TYSON FURY has spoken out to reveal the shockingly low fight purse he made against Wladimir Klitschko.
Fury stunned Klitshcko in 2015 to win the unified world titles and dethroned the heavyweight division’s long-standing ruler.
And the win – broadcast on pay-per-view worldwide – is believed to have earned the Gypsy King £4million overall.
But Fury appeared to debunk that by claiming he actually only made $600,000 (£490,000).
The reigning WBC champion returns this Saturday in a crossover clash against ex-UFC star Francis Ngannou.
And Ngannou made only $600,000 for his final UFC fight, despite earning more after PPV bonuses were totted up.
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But Fury actually defended the purse and compared it to the sum he made against Klitschko.
He said on The MMA Hour: “To make $600k for a fight for the heavyweight championship is about what I got paid to fight Klitschko.
“It’s not that low, I think to win the heavyweight championship and go on and defend it you’ve got to take on some big names and create a name and fan following.
“Six-hundred thousand dollars is his biggest purse and $600,000 is a hell of a lot of money.
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“But not for the heavyweight champion of the world, it’s not that much. If I was to try and earn $600,000 in a normal nine-to-five job, it would probably take me about 452 years.
“But I think everybody else in sport knows that after winning the UFC heavyweight championship to go on and box any heavyweight in the top ten you’re probably going to make a whole lot more than $600,000 which is one thing to point out.”
Ngannou, 37, walked out on the UFC to pursue a lucrative boxing switch and it looks to have paid off as he is set to receive £8m.
Meanwhile Fury, 35, is in line to make £65m which will be his highest-ever payday, beating the £26m earned for his 2022 KO over Dillian Whyte, 35.
Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk
