Joshua turned pro in 2013. His first fight? He earned just £1,000. A grand for a future heavyweight king. Today, he wouldn’t lace up his boots for less than a private jet.
Fast forward to his giant fights. We’re talking Wladimir Klitschko, Andy Ruiz Jr., and Oleksandr Usyk. Those weren’t just boxing matches; they were Fort Knox break-ins.
The Klitschko Payday: A Monster
That epic night in 2017 at Wembley? 90,000 fans screamed for him. Joshua pocketed roughly £15 million. That’s before sponsors and pay-per-view buys. Imagine buying 15 houses in cash. He probably did.
But the real insanity came with the rematch. After his shocking loss to Andy Ruiz Jr. in 2019, the rematch was a gold rush. He earned around £66 million for that single night in Saudi Arabia. Yes, sixty-six. Million. Pounds. That’s more than most people earn in ten thousand lifetimes.
