Unpopular boxer made more in 1 fight than Ngannou can get in his lifetime!

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Oleksandr Usyk, who has never been a draw & always seen as a boring boxer has made £42 million in his last fight against Anthony Joshua. £42 million = $49 million.

No wonder why UFC fighters often call out boxers. McGregor, Ngannou, Usman et al.

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https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxing/anthony-joshua-usyk-fight-purse-27799670
 
He only made that much cause he fought Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia.

Ruiz fought AJ in Saudi too for the rematch and made $9 mill. He was much less popular than Usyk and not taken seriously by most as well (hence being AJ's short notice replacement for Jarrell Miller in the first place) and he actually stopped AJ the first time too, only one to do so in pros and popped his cherry. You're underselling Usyk's popularity and leverage. He isn't a megastar but is one of the bigger names in boxing.
 
That's the reason why UFC champions want to box, they are tired of getting paid peanuts
 
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