Anthony Joshua has raked in a whopping $83m in earnings in 2024, exceeding the amount secured by biggest rival Tyson Fury.
Joshua, who challenges Daniel Dubois for the IBF heavyweight world title at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, finished in 16th place in Forbes‘ list for the world’s highest-paid athletes for 2024, which was published in May, above the likes of Tiger Woods, Lewis Hamilton and Fury.
Following back-to-back losses to Oleksandr Usyk, the British star has resurrected his career in recent years, winning four on the bounce, including over MMA star, Francis Ngannou.
Perhaps the 34-year-old’s consistent run of fights has resulted in him earning $75m from his work inside the ring.
‘AJ’ has firmly crossed over to the casual market and his status as arguably the biggest name in UK boxing has seen him land lucrative endorsement deals with the likes of Under Armour and Hugo Boss and resulted in him collecting a hefty $8m in sponsorship.
Joshua’s long-time rival Tyson Fury pocketed significantly less, but still secured a healthy $50m, with $42m from fighting and $8m in endorsements.
Fury’s lower sum is undoubtedly due to only having one fight in the year the list was based on, climbing off the canvas to beat Ngannou, who was making his professional boxing debut last October.
Two days after the list was published, ‘The Gypsy King’ suffered his first career defeat to Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed heavyweight championship in Saudi Arabia, but took home a career-high payday, reportedly in the region of $100m.
Mexican superstar, Canelo Alvarez was the highest earning boxer on the list, securing $85m and finishing 14th on the list, with Cristiano Ronaldo topping the overall list with an astonishing $260m in total earnings.
Joshua will take home another massive pay cheque when he faces Dubois in his bid to become a three-time heavyweight world champion.
The Watford man fights for the fourth time at the national stadium, headlining for the third time and his career-long promoter, Eddie Hearn insists there will never be another fighter like him.
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“I get the question a lot, who’s the next AJ,” Hearn told ESPN.
“And in all honesty you’re never going to see one.
“AJ won gold at Olympics in London and had a tremendous start to profile building, and he’s been a phenomenon that will never be repeated in my view.”
