Boxers

Sugar Ray Leonard Net Worth

Published

2 months ago

Jun 3, 2025

Net Worth:	$120 Million
Age:	69
Born:	May 17, 1956
Gender:	Male
Height:	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Country of Origin:	United States of America
Source of Wealth:	Professional Boxer
Last Updated:	Jul 19, 2025

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Introduction

Sugar Ray Leonard is an American former professional boxer, motivational speaker, and actor with an estimated net worth of $120 Million.

In a professional boxing career spanning two decades, Sugar Ray Leonard retired with a record of 36-3-1, earning well over $100 million in fight earnings. Despite suffering setbacks from injuries in the 1980s, the latter half of the decade was the most successful of his career, earning $59 million from just four fights.

Quick Facts

First professional boxer in history to earn over $100 million
Earned an estimated $31 million from the Roberto Duran trilogy
Highest payday of $20 million against Marvin Hagler in 1987

Boxing Career

When Sugar Ray Leonard decided to become a professional, Muhammad Ali’s trainer, Angelo Dundee, was brought in to train and manage him. Leonard made his professional debut in 1977 at the Civic Center in Baltimore, and he was paid $44,044 for his winning match.

For his 14th fight, Leonard squared off with his first world-class opponent, Floyd Mayweather, and won with a 10th-round knockout. A month later, he defeated his amateur rival Randy Shields in 10 rounds by unanimous decision, starting his career off strong.

In 1979, Sugar Ray Leonard fought Wilfred Benitez for the WBC Welterweight Championship and ended up coming out on top. Leonard was named the Fighter of the Year by the Boxing Writers Association of America after taking home $1 million for the match.

A year later, he took part in The Brawl in Montreal to defend his title against Roberto Duran, who was awarded a unanimous decision. However, this loss didn’t keep Leonard down, and in 1980 he had a rematch with Duran, which ended up being one of his most memorable fights.

Leonard ended up winning by a technical knockout, and he regained the WBC Welterweight Championship title. He then defended his title successfully against Larry Bonds before moving to the junior middleweight division to face Ayub Kalule. After eight rounds in the ring, Leonard dropped Kalule, who had been the WBA Light Middleweight Champion for two years.

Retirements & Comebacks

After fighting Bruce Finch, Leonard began to see floaters during training and was diagnosed with a detached retina. His subsequent fight against Roger Stafford was canceled, and he underwent surgery in May 1982, after which he announced his retirement. However, after only a year, he returned to the ring, taking on Milton McCrory, Donald Curry, and Roberto Duran.

Leonard then had a match with Kevin Howard, following another minor operation to repair his loose retina. After the fight, he announced his retirement again. While he was absent for two years after that, Leonard came back in 1986 to fight Marvin Hagler at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. At the end of the fight, Leonard was awarded the controversial split decision in what was called the “Upset of the Year” by The Ring.

In 1988, Leonard made another comeback, this time facing Donny Lalonde for the WBC Light Heavyweight and Super Middleweight Championships. After winning, Leonard vacated the light heavyweight title, but kept the super middleweight title and defended it the following year against Thomas Hearns. He then defended the title against Duran, but a year later relinquished it, saying that he was under the division’s required weight.

That said, he’d become one of the wealthiest athletes in the world thanks to his skills, and he wasn’t quite done yet.

Final Comeback

In 1996, Sugar Ray Leonard announced his final comeback to fight Hector Camacho the following year. Along with the fight, in 1997, Leonard was also voted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame alongside George Foreman and Floyd Mayweather. His battle with Camacho took place in March, and he ended up losing via knockout, marking the first and only time in his career that he had lost via knockout.

After Leonard retired once more, and although he almost came back to fight Tony Menefree, he later pulled out, citing a lack of motivation. Following his final retirement, Leonard worked as a boxing analyst for ABC, NBC, CBS, ESPN, and EPIX.

Fight Earnings

Year	Opponent	Salary
1979	Wilfred Benitez	$1,000,000
1980	Roberto Duran	$9,000,000
1980	Roberto Duran	$7,000,000
1981	Thomas Hearns	$11,000,000
1981	Ayub Lalule	$2,500,000
1981	Larry Bonds	$750,000
1982	Bruce Finch	$1,300,000
1984	Kevin Howard	$3,000,000
1987	Marvin Hagler	$20,000,000
1988	Donny Lalonde	$10,000,000
1989	Roberto Duran	$15,000,000
1989	Thomas Hearns	$14,000,000
1991	Terry Norris	$4,000,000
1997	Hector Camacho	$4,000,000
Total Career Earnings:		$102,550,000

Throughout his professional boxing career, Sugar Ray Leonard earned over $100 million in fight earnings, becoming the first boxer in history to surpass that milestone. Although he had forty fights in his career, the table above shows his earnings for just fourteen of those fights, based on our research.

Roberto Duran Trilogy Earnings

For Leonard’s first fight against Roberto Duran in 1980, he received an estimated $9 million. For comparison, Duran earned just $1.5 million. In the rematch later in the year, Leonard reportedly earned $7 million. For the final fight of the trilogy, both fighters’ earnings increased dramatically. Leonard earned roughly $15 million, while Duran earned a reported $7.6 million. This brought Sugar Ray’s total earnings from the trilogy to $31 million.

Early Career Fight Earnings

In 1979, a year before his first fight with Duran, Leonard earned approximately $1 million for his fight against Wilfred Benitez. This was his very first seven-figure payday. Skipping ahead to 1981, he earned a career-high paycheck of $11 million for his win over Thomas Hearns. In the same year, he received two smaller paydays of $2.5 million against Ayub Lalule and $750,00 against Larry Bonds.

In 1982, Leonard received $1.3 million for his fight against Bruce Finch, and after recovering from issues with his retina, he earned an estimated $3 million for his fight against Kevin Howard.

Peak Fight Career Earnings

When Sugar Ray fought Marvin Hagler in 1987, he received the largest recorded payout of his career. He was reportedly guaranteed a purse of $11 million, but also received a 50% share of the TV rights in the Baltimore-Washington area, which resulted in him earning between $19 million and $21 million overall.

For his next few fights, Leonard consistently earned eight-figure paychecks. This included a $10 million payday for defeating Donny Lalonde, and the aforementioned $15 million for the third fight against Roberto Duran. His last eight-figure payday came in 1989 for his second fight against Thomas Hearns, earning him approximately $14 million.

In the final two fights of Sugar Ray’s career against Terry Norris (1991) and Hector Camacho (1997), he reportedly earned $4 million apiece.

Other Ventures

Once he’d left the ring for good, Sugar Ray Leonard went on to appear in numerous commercials for Coca-Cola, EA Sports, Ford, and more. He also started working as an actor, appearing in shows like Married…With Children, Tales From The Crypt, and L.A. Heat.

In 2010, he appeared alongside Christian Bale and Mark Wahlberg in the film The Fighter and served as the host of the series The Contender. As the godfather of Khloe Kardashian, Leonard has also appeared in many episodes of Keeping Up With The Kardashians.

Most recently, he appeared on the popular YouTube show Good Mythical Morning, where he broke a tie between Froot Loops and Oreo O’s.

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Andy Ruiz Jr. Net Worth

Published

6 days ago

Jul 14, 2025

Dan Western

Net Worth:	$10 Million
Age:	35
Born:	September 11, 1989
Gender:	Male
Height:	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Country of Origin:	United States of America
Source of Wealth:	Professional Boxer
Last Updated:	Jul 20, 2025

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Introduction

Andy Ruiz Jr. is a Mexican-American professional boxer with an estimated net worth of $10 Million.

Fight Earnings

Year	Opponent	Salary
2016	Joseph Parker	$1,000,000
2018	Devin Vargas	$500,000
2019	Alexander Dimitrenko	$200,000
2019	Anthony Joshua	$7,000,000
2019	Anthony Joshua	$13,000,000
2021	Chris Arreola	$1,500,000
2022	Luis Ortiz	$1,000,000
2024	Jarrell Miller	$500,000
Total Career Earnings:		$24,700,000

Early Career Earnings

The information above regarding Andy Ruiz Jr.’s fight earnings has been gathered through public reports. Two sources stated that Ruiz’s total career earnings before his 2019 fight with Anthony Joshua were under $300,000, but our research contradicts this statement. From 2009 to 2019, Ruiz fought thirty-three professional fights before stepping into the ring against Joshua. Of those thirty-three fights, we found guaranteed purses for just three.

These included $1 million for his 2016 fight against Joseph Parker, $500,000 against Devin Vargas in 2018, and $200,000 against Alexander Dimitrenko at the beginning of 2019. This would equate to a minimum of $1.7 million for those three fights. While the other thirty weren’t big enough to be on the radar financially, they still should have earned Ruiz a decent amount of money.

Anthony Joshua Earnings

Ruiz’s two fights against Joshua were the biggest paydays of his career. In the June 2019 upset, Ruiz earned approximately $7 million, whereas Joshua earned roughly $25 million. The pay disparity was primarily due to Joshua’s already cemented status in boxing, beating legends such as Carlos Takam, Wladimir Klitschko, and Alexander Povetkin. In the rematch, Ruiz’s earnings increased to an estimated $13 million, totaling $20 million from the two fights.

Recent Fight Earnings

Ruiz has fought only three times in the past five years, each earning him approximately $500,000 less than the previous. In 2021, he beat Chris Arreola for a reported payday of $1.5 million. His 2022 victory over Luis Ortiz earned him $1 million, and his most recent fight against Jarrell Miller guaranteed him a purse of $500,000.

This would place Andy Ruiz Jr.’s career fight earnings at an estimated $24.7 million but doesn’t consider any fights before 2016.

Tyson Fury Negotiations

In 2023, Ruiz Jr. was in negotiations with the Gypsy King, Tyson Fury, to schedule a fight, but talks reportedly came to an end due to Ruiz’s demands for a guaranteed $20 million. Fury posted a video on his social media accounts, saying he was “ready to rumble,” but nobody wanted to fight him. Regarding the Ruiz negotiations, he stated:

“Andy Ruiz has asked for $20 million—silly little bastard. I don’t know where he’s getting that from. Who’s out there? Who’s available?”

Ruiz likely still could have earned several million dollars from a fight with Fury, but it appears he ultimately missed out due to his high demands.

Financial Issues

There has been a lot of speculation in recent years regarding Andy Ruiz Jr’s finances, with many believing that the fighter began overspending and blowing through his millions after his first fight with Anthony Joshua. Before the fight, Ruiz had been accustomed to earning between $200,000 and $1 million per bout, but his paycheck from facing Joshua was a completely different story.

Immediately following the fight, Ruiz purchased a multi-million-dollar mansion in California and also began adding a large quantity of luxury vehicles to his collection. The retail value of all his cars, brand new, amounts to at least $1.5 million, and includes:

Lamborghini Urus
Rolls-Royce Ghost
Rolls-Royce Cullinan
Mercedes AMG G 63 (owns two)
Porsche Panamera
Mercedes-Benz G 550

Six of these vehicles are models from 2019-2022, and were manufactured after his first fight with Joshua. In addition to the vehicles and house, Ruiz has also publicly stated that his jewelry collection is worth over $1 million, which was later stolen amid a breakup with his ex-partner.

When you add all these things together, it amounts to an insane amount of expenditure for somebody who, by our knowledge, has only earned roughly $25 million in fight purses before taxes.

Highlights

Here are some of the best highlights of Andy Ruiz Jr.’s career:

He had 34 fights in total, 33 wins, 1 loss
American Olympic Qualifications results (2008)

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Anthony Joshua Net Worth

Published

4 weeks ago

Jun 26, 2025

Dan Western

Net Worth:	$80 Million
Age:	35
Born:	October 15, 1989
Gender:	Male
Height:	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Country of Origin:	United Kingdom
Source of Wealth:	Professional Boxer
Last Updated:	Jul 20, 2025

Introduction

Anthony Joshua is a British professional boxer with an estimated net worth of $80 Million.

Joshua is a former unified world heavyweight champion, having held the WBA (Super), IBF, and WBO titles between 2016 and 2019. At the regional level, he held the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles from 2014 to 2016.

Fight Earnings

Year	Opponent	Salary
2016	Eric Molina	£1,500,000
2017	Carlos Takam	£10,000,000
2017	Wladimir Klitschko	£15,000,000
2018	Joseph Parker	£16,000,000
2018	Alexander Povetkin	£20,000,000
2019	Andy Ruiz Jr	£20,000,000
2019	Andy Ruiz Jr	£46,000,000
2020	Kubrat Pulev	£6,000,000
2021	Oleksandr Usyk	£15,000,000
2022	Oleksandr Usyk	£32,500,000
2023	Jermaine Franklin	£10,000,000
2023	Robert Helenius	£10,000,000
2023	Otto Wallin	£8,000,000
2024	Francis Ngannou	£40,000,000
2025	Daniel Dubois	£26,000,000
Total Career Earnings:		£276,000,000

Anthony Joshua has earned hundreds of millions during his professional boxing career, with paydays ranging from the low seven figures to the mid-eight figures. Although he’s been fighting professionally since 2013, one of his earliest recorded paydays was £1.5 million ($1.9 million) against Eric Molina in 2016.

A year later, he earned approximately £15 million ($18.7 million) and £10 million ($12.5 million) for his victories over Wladimir Klitschko and Carlos Takam. From then onwards, his paychecks typically never dipped below £10 million ($12.5 million). Joshua earned a £16 million ($20 million) payday for his 2018 victory over Joseph Parker, followed by a £20 million ($25 million) payday later that same year against Alexander Povetkin.

Andy Ruiz Jr. Fight Earnings

2019 was the year in which Joshua fought Andy Ruiz Jr. twice, losing the belt in June and regaining the title in December. According to reports, Anthony earned £20 million ($25 million) for the first fight, while Ruiz received roughly £5.4 million ($6.8 million) for his win.

During their rematch, Joshua earned a whopping £46 million ($57.5 million), the single-highest payday of his career, as of 2025. However, Ruiz’s earnings only increased slightly, to approximately £8 million ($10 million).

Oleksandr Usyk Fight Earnings

In 2021, Joshua had his first fight against the Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk. Reports suggest he earned £10 million ($12.5 million), plus 60% of the PPV revenue, for a total of £15 million ($18.7 million).

There appears to have been significant speculation regarding Joshua’s earnings from the second fight, as the figures vary greatly from source to source. However, the general consensus is that Joshua earned roughly £32 million ($40 million), bringing his total from the two fights up to £47 million ($58.7 million).

Additional Fight Earnings

Some of Joshua’s smaller paydays in recent years include £6 million ($7.5 million) against Kubrat Pulev in 2020 and a combined £28 million ($35 million) in 2023 for three fights:

Jermaine Franklin – £10 million ($12.5 million)
Robert Helenius – £10 million ($12.5 million)
Otto Wallin – £8 million ($10 million)

In 2024, he knocked out former UFC Heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, earning an estimated £40 million ($50 million). Ngannou earned approximately £15.75 million ($19.7 million).

Finally, for his loss to Daniel Dubois in 2025, where Joshua was knocked down four times, he reportedly could have earned as much as $33 million. He was reportedly guaranteed £6 million ($8 million) upfront and received additional income from PPV buys.

Total Earnings

Excluding his income from additional sources such as endorsements, sponsorships, and his boxing promotion company, Anthony Joshua has earned at least an estimated £250 million ($312.5 million) during his career. However, this doesn’t consider his earnings from fights that took place between 2013 and 2015.

Highlights

Here are some of the best highlights of Anthony Joshua’s career:

Super Heavyweight (2009)
He won the ABA National Championships 91 kg+ in Bethnal Green, London as a Super Heavyweight (2010)
Super Heavyweight Olympic Gold Medalist as a member of Team GB (2012)

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Tommy Fury Net Worth

Tommy Fury is the younger brother of heavyweight champion Tyson Fury who has made millions of his own in boxing and reality television.

Published

4 weeks ago

Jun 25, 2025

John Mulder

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Introduction

Tommy Fury is a British professional boxer and reality TV star with an estimated net worth of $10 million.

While still in the early days of his boxing career, Tommy Fury’s appearance on Love Island, combined with the fact that he shares the Fury name, has propelled him into the spotlight. This has earned him notable paydays to fight influencers such as Jake Paul and KSI, which is mainly responsible for his current net worth.

Quick Facts

Earned a combined $11 million from his fights with Jake Paul and KSI
Signed numerous endorsement deals with ASOS, BoohooMan, Gym King, MyProtein, Superdry, and more.
Charges between $12,000 and $24,000 per sponsored post on Instagram
Earns an estimated $120,000 annually from YouTube

Before Wealth & Fame

Tommy Fury was born on 7 May 1999 in Manchester, England, and raised by his parents, Amber and John Fury. He grew up in the city, attending St. Ambrose Barlow High School while training as an amateur boxer to follow in his family’s footsteps.

Fury didn’t have to wait long to begin his professional career. At 19, he had his first match against Jevgenijs Andrejevs at Manchester Arena and won on points. Fury became a household name the following year as his career as a boxer and reality TV star began to take off.

Boxing Career

Fury appeared on Love Island’s reality series with his future girlfriend, Molly-Mae Hague. The couple finished as runners-up in the fifth season. At the time, Fury was off to a 2-0 start in his career and returned to the boxing ring to take on Przemyslaw Binienda at Copper Box Arena in London.

Fury continued to win his professional fights, defeating the likes of Jordan Grand, Anthony Taylor, and Callum Ide en route to an 8-0 start in his light heavyweight boxing career. The former reality star added an exhibition bout to his career boxing record, taking on Rolly Lambert at the event headlined by Floyd Mayweather and Deji in 2022.

Fury’s most notable fights both occurred in 2023. The first of which took place in February 2023, when he traveled to Saudi Arabia to take on influencer-turned-boxer Jake Paul. Tommy won the fight by decision and was the first opponent to best Paul in the ring. Later that year, closer to home in Manchester, England, Fury fought another influencer, KSI. The event was broadcast on DAZN PPV and reportedly sold 1.3 million buys; however, some industry experts, including UFC president Dana White, have disputed the figure.

Fight Earnings

Year	Opponent	Salary
2018	Jevgenijs Andrejevs	£20,000
2021	Anthony Taylor	£10,900
2022	Daniel Bocianski	£25,000
2023	Jake Paul	£4,000,000
2023	KSI	£5,000,000
2025	Kenan Hanjalic	£2,500,000
Total Career Earnings:		£11,555,900

As you can see from the table above, most of Tommy Fury’s early fight purses were incredibly low, earning him between £10,000 and £25,000 per bout. While we don’t have the specifics regarding his purses for other fights during this time, it’s safe to assume they fell within a similar range.

Jake Paul Fight Purse

However, in 2023, things ramped up drastically, with Fury guaranteed a base purse of $2 million, while Paul was guaranteed $3.2 million. It was reported that the PPV split between the two was 65/35 in Jake’s favor, and the winner would also receive a $1 million win bonus. Thus, Fury earned at least $3 million guaranteed before PPV earnings are considered. When everything was said and done, Tommy reportedly earned a total of $5 million, while Paul earned roughly $8.5 million.

KSI Fight Purse

For his next fight against KSI, Tommy was guaranteed a base purse of £1.7 million ($2.1 million), plus a split of the PPV revenues. After the event sold 1.3 million pay-per-view buys and generated roughly £26 million ($32 million) in the UK, Fury reportedly walked away with $6 million.

Kenan Hanjalic Fight Purse

Tommy Fury’s most recent fight against Kenan Hanjalic in May 2025 reportedly secured him a $500,000 base salary, plus 75% of the PPV profits, which, based on an estimated 750,000 buys, is estimated to have brought his total to $3 million. However, the finalized numbers have not yet been confirmed; thus, the $3 million figure could vary slightly.

Additional Income Sources

While Fury built the majority of his net worth from just three boxing fights between 2023 and 2025, the Manchester-born star also cashed in on his Love Island appearance. Since starring on the show, he’s signed endorsement deals with multiple brands, including:

Aldi
ASOS
Boohoo Man
Diesel Fragrances
Disney
Gym King
Monster Energy
MyProtein
Superdry

The list goes on… He’s also reportedly charging between £10,000 ($12,000) and £20,000 ($24,000) per sponsored post on Instagram to his 5 million followers, and earning an estimated £100,000 ($120,000) per year from his YouTube channel.

Expenditure

As he works his way up the ladder of richest boxers to join the likes of Manny Pacquiao, Tommy Fury has gotten quite flashy with his money in recent years.

Fury owns several vehicles, including a $100,000 Land Rover, a $120,000 BMW i8, and a $130,000 Mercedes G-Class. Fury and his girlfriend went looking for a home and landed on a $4 million property in Cheshire. The house has its own Instagram account, Molly Maison. It is over 5,000 square feet in total and has marble floors.

Personal Life

Tommy Fury comes from a boxing family. His father, John Fury, was a successful boxer in the 1980s, while his brother, Tyson Fury, is a two-time world heavyweight champion. Since 2019, Fury has been dating Molly-Mae Hague, a social media influencer and the creative director of Pretty Little Thing. The two are not yet married and do not have children, but recent rumors suggest they may be heading toward marriage.

Summary

Tommy Fury isn’t just a flash in the pan reality star who stumbled into a boxing arena, but rather a future bona fide star in the sport. The Manchester-born star is already making a name for himself in the professional rankings and is looking to use his star power to increase his net worth with some headlining fights.

Fury will have plenty more headlining fights in his future, and as his legend continues to grow, he’ll have the opportunity to make millions more.