Mayweather ranked world's wealthiest boxer with net worth of over KSh 58 billion

Publish date: 2024-09-16

Anthony Joshua is the tenth highest earning boxer of all time with a net worth of KSh 5.7 billion, a recent report shows.

The likes of Mike Tyson, Floyd Mayweather, Wladimir Klitschko, Canelo' Alvarez and Manny Pacquiao were also included in the rich-list.

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As expected by many, Mayweather topped the list of loaded boxers as his net worth stands at a whopping KSh 58 billion.

Before retiring from the game of boxing, the 42-year-old Mayweather made so much money and was undefeated in all his fights.

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The renowned champion has always been known to have an insatiable hunger for costly cars and a lavish lifestyle.

Joshua who made it to the top 10 list will face Andy Ruiz Jr in a bid to reclaim his IBF, WBA, and WBO belts on December, 7 2019, in Saudi Arabia.

According to talkSPORT, the top ten highest-earning boxers and their net worth are as follows:

10. Anthony Joshua - KSh 5.7 billion

Joshua has sponsorship deals with the likes of Lucozade, Dre Beats and Under Armour and his net worth will rise if he manages to defeat Ruiz in his coming fight.

9. Wladimir Klitschko - KSh 6.3 billion

Wladimir reigned in the heavyweight division for almost ten years and his sponsorship deals with Hugo Boss and several German companies earned him a spot in the top 10.

8. Vitali Klitschko - KSh 8.3 billion

Wladimir elder brother Vitali is ranked number eight and also holds world titles in the heavyweight division.

7. Canelo Alvarez - KSh 9.8 billion

Alvarez's recent KSh 48.8 million deal with DAZN in 2018 after parting ways with HBO takes his earnings to KSh 9.8 million and a win over light-heavyweight king Sergey Kovalev will earn him more money and become a four-weight world champion.

6. 'Sugar' Ray Leonard - KSh 12.4 billion

Leonard won five weight divisions and is regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time.

5. Lennox Lewis - KSh 14.6 billion

The 1988 Olympic gold-medalist became the undisputed heavyweight champion and is the last man to hold the undisputed heavyweight belts before retiring.

4. Manny Pacquiao - KSh 19.8 billion

Pacquiao pocketed a reported KSh 12.4b when he fought Mayweather in the 'Fight of the Century'.

3. Oscar De La Hoya - KSh 20.7

The head Golden Boy Promotions' fight against Mayweather was the biggest boxing pay-per-view of all time until Mayweather vs Pacquiao.

2. George Foreman - KSh 31 billion

The former heavyweight champion made a huge chunk of his fortune from selling the naming rights to the George Foreman grill, in a deal worth a believed KSh 18.4b in 1999.

1. Floyd Mayweather - KSh 58 billion

Mayweather tops the list with a net worth of KSh 58 billion with a 50-0 record and his mega-money Las Vegas showdown against UFC star Conor McGregor fetched him a cool 28.5 billion.

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