30 Richest Boxers in the World

Want to know about the richest boxers in the world?

The boxing fan base and its standard have risen quite a lot in the past two decades.

The net worth of the boxers has been showing for the amount of growth in the sports.

Read more to know whether your favorite boxer makes the list or not.

30 Richest Boxers in the World in 2023

We have compiled the list from various credible sources such as Celebrity Net Worth, Forbes, and Wikipedia.

Here is a summary of the 30 richest boxers in the world in 2021 ranked according to their net worth.

30. Buster Douglas

Net Worth: $15 Million

James Buster Douglas is an American former boxer.

He competed between 1981 till 1999.

Buster’s career highlight was winning the heavyweight championship in 1990 after defeating Mike Tyson. 

Buster has a winning record of 38 wins in 46 professional boxing matches.

The net worth of $15 million earns Buster Douglas the 30th position in the richest boxer list.

29. David Diaz

Net Worth: $15 Million 

David Diaz is an American former professional boxer known all across the media.

Diaz competed professionally from 1996 to 2011.

He also held the title of WBC lightweight for two consecutive years, from 2007-2008.

David Diaz has a winning record of 36 wins in 41 professional boxing matches.

The net worth of $15 million makes David Diaz the 29th richest boxer on the list.

28. Antonio Margarito

Net Worth: $15 Million

Antionio Maragito Montiel is popularly known as “Tony,” “The Tijuana.” He is a former Mexican-American professional boxer.

Margarito has held several multiple welterweight championships during his career.

The aggressive pressure fighting style of Antionio has earned his fame all across the globe.

Out of 50 professional boxing matches, Antonio has won 41 of them.

His total net worth of $15 million grabs him the 28th position on the richest boxer list.

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27. Larry Holmes

Net Worth: $18 Million 

Larry Holmes is a former professional boxer. His boxing nickname knows Holmes of “Easton Assasin.”

Larry’s left jab is regarded as the best among all boxers in the history of boxing. He is the only boxer known to have knocked out Muhammad Ali. 

Larry holds an impressive win record of 69 wins in 75 matches, among which 44 were from knockouts (K.O).

Larry has an impressive win record of 69 wins in a total of 75 professional boxing matches.

26. Nigel Benn

Net Worth: $20 Million

Nigel Gregory Benn is a former British professional boxer.

Additionally, Benn is also known for his boxing nickname of “The Dark Destroyer.”

Aggressive fighting style and immense punching power earned him the nickname. Middleweight and super middleweight are two classes in which Benn has held titles during his career.

His successful career reflected his wins of 42 in a total of 48 matches.

Having a net worth of $20 million makes him one of the richest boxers in the world.

25. Freddie Roach

Net Worth: $20 Million

Freddie Steven Roach is an American former boxer a boxing trainer.

Roach is one of the best boxing trainers in boxing history.

Manny Pacquiao, the eight-division world champion, Miguel Cotto, former WBC middleweight champion, trained under Freddie Roach.

He has a winning record of 40 wins in 53 professional boxing matches.

His net worth of $20 million makes him one of the richest coaches, boxers of all time.

24. Juan Manuel Marquez

Net Worth: $20 Million 

Juan Manuel Marquez Menden is a former Mexican professional boxer.

Marquez is the third Mexican to become a world champion in four different classes.

Juan has also help more than nine world championships during his career.

During his boxing career, Juan Mendez was well known for his brilliant technical plays and counterpunches.

He has a winning record of 56 wins in a total of 64 professional boxing matches.

23. Miguel Cotto

Net Worth: $25 Million

Miguel Cotto is a former Puerto Rican boxer.

Cotto was a multiple-time world champion during his prime

He was the first Puerto Rican boxer to win in four different weight classes (Light welterweight, Welterweight, Light middleweight, and middleweight)

Miguel Cotto has a winning record of 41 wins in 47 professional boxing matches.

His net worth of $25 million grabs him the 30th position on the richest boxer list.

22. Felix Trinidad

Net Worth: $30 Million

Felix Juan Trinidad, known by the name “Tito Trinidad,” is a former Puerto Rican professional boxer.

Trinidad is considered to be one of the greatest Puerto Rican boxers of all time.

He has competed in three weight classes and has held multiple world championships.

Felix has an impressive boxing record of 42 wins in 45 professional matches.

Felix Trinidad’s net worth of $30 million makes him of the richest boxers in the world.

21. Anthony Mundine

Net Worth:  $30 Million

Anthony Mundine Jr., also known as “The Man,” is a former Australian boxer, rugby player.

Over his career, Mundine had some intense rivalry with Danny Green and Daniel Geale.

He held the title for WBA-super middleweight twice between 2003 and 2008.

Before his move to boxing, Anthony was the highest-paid player in the National Rugby League (NRL).

He has a total of 48 wins in 59 professional boxing matches.

Having a net worth of $30 million makes Anthony Mundine one of the richest boxers in the world

20. Gennady Golovkin

Net Worth: $30 Million

Gennady Gennadyevich Golovkin is a professional boxer from Kazakhstan. He is also known as “Triple G.”

Golovkin is a two-division world middleweight champion.

Furthermore, The Ring magazine named him the world’s top boxer from September 2017 to September 2018.

He has an impressive win record of 41 wins in 43 professional boxing matches.

The net worth of $30 makes Golovkin one of the richest boxers in the world.

19. Tyson Fury

Net Worth: $30 Million

Tyson Luke Fury is a professional British boxer. Fury is also a two-time world heavyweight champion.

According to ESPN, Fury is ranked the world’s best active heavyweight boxer as of December 2020.

Tyson Fury has an impressive win record over his boxing career with a massive 30 wins in 31 professional games.

His successful career reflects his immense net worth of $30 million.

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18. Andre Berto

Net Worth: $30 Million

Andre Micheal Berto is a professional boxer who possesses dual citizenship in the United States and Haiti.

Berto is also a two-time IBF welterweight world champion, having won the title from 2008 to 2011.

After his professional debut, Andre Berto was well known for his tough nature, immense punching power, and quick punches.

Berto has a winning record of 32 wins in 37 professional boxing matches.

The net worth of $30 million grabs Andre Berto for the 18th position in the richest boxer list.

17. Deontay Wilder

Net Worth: $30 Million

DeontayLeshun Wilder is an American-born professional boxer.

Wilder held the title of WBC heavyweight from 2015 to 2020, in which he made over ten successful title defenses.

According to BoxRec, Wilder is ranked as the world’s third-best active heavyweight boxer in May 2021.

Wilder has an impressive win record to show for his successful career in which he won 42 games in 44 matches.

16. Naseem Hamed

Net Worth: $33 Million

Naseem Hamed is a former professional boxer from the United Kingdom. He is also known as “Prince Naseem.”

Hamed has already held several featherweight world titles.

Nassem Hamed is regarded as one of the best British featherweight boxers of all time.

He was known for his boxing antics and spectacular ring appearances.

Some of which included a flying carpet, a lift, and a palanquin.

Hamed has an impressive win record of 36 wins in 37 professional boxing matches.

The net worth of $33 million is suitable for “Prince Naseem,” making him the 16th richest boxer on the list.

15. Ricky Hatton

Net Worth: $40 Million

Richard John Hatton, MBE, is a former British professional boxer.

After his retirement in 2012, Hatton works as a boxing promoter and professional trainer.

Ricky Hatton is regarded as the 11th greatest European fighter of all time.

Hatton has an outstanding win record of 45 wins in 48 professional boxing matches.

Ricky Hatton’s net worth of $40 million makes him one of the richest boxers in the world.

14. Bernard Hopkins

Net Worth: $40 Million

Bernard Humphrey Hopkins Jr. is a former American professional boxer.

Hopkins is one of the most successful boxers in the last 30 years.

He has held multiple world championships in two separate weight classes.

Hopkins also held the title of undisputed middleweight title from 2001 up to 2005.

Having an impressive win record of 55 wins in 67 is a reflection of his brilliant boxing career.

13. Marvin Hagler

Net Worth: $45 Million

Marvin Nathaniel Hagler was a professional boxer and film actor who was born in the United States.

Hagler was crowned as the undisputed champion of the middleweight division from 1980 to 1987.

Marvin was known for his wins from knockouts and has made twelve successful title defenses.

Hagler has a knockout rate of 78 percent, which is by far the highest in boxing history.

He has an impressive win record of 62 wins in a total of 67 professional boxing matches.

Marvin Hagler has been inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame as well as the Boxing Hall of Fame.

Having a net worth of $45 million makes Hagler the 13th richest boxer in the world.

12. Wladimir Klitschko

Net Worth: $60 Million

Wladimir Wladimirowitsch Klitschko is a former professional boxer who was borin in Ukraine.

He competed in the professional boxing scene from 1996 to 2017.

Wladimir is well known for his exceptional knockout prowess, strong jab, and his steady quick footwork, which keeps him ahead of his opponents.

Klitschko is regarded as one of the most intelligent boxers and the best heavyweight champions of all time.

Klitschko also holds an impressive win record of 64 wins in a total of 69 professional boxing matches during his boxing career.

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11. Anthony Joshua

Net Worth: $60 Million

Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua is a two-time heavyweight champion born in Great Britain.

Joshua has held several WBA, IBF, and WBO titles during his successful career as a professional boxer.

He also represented Britain in the 2012 Olympics in the category Boxing.

One of his Joshua career highlights includes winning against Wladimir Klitschko in 2017, which was named the ‘Fight Of The Year.’

Having only 1 loss in 25 professional boxing matches, Joshua has a total win of 24 matches.

22 wins of his 24 wins were from knockouts (K.O).

Having a net worth of $60 million makes Anthony Joshua one of the richest boxers in the world.

10. Vitali Klitschko

Net Worth: $80 Million

Vitali Volodymyrovych Klitschko is a politician and former professional boxer born in Ukraine.

Vitali is the current Mayor of Kyiv and the chief of the Kyiv City State Administration.

He was involved in politics after he retired from boxing in 2013.

During his boxing career, Vitali won several multiple world heavyweight championships.

In the heavyweight title, the year from 2006-2015 is referred as the “Klitschko Era” in which Vitali and his brother Wladimir won most of the title.

He has an impressive win record of 45 wins in a total of 47 professional boxing matches.

Vitali’s successful boxing career and job in Ukraine politics have well earned him a net worth of $80 million.

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9. Sugar Ray Leonard

Net Worth: $120 Million

Ray Charles Leonard is a former professional boxer, motivational speaker born in the United States of America.

Leonard is also considered to be one of the greatest boxers of all time.

A few of his career highlights include winning world titles in five different weight divisions and also being crowned as the undisputed welterweight champion.

He was the first boxer to earn more than $100 million in boxing history.

Leonard has a winning record of 36 wins in 40 professional boxing matches during his successful career.

8. Lennox Lewis

Net Worth: $140 Million

Lennox Claudius Lewis is a former professional boxer who has dual citizenship in Britain and Canada.

Lewis is a three-time heavyweight champion.

In the 1998 Olympics, he represented Canada in the heavyweight division and won a gold medal for the country.

Lewis holds an impressive win record of 41 wins in 44 professional boxing matches.

His successful boxing career has earned him a staggering net worth of $140 million.

7. Don King

Net Worth: $150 Million

Donald King is a boxing promoter who was born in the United States of America.

King is known for his involvement in the historic boxing matchups in boxing history.

Don King has promoted a few of the most popular names in boxing history, including Muhammed Ali, Mike Tyson, John Ruiz, Felix Trinidad, and Andrew Golota.

King is a controversial figure in boxing, as he was charged with manslaughter cases and dishonest business practices.

6. Manny Pacquiao

Net Worth: 190 Million

Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao Sr is a professional boxer born in the Philippines.

His nickname also knows as Pacquiao of “PacMan.”

Manny Pacquiao is  one of the greatest boxers in boxing history.

Pacquiao is boxing’s only eight-division world champion, having won twelve major world titles.

In 2015, Manny Pacquiao was the second-highest-paid athlete in the world, as mentioned by Forbes.

He has a record of 62 wins in 72 professional boxing matches in his career.

5. Oscar De La Hoya

Net Worth: $200 Million

Oscar De La Hoya is a professional boxer, a boxing promoter who was born in the United States of America.

His stage nickname also knows Hoya of “The Golden Boy.”

His career highlights include winning 11 world titles in six different weight classes.

Oscar Hoya generated almost $700 million from pay per view, which was the highest until Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao.

Hoya has a winning record of 39 in a total of 45 professional boxing matches in his career.

The massive pay-per-view earnings, his successful career well earned Oscar Hoya the net worth of $200 million, making him the 5th richest boxer on the list.

4. George Foreman

Net Worth: $300 Million

George Edward Foreman is a former professional boxer born in the United States of America.

His boxing nickname knew Foreman of “Big George.”

He has two world heavyweight titles and an Olympic gold medal.

George Foreman has been inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame for his contribution to boxing.

Additionally, he has an impressive win record of 76 wins in 81 professional boxing matches during his career.

The massive net worth of $300 makes George Foreman one of the richest boxers in the world.

3. Bob Arum

Net Worth: $300 Million

Bob Arum is a lawyer and boxing promoter who was born in America.

Bob is also the CEO of Top Rank, a boxing promotion company.

In fact, he has also worked in the US Attorney’s Office during his career as a lawyer before the boxing promotion.

Bob Arum primarily focuses on promoting Hispanic boxers in recent years.

The huge contribution towards boxing granted Bob Arum to be inducted in the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1999.

Despite not being a boxer but being actively involved in promotion made Arum had a staggering net worth of $300 million.

2. Michael Buffer

Net Worth: $400 Million

Michael Buffer is a boxing ring announcer born in the United States of America.

Buffer is known for his signature phrase of “Let’s get ready to rumble.” 

His unique announcing style and certain additions before and after the fights grab the attention of the viewers.

Buffer is also involved in MC in other sports events such as NBA Finals, Stanley Cup Finals.

The unique catchphrase and his announcing skills have earned Michael Buffer a staggering net worth of $400 million.

1. Floyd Mayweather

Net Worth: $560 Million

Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr is a professional boxing promoter and former boxer born in the USA.

Mayweather has won fifteen major world championships during his successful career.

Additionally, Mayweather was named the “Fighter of the Decade” by the Boxing Writers Association of America.

Being the greatest boxer is reflect in his undefeated record of 50 wins in 50 professional boxing matches.

Floyd Mayweather is one of the most viewed, earned pay-per-view fighters of all time.

He generated more than $1.67 billion in PPV revenue during his boxing career.

Having a net worth of $560 million makes Floyd Mayweather the richest boxer in the world.

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