 $38,180,000$38.2m 11:03:57 23 $199,396 v Rod Salka, 2014
29 Jaron Ennis $55,808$55,808 $9,000,000$9.0m 2:41:16 9 $220,183 v Thomas Dulorme, 2021
30 Leo Santa Cruz $55,381$55,381 $31,155,600$31.2m 9:22:34 21 $254,717 v Gervonta Davis, 2020
31 Luis Ortiz $54,852$54,852 $15,150,000$15.2m 4:36:12 16 $1.7m v Alexander Flores, 2020
32 Derek Chisora $47,092$47,092 $36,687,000$36.7m 12:59:03 28 $194,305 v Tyson Fury, 2022
33 David Benavidez $45,205$45,205 $15,100,000$15.1m 5:34:02 12 $166,667 v Demetrius Andrade, 2023
34 Gilberto Ramírez $38,177$38,177 $21,715,674$21.7m 9:28:49 21 $246,445 v Dominic Boesel, 2022
35 Brian Norman Jr $33,553$33,553 $5,010,000$5.0m 2:29:19 7 $83,333 v Devin Haney, 2025
36 Callum Walsh $32,130$32,130 $1,350,000$1.4m 42:01 2 $33,333 v Fernando Vargas Jr, 2025
37 Kubrat Pulev $29,310$29,310 $17,212,360$17.2m 9:47:15 22 $222,497 v Anthony Joshua, 2020
38 Vergil Ortiz Jr $26,597$26,597 $4,850,000$4.8m 3:02:21 10 $117,647 v Fredrick Lawson, 2024
39 Subriel Matías $17,607$17,607 $4,687,000$4.7m 4:26:12 11 $61,500 v Shohjahon Ergashev, 2023
40 Badou Jack $15,159$15,159 $6,640,000$6.6m 7:18:01 18 $333,333 v Hany Atiyo, 2022
41 Isaac Cruz $11,693$11,693 $3,225,000$3.2m 4:35:48 11 $84,906 v Diego Magdaleno, 2020
42 Lamont Roach Jr $10,617$10,617 $4,267,000$4.3m 6:41:55 16 $66,667 v Isaac Cruz, 2025
43 David Allen $3,847$3,847 $906,500$906,500 3:55:40 10 $13,333 v Johnny Fisher, 2025

The quickest big paydays

Purses of $10,000,000 or more, shortest fight first.

Boxer Time Purse Opponent How it ended Per minute
Deontay Wilder 2:17 $10,000,000$10.0m Dominic Breazeale KO, round 1, 2:17 $4,379,562$4.4m
Anthony Joshua 5:38 $50,000,000$50.0m Francis NGannou KO, round 2, 2:38 $8,875,740$8.9m
Tyson Fury 5:54 $15,500,000$15.5m Tom Schwarz TKO, round 2, 2:54 $2,627,119$2.6m
Manny Pacquiao 5:59 $22,000,000$22.0m Ricky Hatton KO, round 2, 2:59 $3,676,880$3.7m
Ricky Hatton 5:59 $10,000,000$10.0m Manny Pacquiao KO, round 2, 2:59 $1,671,309$1.7m
Canelo Alvarez 8:38 $33,000,000$33.0m Rocky Fielding TKO, round 3, 2:38 $3,822,394$3.8m
Floyd Mayweather Jr 11:59 $37,000,000$37.0m Victor Ortiz KO, round 4, 2:59 $3,087,622$3.1m
Anthony Joshua 12:59 $24,000,000$24.0m Daniel Dubois KO, round 5, 0:59 $1,848,524$1.8m
Oleksandr Usyk 13:52 $132,000,000$132.0m Daniel Dubois KO, round 5, 1:52 $9,519,231$9.5m
Daniel Dubois 13:52 $71,000,000$71.0m Oleksandr Usyk KO, round 5, 1:52 $5,120,192$5.1m
Anthony Joshua 15:00 $15,000,000$15.0m Otto Wallin RTD, round 5, 3:00 $1,000,000$1.0m
Anthony Joshua 16:31 $50,000,000$50.0m Jake Paul KO, round 6, 1:31 $3,027,245$3.0m

Knockouts, decisions and defeats

A purse is agreed before the first bell and is paid whatever happens, so the only thing a knockout changes is the number of minutes the money is divided by. The 384 bouts that ended inside the distance paid $348,999 a minute between them, against $297,627 for the 315 that went the full scheduled rounds.

Losing pays better by the minute than winning, $477,606 against $285,921, because the defeats come in the bigger fights. The median purse in a defeat is $3,000,000 against $925,000 in a win, and 24 of the 94 defeats paid the loser the biggest purse of his career, among them Daniel Dubois against Oleksandr Usyk in 2025, Anthony Joshua against Andy Ruiz Jr in 2019, Canelo Alvarez against Terence Crawford in 2025.

Bouts that Bouts Per minute Median bout
Ended inside the distance 384 $348,999 $62,565
Went the distance 315 $297,627 $50,000
Were won 586 $285,921 $48,472
Were lost 94 $477,606 $105,103

What a minute paid, year by year

Every purse in a year divided by every minute boxed for it. 2024 paid the most, $574,609 a minute.

How the minutes are counted

A professional round is three minutes, and the minute between rounds is not boxing, so it is not counted. A bout that ended in the tenth round of twelve at 1:05 lasted nine full rounds and 65 seconds, 28:05 in all. A bout that went the distance lasted every round it was scheduled for.

This page covers 699 of the 747 purses we hold. The rest are 33 purses with no bout on that date in the boxer's record, 2 stoppages with no time recorded, and 13 Jake Paul bouts, several of which were fought over two-minute rounds.

Questions

Which boxer was paid the most per minute?

Oleksandr Usyk, against Daniel Dubois in 2025. His purse was $132,000,000 and the bout lasted 13:52 (KO, round 5, 1:52), which is $9,519,231 for every minute of boxing.

How much did Floyd Mayweather Jr earn per minute against Conor McGregor?

$9,258,160. The purse was $260,000,000, the biggest we hold, and the bout lasted 28:05 (TKO, round 10, 1:05). That is the second best-paid minute on the list.

What does a minute in a boxing ring pay on average?

Across the 699 bouts we hold a purse and a time for, $5,393,549,950 was paid for 17,071 minutes of boxing: $315,956 a minute. The median bout paid $55,556 a minute.

Does a knockout pay more per minute?

Only because the fight is shorter. A purse is agreed before the first bell and does not change with the result, so a stoppage divides the same money by fewer minutes. The median bout that ended inside the distance paid $62,565 a minute, against $50,000 for one that went the distance.

How is the length of a bout worked out?

A professional round is three minutes, and the minute between rounds is not counted. Oleksandr Usyk stopped Daniel Dubois 1:52 into round 5, so the bout lasted 4 full rounds and 112 seconds: 13:52. A bout that went the distance lasted every scheduled round.

Boxing pay, year by year