The name Tyson Fury is a big deal in the boxing world. Anyone who follows boxing knows Tyson Fury. The English boxer has been undefeated with only one draw in his professional record. Named after the legendary Mike Tyson, Fury is following the same footsteps as his hero. Fury is a former two-time world heavyweight champion and has also put his hands on the unified WBA(Super), IBF, WBO, IBO titles. Currently, he is 30-0-1 and holds WBC and The Ring Heavyweight Titles.
Fury was born in Manchester to an Irish Traveller family. He has represented both England and Ireland as an amateur boxer. He won the ABA super-heavyweight as an amateur. In 2008, Fury made his professional debut against Béla Gyöngyösi in England. After that, he never looked back.
The Gypsy King is the third heavyweight to hold The Ring magazine title twice, Fury was also ranked as the most active heavyweight by ESPN.
Now, Fury is one of the richest athletes in the combat sports world with a net worth of $40 million. Here are some of his best earrings in recent years.
Tyson Fury Biggest paydays
Tyson Fury vs Christian Hammer 2015
Fury went against Hammer in the O2 Arena in London where he retained his WBO international heavyweight title. He earned a total of $5 million for the fight.
Tyson Fury vs Wladimir Klitschko 2015
Fury made headlines after defeating Wladimir Klitschko in 2015. Klitschko was undefeated and was considered one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. Fury won that fight against all odds, he dominated the whole fight which made him millions.
Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 1 2018
Fury and Deontay went against each other for the first time in 2018 for the WBC heavyweight title. It ended in a controversial draw as many thought Fury clearly won the fight. Fury earned a total of $3 million for the fight. Along with 50 percent of the PPV Split Bonus.
Tyson Fury vs Tom Schwarz 2019
For Fury, the fight against Schwarz turned out to be an easy one and he won the fight in the second-round TKO. Fury earned a total of $12.5 million.
Tyson Fury vs Otto Wallin 2019
In the same year after fighting Tom Schwarz, the heavyweight finished another undefeated fighter, Otto Wallin. Fury won the fight via unanimous decision and earned a total of £12 million. He also got 60 percent of the PPV bonus split.
Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 2 2020
The Deontay and Wilder rematch had a lot of hype among the fans and the whole world was watching this fight. But, This time Fury got the job done by defeating Deontay by TKO in the 7th round. Along with the $5 million fight purse, the Gypsy King earned an impressive 30 million including his cut from the PPV earnings.
Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 3 2021
The Gypsy King faced Deontay Wilder for the third time in 2021 in a historic heavyweight bout. After a gruelling battle, Fury managed to secure a TKO win.
For the trilogy, Fury reportedly earned $30 million while Wilder earned a $20 million fight purse. The trilogy between these two heavyweight elites generated around 600K PPV buys.
Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte 2022
For the WBC heavyweight title fight, Fury is going to earn a fight purse of $29.1 million while Whyte’s fight purse will be $7.4 million. Besides that, Fury is going to get a win bonus of $4.1 million.
However, Dillian Whyte is certainly going to be a tough test for Tyson Fury. Both the fighters know each other very well as they have trained together in the past. Dillian Whyte, who is not happy with the 80-20 fight purse split for the title fight, can ruin the unbeatable record of Fury on 23rd April, 2022.
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