Brits Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua are among six boxers to make the 2024 Sportico rich list.
Over the last 12 months from February 12, 2024, to February 12, 2025, Sportico tracked the income of the world’s biggest sports stars to compile their annual list.
Al Nassr’s Cristiano Ronaldo came out on top with a whopping $260m while Golden State Warriors points guard Steph Curry cashed $153.8m in 2024.
Following closely behind in third place was former unified heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, who earned a monumental $147m from his two fights with Oleksandr Usyk plus endorsements.
Lionel Messi, Lebron James, and Neymar made up places 4 to 6 just ahead of Usyk at No.7.
Fury earned a lion’s share of the purse but the Ukrainian slickster still took home $122m of the pay pot plus endorsements.
Further down the list, Canelo Alvarez banked $73m at No.20 after an underwhelming 2024 that saw him face Jaime Munguia and Edgar Berlanga.
He is expected to shoot up the list in 2025 after signing a money-spinning four-fight deal with Riyadh Season that includes a September showdown with Terence Crawford.
Joshua was the fourth-highest-earning boxer in 2024 and 30th overall in sports with $60m.
The Watford powerhouse kicked off his year with a bang by knocking out former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou inside two rounds in March before ending up on the receiving end of an equally brutal stoppage at the hands of Daniel Dubois in September.
22 spaces below AJ, Jake Paul came in as the fifth-highest-earning boxer in 2024 after his record-breaking Netflix clash with Mike Tyson in November.
The fight, which was staged at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, generated more than $17.8 million at the gate to become boxing’s biggest box-office success in the United States outside of Las Vegas.
GETTYUsyk and Fury’s two-fight series was the most lucrative bout and earned them both a place on the list[/caption]
| Boxer | Position | Earnings |
| Tyson Fury | 3 | $147m |
| Oleksandr Usyk | 7 | $122m |
| Canelo Alvarez | 20 | $73m |
| Anthony Joshua | 30 | $60m |
| Jake Paul | 52 | $48m |
| Naoya Inoue | 81 | $42m |
Meanwhile, an estimated 108 million people tuned in to watch the crossover contest.
Paul pocketed $38m for the fight. An extra $10m in endorsements brings him up to $48m overall.
The sixth boxer to make the Sportico Top 100 was Japanese sensation Naoya Inoue at No.81.
He, like Canelo, is expected to have an even bigger 2025 after signing a multi-fight deal with Riyadh Season.
2024 was a fruitful year for the undisputed super bantamweight champion, who defeated Luis Nery, and TJ Doheny last year before taking out Kim Ye-joon at the start of 2025.
In total, he took home $42m – his most lucrative annum to date.
