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jake paul And anthony joshua Tonight we will face each other in a strange battle, YouTuber turned boxer against two-time former world heavyweight champion,
To avoid any confusion Joshua is the latterWith the entry of Britain friday fight in miami As a huge favourite. “AJ” has incredible wins over the likes of Wladimir Klitschko, Joseph Parker, Kubrat Pulev, Dillian Whyte and Alexander Povetkin. However, the 36-year-old is heading into the clash, whose streams are live NetflixFollowing a brutal stoppage loss to Daniel Dubois in September 2024.
Meanwhile, Paul arrives at the competition – A professional bout, in which knockouts are allowed and standard 10oz gloves are in use – With a 12-1 pro record. The 28-year-old American last fought in June and defeated former world middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. following a decision win over heavyweight legend Mike Tyson last November.
Tyson was 58 at the time, the fight proved controversial for fans and pundits but profitable for the boxers; Paul reportedly took home $40 million and Tyson took home $20 million.
Now, Paul and Joshua will clean up Paul’s payday from that fight, too – and by some distance.
In the days before the match was confirmed in November, the daily Mail The report said, “Sources have told us that a huge prize pot of approximately £140 million [$184m] It has been considered,” appears to have been divided equally between Joshua and Paul. However, Paul later took to X (formerly Twitter) with a different figure, which appears to reference the fight purse.
after several days MatchAfter the report was published, Paul tweeted: “Stop asking me. $267 million.” This works out to approximately £200m.
Sports and Entertainment Accountant oriana morrison told Independent On Tuesday: “Even if the lower figure — the rumored $184 million purse — is true, AJ could bring home $92 million [£70m]We haven’t seen a boxing match with purses at this level since Mayweather vs, Pacquiao in 2015 or Mayweather vs, McGregor in 2017, This is higher than any Saudi purge to date,
Morrison, who was referencing Floyd Mayweather’s bouts with Manny Pacquiao and Conor McGregor, continued: “America really didn’t get a chance to get a taste of the talent and charisma of Anthony Joshua. It’s the perfect setting for this fight and certainly a turning point for boxing in America.
“MVP [Most Valuable Promotions, Paul’s company] And Jake Paul is drawing new audiences to boxing. They are forcing boxing to modernize its promotions and pay fighters better than established promoters.