JAKE PAUL and Tyson Fury make up two of the six highest-paid boxers in the world. Business sports page Sportico revealed the world's top 100 biggest earning athletes of 2024. Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo topped the list with £206MILLION made - £170m of that coming on the field. Basketball star Steph Curry was second with £122m but the bulk of that - £79m - was actually earned off the court. Fury made the top three with wages of £116m with the majority - £111m - earned in the ring.
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The Gypsy King had two massive fights against Oleksandr Usyk last year - appearing to be worth £55.5m each. Fury lost the first via split-decision - costing him his WBC belt and undefeated record. And Usyk, 38, then won the rematch in December in a controversial unanimous verdict. The Ukrainian ranked as the second highest-paid fighter on the list, earning £96.8m - all but £1.5m made through his two bouts.
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Fury, 36, has since announced his retirement despite a mega-bout with Anthony Joshua, 35, still on the table. CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS. Joshua was the fourth richest boxer on the list, making £47m in total last year, £39m in the ring. AJ fought twice last year, knocking out ex-UFC champion Francis Ngannou, 38, in March before losing to Daniel Dubois, 27, in September. Canelo Alvarez, 34, was above him in third with £58m and £51.6m of that was through fighting alone.
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He beat Jaime Munguia, 28, in May and then Edgar Berlanga, 27, in September. Canelo was recently in shock talks to face YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul in May. But he walked away from the deal to sign with Saudi Arabia's Turki Alalshikh and fights William Scull, 32, in May and Terence Crawford, 37, in September. Paul, 28, meanwhile fought three times last year, most recently against Mike Tyson, 58, in November.
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