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much publicized after scoring Victory over Canelo Alvarez To cap off an illustrious undefeated career in September, renowned boxer and multiple-time champion Terence Crawford retired,
The Omaha native, known as “Bud”, compiled a record of 42-0-0 during his 17-year career. Crawford, who espn Said to “be included in the conversation of the greatest fighters of all time,” having won title belts in five divisions.
With those titles and his undefeated record, Crawford earned millions of dollars in fight purses, although the exact dollar amount is not known.
“Every fighter knows this moment will come,” Crawford said in a retirement video posted on social media Tuesday. “We never know when.”
Figuring out how many punches Crawford has thrown in his career is not an exact science. However, the boxing data site compubox Note that Crawford threw an average of 13.2 punches per round.
According to the boxing records site, the fighter boxed 257 rounds boxrec,
Like his punches, Crawford’s total career purses are difficult to ascertain. still, sports news noted that he earned approx. $40 million Before taking home a reported (and disputed) $50 million from his Alvarez fight, his career net worth was $90 million.
As for the number of punches landed in his career, Crawford’s 13.2 punches per round, multiplied by the number of pro rounds he fought during his career (257), results in an estimated total of 3,392 punches.
Based on a career purse of $90 million, here is a breakdown of how much Crawford earned on average across several metrics:
- Per Punch: $26,530
- Per round: $350,195
- Per fight: $2,142,857 (average has declined due to larger purses late in Crawford’s career).
For comparison, the Census Bureau found that the average American family earned a median income of $83,730,
Over the course of his career, Crawford earned an average of one home run every four punches. Based on his per-round punch average, the talented fighter brought home more than four times the average American household income for every round he boxed. And, per fight, Crawford generated more than 25 times the average household income.
Although the typical family would never make as much in a lifetime as Crawford averaged over three fights, it does have one advantage: He probably won’t have to throw punches to earn a living.