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Tyson Fury Has Earned £140 Million More Than Heavyweight Rival Oleksandr Usyk When Comparing Their Last 10 Fight Purses 193z7

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Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk 2 has now been and gone, with the highly-anticipated rematch going the way of the Ukrainian once again. In the aftermath of the Usyk vs Fury 2 bout, we assess who has earned the most throughout their respective careers, particularly in their last 1o fights.

Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk: Who Has Earned More In Their Last 10 Fights? 6h3g41

The Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk rematch has now been and gone, with the great Ukrainian once again reigning supreme over his British heavyweight rival. Usyk defeated ‘The Gypsy King’ via unanimous decision (116-112 x 3) in their rematch on December 21st, solidifying himself as the best heavyweight of this era.

Having won the first fight via split decision, it came as no surprise to see Oleksandr Usyk priced as the ever so slight favourite with the best boxing betting sites in the UK for the rematch. He backed up his tag as the bookies favourite, outpointing Tyson Fury for the second time, seven months on from their first contest.

The respective records of both fighters are littered with big wins, with both men widely regarded as the two best heavyweights in the world. ‘The Gypsy King’ has beaten the likes of Deontay Wilder twice, Wladimir Klitschko and even Francis Ngannou as well in his impressive resumé.

The Ukrainian too has some huge wins, boasting an undefeated 23-0 record which includes becoming the undisputed king at both cruiserweight and heavyweight too. Usyk has defeated Daniel Dubois just two fights ago.

Now that their rivalry is settled with Oleksandr Usyk coming out firmly on top, here at SportsCasting we thought we’d look at who comes out on top in financial . Looking solely at both men’s last 10 fights, it is apparent that despite reigning supreme in the ring, Usyk has earned far less than his British counterpart.

us as we assess in great detail the last 10 fight purses of both Tyson Fury and the great Oleksandr Usyk.

After assessing the purses of both Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury, it is apparent that both men aren’t exactly short of a penny. Both men are multi-millionaires and have earned hundreds of millions of pounds combined.

The biggest purse of Oleksandr Usyk’s career prior to the two Fury fights reportedly came in his rematch with Anthony Joshua back in August 2022 in Jeddah. The 37-year-old took home £32.5 million that night for his rematch win over ‘AJ’.

Since then, Usyk has of coursed earned roughly £112.5 million from the two Tyson Fury clashes. The rematch saw him earn £82.5m, which is by far and away his biggest career purse by some distance as of today.

For ‘The Gypsy King’, his biggest purse came in the first fight against his Ukrainian counterpart, despite losing the bout. Although Fury lost the contest, he reportedly took home around £85 million – £55m more than the actual winner of the fight in Oleksandr Usyk.

For the rematch, Fury earned £67.5m which is roughly a 45% split of the purse. He was of course defeated once again, but still earned the second largest purse of his career in the process. This is mainly thanks to His Excellency Turki Alalshikh and his incredible purses thanks to Riyadh Season.

The disparity in these purses paints the picture of both men’s purses throughout their respective boxing careers. With that being said, lets dissect both Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk’s last 10 fight purses to discover who is the winner in financial .

Oleksandr Usyk Last 10 Fight Purses: 3p5v6m

Per talkSPORT

Fight Fight Purse
Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury 2 £82.5 million
Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury £30 million
Oleksandr Usyk vs Daniel Dubois £5 million
Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua 2 £32.5 million
Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua £5 million
Oleksandr Usyk vs Derek Chisora £1.8 million
Oleksandr Usyk vs Chaz Witherspoon £1 million
Oleksandr Usyk vs Tony Bellew £750,000
Oleksandr Usyk vs Murat Gassiev £370,000
Oleksandr Usyk vs Mairis Briedis £148,000

Total: £159,068,000 1z686j

Tyson Fury Last 1o Fight Purses: 5h1h5p

Per Boxing Social, talkSPORT & Sporting News

Fight Fight Purse
Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk 2 £67.5 million
Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk £85 million
Tyson Fury vs Francis Ngannou £40 million
Tyson Fury vs Derek Chisora 3 £21 million
Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte £29.3 million
Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 3 £20 million
Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder 2 £17.5 million
Tyson Fury vs Otto Wallin £9.5 million
Tyson Fury vs Tom Schwarz £6.5 million
Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder £2.5 million

Total: £298,800,000 fv4t

Winner: Tyson Fury 26n49

Tyson Fury comes out on top with a staggering £298.8 million earned in his last 10 fights. This is almost two times his Ukrainian counterpart, who has pocketed just shy of £160 million from his last 10 bouts.

First time around for their undisputed clash in May 2024, Fury took home the lion share of the purse. ‘The Gypsy King’ pocketed £85m for the first fight, with a further £67.5m coming his way in the rematch.

Oleksandr Usyk on the other hand earned just £30 million for the first first, despite defeating Fury. For the rematch though it was a different story. This time, the Ukrainian pocketed £82.5m in prize money, which was £15m more than Fury’s purse of £67.5m.

It’s worth mentioning that prior to their two fights, Tyson Fury had earned over three times that of Oleksandr Usyk. Even after their first fight Fury had earned well over double. The rematch saw Usyk catch ‘The Gypsy King’ ever so slightly, massively inflating his career earnings thanks to £112.5m in prize money for the two Fury clashes.

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Paul has worked in the sports journalism industry for several years now, specialising in boxing, MMA, golf and darts. This includes writing breaking news stories, in-depth features, predictions and more. Paul regularly attends live sporting events as both a journalist and as a fan, further adding to his expertise in his specialist sports. Paul is a Director at YouTube channel ESBR Boxing, as well as featuring regularly at BBC Sport NI. This has helped Paul master his knowledge of sports writing, as well as learning new skills with competence and proficiency.

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