Fight Purses in Some Boxing Matches

[generalbulldog]

I stumbled across this information while I was searching for something and I've always been intrigued by the sum of the fight purses in boxing. So if anyone has anymore knowledge of what the fighters received in other fights please post.

Laurent Bouduani 300,000 v Guillermo Jones 40,000
Tim Austin 40,000 vs. Andrian Kaspari 10,000
Hugo Soto 20,000 v. Jose Bonilla 30,000
Montell Griffin 187,000 v James Toney 400,000



Chris Byrd $300- 425.000 v DaVarryl Williamson ?
Chris Byrd $2.15 Million v Evander Holyfield ?
Chris Byrd $625.000 v Andrew Golota ?
John Ruiz $11 Million v Roy Jones Jr $25-26 Million
John Ruiz $1.1 Million v Evander Holyfield ? [1st fight]
John Ruiz $1 Million v Evander Holyfield ?[2nd Fight]
John Ruiz $450.000 v Fres Oquendo ?
John Ruiz $1.5 Million v Kirk Johnson 1.1 mil
Wladimir Klitschko $300.000 v DaVarryl Williamson $90.000
Wladimir Klitschko $531.000 v Lamon Brewster $225.000
Lamon Brewster $450.000 v Kali Meehan $70.000
Lamon Brewster $750.000 v Andrew Golota ?
Vitali Klitschko $3.2 Million v Danny Williams $300.000
Corrie Sanders $952.000 v Vitali Klitschko ?
Jameel McCline $400.000 v Lance Whitaker ?
Danny Williams $250.000 v Mike Tyson ?
Julius Francis $560.000 v Mike Tyson ?
Lennox Lewis $34 Million v Mike Tyson ?
Mike Tyson $35 Million v Bruce Seldon $5 Million
Mike Tyson $8.7-10 Million v Orlin Norris $800.000
Mike Tyson $30 Million v Evander Holyfield $33 Million [2nd fight]
Oliver McCall $3.07 Million v Lennox Lewis? [2nd fight]
Michael Grant $4 Million v Lennox Lewis ?
Orlin Norris $50.000 v Henry Akinwande ?

Thomas Hearns $3.87 Million v Virgill Hill ?
Bobby Cyz $150.000 v Robert Daniels 185,000
Roy Jones jr $6.375 Million v Antonio Tarver $2.075 Million[2nd fight]
Antonio Tarver $2.25 Million v Glen Johnson $1-1.5 Million [1st fight]
Glen Johnson $5000 v Eric Harding ?
Glen Johnson $700.000 v Roy Jones Jr ?
Glen Johnson $50.000 v Clinton Woods ? [2nd fight]

Scott Pemberton $150.000 v Jeff Lacy ?
Jeff Lacy $50.000 v Syd Vanderpool $70.000
Jeff Lacy $157.000 v Omar Sheika $35.000
Jeff Lacy $200.000 v Rubin Williams $35.000

Felix Trinidad$ 10 Million v Ricardo Mayorga $2.5 Million
Felix Trinidad $10 Million v Winky Wright $4 Million
Oscar De La Hoya $11 Million v Yori Boy Campas $1 Million
Oscar De La Hoya $30+ Million v Bernard Hopkins $10-15 Million
Oscar De La Hoya $12 Million v Shane Mosley $4.25 Million[2nd fight]
Winky Wright $750.000 v Shane Mosley ? [1st fight]
Winky Wright $1.6 - 2 Million v Shane Mosley $1.9 - 2 Million [2nd fight]
Winky Wright $1.9 million v Sam Soliman ?
Shane Mosley $4.5 Million v Oscar De La Hoya ? [1st fight]
Jermain Taylor $25.000 v Undra White ?
Bernard Hopkins $3.8 Million v Howard Eastman $800.000
Bernard Hopkins $1.25 Million v Morrade Haakar ?
Bernard Hopkins $1.125 Million v Robert Allen [3rd fight]
Bernard Hopkins $100.000 v Antwun Echols ? [1st fight]
Bernard Hopkins $525.000 v Syd Vanderpool ?
Bernard Hopkins $1 Million v Keith Holmes ?
Bernard Hopkins $2.75 Million v Felix Trinidad ?
Sugar Ray Leonard $11 Million v Marvin Hagler $12 Million
Sugar Ray Leonard $11 Million v Thomas Hearns ? [1st fight]
Sugar Ray Leonard $8.5-10 Million v Roberto Duran ? [1st fight]
Sugar Ray Leonard $40.000 v Luis Vega $650

Mike McCallum $450.000 v James Toney $400.000 [1st fight]
Gerald McClennan $250.000 v Nigel Benn ?
Javier Castillejo $1 Million v Fernando Vargas ?
Verno Phillips $135.000 v Kasim Ouma $40.000

Cory Spinks $800.00 v Zab Judah $100.000 [1st fight]
Cory Spinks $1.2 + Million v Zab Judah $100.000 [2nd fight]
Zab Judah $1 Million v Kostya Tszyu ?
Zab Judah $400.000 + v Rafael Pineda $45.000
Jesse James Leija $450.000 v Kostya Tszyu ?
Kostya Tszyu $800.000 v Sharmba Mitchell $900.000 [1st fight]
Floyd Mayweather $3 Million v De Marcus Corley $150.000
Floyd Mayweather $3.2 Million v Arturo Gatti $3.5 Million
Floyd Mayweather $1.5 + Million v Diego Corrales $1.25 million
Floyd Mayweather $150.000 v Genaro Hernandez $600.000
Antonio Margarito $72.000 v Antonio Diaz $46.700
Arturo Gatti $1.75 million v Leonardo Dorin $500.000
Leavander Johnson $150.000 v Jesus Chavez ?
Joel Casamayor $900.000 v Acelino Freitas $400.000
Joel Casamayor $250.000 v Roberto Garcia ?
Jose Luis Castillo $300.000 v Diego Corrales ? [1st fight]
Jose Luis Castillo $1.2 Million v Diego Corrales $2 Million [2nd fight]
Jose Luis Castillo $250.000 v Julio Diaz $400.000
Jose Luis Castillo $75.000 v Juan Lazcano $200.000
Cesar Bazan $10.000 v Miguel Angel Cotto ?
Miguel Angel Cotto $275.000 v Randall Baily $75.000
Miguel Angel Cotto $200.000 v Lovermore Ndou $42.500
Miguel Angel Cotto $ 420.000 v Victoriano Sosa $50.00
Carlos Hernandez $41.000 v David Santos $35.000
Julio Cesar chavez $900.000 v Larry Laucoursiere $20.000
Julio Cesar Chavez 1.2 Mil. Vs. Meldrick Taylor 1.2 mil
Julio Ceasr Chavez 1.25 mil vs Kotya Tzyu 1.25 mil
Oscar De La Hoya: $460,000.00 vs. Carl Griffith: $30,000
Erik Morales $1 Million v Jesus Chavez $600.000
Erik Morales $1 Million v Carlos Hernandez $650.000
Erik Morales $2.25 Million v Marco Antonio Barrera $2.25 Million [3rd fight]
Manny Pacquiao $180.000 v Emmanuel Lucero ?
Juan Manuel Marquez $500.000 v Manny Pacquiao $650.000
Juan Manuel Marquez $50.000 v Manuel Medina $125.000
Marcos Linica $85.000 v Juan Manuel Marquez ?
Wilfredo Vasquez $500.000 v Naseem Hamed ?
Salvador Sanchez $1 Million v Wilfredo Gomez $1 Million
Paulie Ayala $60.000 v Johnny Tapia ? [1st fight]
Jorge Arce $50.000 v Hussein Hussein $25.000
Evander Holyfield 500.000 vs. Jeremy Bates 20,000
Ali Frazier 1 2.5 mil each
Johnathon Nelson 6,000 vs. J.C. Chavez Jr ?
Chauncey Welliver 4,000 vs. Chad Von Sickle [according to Welliver himelf]
Dewey Welliver 10,000 vs Yuri Boy Campas
Terry Norris 1,000,000 vs. Sugar Ray Leonard ?

[porkypara]

I stumbled across this information while I was searching for something and I've always been intrigued by the sum of the fight purses in boxing. So if anyone has anymore knowledge of what the fighters received in other fights please post.

Laurent Bouduani 300,000 v Guillermo Jones 40,000
Tim Austin 40,000 vs. Andrian Kaspari 10,000
Hugo Soto 20,000 v. Jose Bonilla 30,000
Montell Griffin 187,000 v James Toney 400,000



Chris Byrd $300- 425.000 v DaVarryl Williamson ?
Chris Byrd $2.15 Million v Evander Holyfield ?
Chris Byrd $625.000 v Andrew Golota ?
John Ruiz $11 Million v Roy Jones Jr $25-26 Million
John Ruiz $1.1 Million v Evander Holyfield ? [1st fight]
John Ruiz $1 Million v Evander Holyfield ?[2nd Fight]
John Ruiz $450.000 v Fres Oquendo ?
John Ruiz $1.5 Million v Kirk Johnson 1.1 mil
Wladimir Klitschko $300.000 v DaVarryl Williamson $90.000
Wladimir Klitschko $531.000 v Lamon Brewster $225.000
Lamon Brewster $450.000 v Kali Meehan $70.000
Lamon Brewster $750.000 v Andrew Golota ?
Vitali Klitschko $3.2 Million v Danny Williams $300.000
Corrie Sanders $952.000 v Vitali Klitschko ?
Jameel McCline $400.000 v Lance Whitaker ?
Danny Williams $250.000 v Mike Tyson ?
Julius Francis $560.000 v Mike Tyson ?
Lennox Lewis $34 Million v Mike Tyson ?
Mike Tyson $35 Million v Bruce Seldon $5 Million
Mike Tyson $8.7-10 Million v Orlin Norris $800.000
Mike Tyson $30 Million v Evander Holyfield $33 Million [2nd fight]
Oliver McCall $3.07 Million v Lennox Lewis? [2nd fight]
Michael Grant $4 Million v Lennox Lewis ?
Orlin Norris $50.000 v Henry Akinwande ?

Thomas Hearns $3.87 Million v Virgill Hill ?
Bobby Cyz $150.000 v Robert Daniels 185,000
Roy Jones jr $6.375 Million v Antonio Tarver $2.075 Million[2nd fight]
Antonio Tarver $2.25 Million v Glen Johnson $1-1.5 Million [1st fight]
Glen Johnson $5000 v Eric Harding ?
Glen Johnson $700.000 v Roy Jones Jr ?
Glen Johnson $50.000 v Clinton Woods ? [2nd fight]

Scott Pemberton $150.000 v Jeff Lacy ?
Jeff Lacy $50.000 v Syd Vanderpool $70.000
Jeff Lacy $157.000 v Omar Sheika $35.000
Jeff Lacy $200.000 v Rubin Williams $35.000

Felix Trinidad$ 10 Million v Ricardo Mayorga $2.5 Million
Felix Trinidad $10 Million v Winky Wright $4 Million
Oscar De La Hoya $11 Million v Yori Boy Campas $1 Million
Oscar De La Hoya $30+ Million v Bernard Hopkins $10-15 Million
Oscar De La Hoya $12 Million v Shane Mosley $4.25 Million[2nd fight]
Winky Wright $750.000 v Shane Mosley ? [1st fight]
Winky Wright $1.6 - 2 Million v Shane Mosley $1.9 - 2 Million [2nd fight]
Winky Wright $1.9 million v Sam Soliman ?
Shane Mosley $4.5 Million v Oscar De La Hoya ? [1st fight]
Jermain Taylor $25.000 v Undra White ?
Bernard Hopkins $3.8 Million v Howard Eastman $800.000
Bernard Hopkins $1.25 Million v Morrade Haakar ?
Bernard Hopkins $1.125 Million v Robert Allen [3rd fight]
Bernard Hopkins $100.000 v Antwun Echols ? [1st fight]
Bernard Hopkins $525.000 v Syd Vanderpool ?
Bernard Hopkins $1 Million v Keith Holmes ?
Bernard Hopkins $2.75 Million v Felix Trinidad ?
Sugar Ray Leonard $11 Million v Marvin Hagler $12 Million
Sugar Ray Leonard $11 Million v Thomas Hearns ? [1st fight]
Sugar Ray Leonard $8.5-10 Million v Roberto Duran ? [1st fight]
Sugar Ray Leonard $40.000 v Luis Vega $650

Mike McCallum $450.000 v James Toney $400.000 [1st fight]
Gerald McClennan $250.000 v Nigel Benn ?
Javier Castillejo $1 Million v Fernando Vargas ?
Verno Phillips $135.000 v Kasim Ouma $40.000

Cory Spinks $800.00 v Zab Judah $100.000 [1st fight]
Cory Spinks $1.2 + Million v Zab Judah $100.000 [2nd fight]
Zab Judah $1 Million v Kostya Tszyu ?
Zab Judah $400.000 + v Rafael Pineda $45.000
Jesse James Leija $450.000 v Kostya Tszyu ?
Kostya Tszyu $800.000 v Sharmba Mitchell $900.000 [1st fight]
Floyd Mayweather $3 Million v De Marcus Corley $150.000
Floyd Mayweather $3.2 Million v Arturo Gatti $3.5 Million
Floyd Mayweather $1.5 + Million v Diego Corrales $1.25 million
Floyd Mayweather $150.000 v Genaro Hernandez $600.000
Antonio Margarito $72.000 v Antonio Diaz $46.700
Arturo Gatti $1.75 million v Leonardo Dorin $500.000
Leavander Johnson $150.000 v Jesus Chavez ?
Joel Casamayor $900.000 v Acelino Freitas $400.000
Joel Casamayor $250.000 v Roberto Garcia ?
Jose Luis Castillo $300.000 v Diego Corrales ? [1st fight]
Jose Luis Castillo $1.2 Million v Diego Corrales $2 Million [2nd fight]
Jose Luis Castillo $250.000 v Julio Diaz $400.000
Jose Luis Castillo $75.000 v Juan Lazcano $200.000
Cesar Bazan $10.000 v Miguel Angel Cotto ?
Miguel Angel Cotto $275.000 v Randall Baily $75.000
Miguel Angel Cotto $200.000 v Lovermore Ndou $42.500
Miguel Angel Cotto $ 420.000 v Victoriano Sosa $50.00
Carlos Hernandez $41.000 v David Santos $35.000
Julio Cesar chavez $900.000 v Larry Laucoursiere $20.000
Julio Cesar Chavez 1.2 Mil. Vs. Meldrick Taylor 1.2 mil
Julio Ceasr Chavez 1.25 mil vs Kotya Tzyu 1.25 mil
Oscar De La Hoya: $460,000.00 vs. Carl Griffith: $30,000
Erik Morales $1 Million v Jesus Chavez $600.000
Erik Morales $1 Million v Carlos Hernandez $650.000
Erik Morales $2.25 Million v Marco Antonio Barrera $2.25 Million [3rd fight]
Manny Pacquiao $180.000 v Emmanuel Lucero ?
Juan Manuel Marquez $500.000 v Manny Pacquiao $650.000
Juan Manuel Marquez $50.000 v Manuel Medina $125.000
Marcos Linica $85.000 v Juan Manuel Marquez ?
Wilfredo Vasquez $500.000 v Naseem Hamed ?
Salvador Sanchez $1 Million v Wilfredo Gomez $1 Million
Paulie Ayala $60.000 v Johnny Tapia ? [1st fight]
Jorge Arce $50.000 v Hussein Hussein $25.000
Evander Holyfield 500.000 vs. Jeremy Bates 20,000
Ali Frazier 1 2.5 mil each
Johnathon Nelson 6,000 vs. J.C. Chavez Jr ?
Chauncey Welliver 4,000 vs. Chad Von Sickle [according to Welliver himelf]
Dewey Welliver 10,000 vs Yuri Boy Campas
Terry Norris 1,000,000 vs. Sugar Ray Leonard ?

Interesting stuff.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Cory Spinks $1.2 + Million v Zab Judah $100.000 [2nd fight]

Some of the figures there are scary. Oscar, Sugar Ray, Iron Mike.... Wow.

[generalbulldog]

I also know that Marvin Hagler only got paid $50 bucks for his 1st fight, Mike Tyson got paid $500 for his 1st fight.

And of course JMM turned down a 1 million+ payday to fight Chris John for $35,000 and get robbed in Indonesia. Never understood why.

From the top of my head, and they're pretty accurate.

Tyson 22 million vs. Spinks 13 million in '88.
Tyson 25 million vs. McNeely 1 million in comeback fight for Tyson.

Hell if some of these figures on John Ruiz are accurate the guy probably made more than $20 million+ in the ring in his career. John fukking Ruiz! But I can't hate, get your money Ruiz!

[Violent Demise]

Bruce Seldon $5 Million.

[blegit]

Cory Spinks $1.2 + Million v Zab Judah $100.000 [2nd fight]

Some of the figures there are scary. Oscar, Sugar Ray, Iron Mike.... Wow.

Yeah, ol' Zab got taken in negotiations but he stated this before and after the fight. He said he knew he would KO Spinks the next fight and then that is when his money would come.

[Kirkland Laing]

Where did you get those numbers from please? I googled them and found them on Eastside but I have to register to get the link.

[Lance Uppercut]

Cory Spinks $1.2 + Million v Zab Judah $100.000 [2nd fight]

Some of the figures there are scary. Oscar, Sugar Ray, Iron Mike.... Wow.

Yeah, ol' Zab got taken in negotiations but he stated this before and after the fight. He said he knew he would KO Spinks the next fight and then that is when his money would come.

That is what a real fighter does. He takes short money for a great opportunity.

[generalbulldog]

Where did you get those numbers from please? I googled them and found them on Eastside but I have to register to get the link.

I got them from here. purse listings - The Cyber Boxing Zone Message Board

And here's something else I found about Tyson. Before Tyson was about to fight McNeely in his comeback fight, he got a signing bonus of $25 million just for signing deals with MGM and Showtime and as I've listed another $25 million to fight McNeely. So in actuality it can be said Tyson got $50 million just for fighting McNeely. That's pretty insane money.BOXING - BOXING - Tyson Appears to Take Control As He Takes Over Center Stage - NYTimes.com

And who can forget Oscar for making $53 million fighting Floyd. He got a 25 mil guarantee and then another 28 mil in PPVs. SI.com - The Fortunate 50

[Fenster]

That list has been knocking around different forums for a few years, that's why there's no recent fights.

Hopkins got $3m against Winky ($2m) and Pavlik ($3m). Funny that Hopkins got more money fighting Eastman (obviously because he was taking a far bigger cut of the dough) and yet people wonder why certain fights don't get made

[cnote111]

Information like this is fantastic - Puts a lot of things in perspective...

[Snakey]

Leavander Johnson $150.000 v Jesus Chavez ? fuck not worth it.

[Master]

JCC got the same money fighting Tszyu, when he was old and past it. Amazing.

[DaxxKahn]

Athlete.com has about the most accurate earnings for fighters....

Tyson made 30 million for at least 2 of his fights...To think he made almost 400 million in the ring and has not even a fraction of it....

In truth these guys have a dangerous job and every fight could be their last....

they have nothing to fall back on...EG- 401K, retirement benefits etc so thew risk has to be worth the reward no?

[johnmaff36]

I remember Tim Witherspoon being aggrieved (and rightly so) about taking home 90,000 USD for fighting Bruno (who received over 900,000 ST). His offical purse was 500,000 but after carl king,don king, sparring partners and expenses were taken out he was left with just the 90k. He said that he asked carl king (who was his 'manager') what was he was getting and King said that he didnt know and had to ask his father!!!! He came back and said they were getting a dime (or maybe it was a nickel, it was some kinda american slang for half a million)