Introduction

Lennox Lewis is an American former professional boxer with an estimated net worth of $140 Million.

This profile covers our extensive research into Lennox Lewis’ net worth, fight purses, and other aspects of his finances.

Quick Facts

• Single highest payday of $34 million from the Mike Tyson fight
• Total fight purses of at least $108.4 million during his career
• Earned a combined $25 million from his two bouts with Evander Holyfield
• Vince McMahon, the head of World Wrestling Entertainment, reportedly offered Lewis £5 million in 2002 to enter the professional wrestling business.

Fight Earnings

Lennox earned hundreds of millions of dollars throughout his career, primarily through guaranteed purses and, more significantly, PPV bonuses. Although his earnings are not as high as those of Manny Pacquiao, Oscar De La Hoya, or even the legendary George Foreman, he still ranks among the greatest fighters of all time. The fights listed in the table above account for $108.4 million of Lewis’ total earnings, but they don’t include every one of his fights.

In 1993, Lennox Lewis received a fight purse of $8 million for his bout with Frank Bruno. Two years later, for his 1995 fight against Tommy Morrison, he earned $2.4 million. In 1997, Lewis earned a combined $5 million from two bouts. The first was against Henry Akinwande, in which Lennox received at least $1 million; however, the actual amount may be higher. The second bout was against Andrew Golota, reportedly earning Lewis $4 million. 

Evander Holyfield Fight Earnings

In 1999, Lennox Lewis fought Evander Holyfield twice in the same year, earning the most considerable sums of his career. For their first bout, Lewis reportedly earned $10 million, while Holyfield earned double that amount, at $20 million. According to reports, both fighters earned $15 million each for the second bout, bringing Lennox’s total earnings to $25 million across both fights.

2000s Fight Purses

By the 2000s, Lennox Lewis was earning high seven-figure paychecks per fight. This includes his $7.5 million purse for his fight against Michael Grant and $8.5 million for his fight against David Tua, both of which took place in the first year of the decade. A year later, he received a purse of $11 million for his rematch against Hasim Rahman. Unfortunately, earnings for the duo’s first bout were never publicly disclosed. Before we discuss his earnings from his Tyson fight, let’s also quickly mention his $7 million purse for fighting Vitali Klitschko in 2003.

Mike Tyson Fight Earnings

Lewis’ fight with Mike Tyson in 2002 was the most lucrative bout of his career. The event sold 1.95 million PPV buys, grossing $106.9 million. Based on reports, 45% of this revenue ($48.1 million) was allocated to cable and satellite operators. The rest was shared between the two fighters, promoters, and networks. Both Lewis and Tyson were guaranteed $17.5 million upfront, and once PPV shares were considered, Lewis earned an estimated $34 million in total.

Some sources suggest he earned up to $50 million, but we believe they didn’t account for the promoters’ and networks’ shares of the PPV revenues. Finally, just because it’s worth mentioning, Tyson was fined $335,000 by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for biting Lewis’ leg in the press conference… in classic Mike Tyson fashion.

How Does Lennox Lewis Spend His Money?

As you can imagine, as one of the world’s richest heavyweight boxers, Lennox Lewis has bought properties in America, Canada, and the UK. He owns more than seven luxury vehicles in his garage and has earned around $20 million over the last ten years as a boxing commentator.

Introduction

Terence Crawford is an American former professional boxer with an estimated net worth of $8 Million.

Net Worth History

When we first started tracking Terrence Crawford’s net worth in 2023, he was estimated to be worth $8 million. However, this estimate was made before his last three fights with Errol Spence, Israil Madrimov, and Canelo, which earned him at least $37.5 million in total. His actual earnings, in all likelihood, were much higher than this. As a result, recent estimates place Crawford’s net worth at approximately $8 Million at the time of writing.

Fight Purses

In a previous interview, which we’ll discuss shortly, Terence Crawford recounted his fight purses from the earliest years of his career. Crawford earned just $600 for his first professional boxing bout, which was actually less than he earned as an amateur. He also mentioned that it took him roughly twelve fights before he began earning $2,500 per fight. In other words, Bud’s first twelve pro bouts potentially earned him less than $20,000. 

Top Rank Contract & Earnings

In the early 2010s, Bud Crawford signed a contract with the boxing promotion, Top Rank. Thanks to a 2019 lawsuit, we can see how much he earned from several of his fights under the promotion. The first of which was a $500,000 base purse for defending the WBO World Lightweight title against Yuriorkis Gamboa in June 2014. He also received an additional $21,931.60 from a share of the ticket sales. Later that year, he earned $800,000 for defending the title against Ray Beltran. 

In October 2015, Crawford earned a total purse of $1,226,824 from his fight against Dierry Jean. The following year, he fought three times, all under the Top Rank promotion, earning $1.2 million against Hank Lundy, $1.3 million against Viktor Postol, and finally, just over $1.5 million against John Molina Jr. The last two fight purses disclosed in the lawsuit were $1.65 million against Felix Diaz in May 2017 and $2 million against Julius Indongo in August 2017. 

Peak Career Fight Purses

Following on from the above, Crawford began earning significantly more money per fight. This includes guaranteed purses of $3.625 million against Jose Benevidez Jr. and $4 million against Egidijus Kavaliauskas from the promoter. From then on, Crawford typically earned at least $3.5 million per fight, with notable paydays of $5.5 million (base purse) in his 2019 bout with Amir Khan, and $6 million against Shawn Porter (2021).

The highest-disclosed purse of Bud Crawford’s career was his 2023 fight against Errol Spence Jr., in which he earned a total of $25 million. Technically, other fights could have earned him more, but this was his highest known purse.

As for his shocking upset decision win over Canelo Alvarez in September 2025, reports suggest Terrence earned a base purse of $10 million. His total earnings from the fight were never publicly disclosed, though some suggest it could have been as much as $30 million. Still, nothing has been confirmed, so we’ve only listed his base purse in our calculations.

How Crawford Spent His First $1 Million

In July 2023, Terence Crawford was interviewed by GQ for its My First Million series, which has previously featured numerous professional athletes. Some of the other fighters to be interviewed for the series include Canelo, Israel Adesanya, and Kamaru Usman. In the series, athletes describe how they spent their first million dollars; however, note that the term is used loosely. Some discuss their first $1 million in expenditures, which could have been spread over a long period. Others outline how they spent their first $1 million in earnings.

In Terence Crawford’s case, he appears to be talking about how he spent his earnings from 2015 and 2016, when he began earning more than $1 million per fight. With that in mind, here’s a breakdown of how Bud Crawford spent his first million dollars:

• Sister’s house – $260,000
• Second sister’s house – $250,000
• Four-bedroom home – $150,000
• Gym building – $100,000
• GMC Denali – $85,000
• Pickup truck – $80,000
• Grandma’s house – $80,000

Expenses Summary

Analyzing the above expenses, Crawford spent 84% ($840,000) of his first million dollars on real estate, of which $590,000 went toward his family’s homes. He bought each of his sisters a house and spent roughly $80,000 to help his Grandma remodel her home. Crawford then spent $150,000 on his home in Nebraska and $100,000 to buy the building that housed his gym. Terence and his team had initially been renting half the building, but when the landlord died, his wife sold the building to Crawford. This is currently the home of his B&B non-profit organization.

Lastly, Crawford spent the remaining 16% of the $1 million ($165,000) on two vehicles. This is a rather admirable account of his expenditure, as he didn’t start dropping tens of thousands of dollars on jewelry like most athletes. There’s no mention of his investments outside of real estate, but hopefully, they were just too boring for the video.

Legal Issues & Controversy

Crawford has been involved in several controversies during his career, including in 2016, when he was arrested in Omaha, Nebraska, for disorderly conduct and trespassing. However, the charges were later dropped, and in 2020, a public altercation occurred between Crawford and Top Rank promoter Bob Arum. Crawford felt disrespected by the lack of promotion for his fight, but the situation was later resolved.

Crawford is also known for his trash-talking and charismatic personality, which have helped build his reputation as one of boxing’s biggest stars today. He is recognized for his philanthropy and charitable work, including numerous initiatives that support underprivileged children and young athletes in his hometown of Omaha.

Introduction

Naseem Hamed, also known as Prince Naseem or Naz, is a British former professional boxer with an estimated net worth of $33 Million.

In a career spanning roughly a decade, Naseem Hamed fought 37 professional boxing bouts, winning all but one. The former IBF, IBO, WBC, and WBO World Featherweight Champion retired in 2002. 

This profile details our research into Naseem Hamed’s net worth, fight purses, additional income sources, and real estate investments.

Quick Facts

• Total disclosed fight purses of $12 million
• Highest-recorded purse: $8.5 million against Marco Antonio Barrera
• Potentially earned more than $50 million during his career
• Earned $2.5 million from endorsement deals in 1997
• Sponsors included Adidas and Sony

Earnings History

Before we get into the details on how much Naseem Hamed earned for each of his fights, let’s first discuss his income as a whole. Forbes featured Hamed on its annual list of the highest-paid athletes in 1997, earning an estimated $12 million during the period. Roughly $9.5 million of this figure came from fight earnings, and the remaining $2.5 million came through brand endorsements. As far as we’re aware, this is the only time that Hamed made the Forbes list, though we could be wrong. 

Fight Purses

According to his Tapology profile, Naseem Hamed’s lifetime disclosed earnings total $8 million. However, it’s important to mention that this figure is incomplete. It only accounts for a couple of his fights and doesn’t include things like PPV bonuses. Unfortunately, not all fight purses are publicly disclosed, which is why most fighter profiles, including our own, will have gaps. That said, here’s what we know.

When Hamed fought Kevin Kelley at Madison Square Garden in December 1997, he was reportedly guaranteed $2 million. For comparison, Kelley’s disclosed pay was just $500,000. Two years later, he earned a similar sum of $2 million from his bout with Cesar Soto for the WBC and WBO World Featherweight belts.

Several years later, in April 2001, Hamed suffered his first career loss against Marco Antonio Barrera. Nonetheless, he reportedly took home a guaranteed $6 million, which was triple the $2 million paycheck that Barrera received. This figure was increased to approximately $8.5 million after PPV shares.

A year before and after the Barrera fight, Naseem earned $1 million apiece from two bouts with Vuyani Bungu and Manuel Calvo. 

Endorsement Deals

At the peak of his career in the late 1990s, Naseem Hamed earned a substantial income from brand endorsements. We briefly mentioned at the beginning of this profile that Hamed earned an estimated $2.5 million from his sponsors in 1997. It’s likely that his flagship endorsement deal with Adidas accounted for the bulk of this income.

Additionally, Naseem partnered with brands such as Sony, signing a six-figure contract to promote the launch of the original PlayStation console.

Real Estate

In 2005, Naseem Hamed bought a 10-bedroom Yorkshire mansion for $3.7 million, and in 2015, he sold it for $2.6 million. While we don’t know where he lived afterward, we do know that in early 2022, Hamed began renting a $1.5 million townhome next to Windsor Castle.

Summary 

Naseem Hamed has made a legacy as one of the best British professional boxers, and his fortune has swelled thanks to his talents. Although he has been retired since 2002, the wealth he accumulated has ensured he can continue living comfortably for decades to come.