$1.9 million per minute: the shocking bag that Tyson Fury took for his KO to Dillian Whyte and the fortune he amassed in his career

First-rate boxing usually delivers succulent bags of money and the case of Tyson Fury's last fight is a true example. The Englishman beat Dillian Whyte by KO this Saturday and retained the world heavyweight title of the World Boxing Council ( WBC). The blow he applied to the Jamaican was lethal to sentence the duel whose ring was located in the emblematic Stadium of Wembley, in London, in front of 94,000 spectators. The definition was in the sixth round and the King of Gypsies took a fortune in the fight that meant his retirement as a professional, according to his statements.

“I promised my wife that after Wilder's three fights it would end. I wanted to fight at home, I owed it to the fans. I think this is all for me, I think it's my last race,” said the 33-year-old pugilist and owner of an unbeaten record with 32 wins (23KO) and 1 draw.

But in those moments when he lifted the championship belt again, he also reflected that last night's belt was “it was the best uppercut of my career”. The Briton analyzed it from the sports aspect, which implied a new consecration, also from the economic aspect, since it took more than 80 percent of what was at stake.

Fury kept an estimated $33.3 million of the $41.2 million that was on the table. For this reason, the native of Manchester won 1.9 million dollars for every minute that the fight lasted, which ended with 10 seconds left in the sixth set. Above the ring he was only 18 minutes, but he made them count.

*The summary of the fight between Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte

Regarding his fortune and his future, in March he said: “I have been twice an undisputed champion, I have 150 million in the bank, I don't have to prove anything to anyone.” The Gipsy King promised that he would be “retired full time after the match”.

With the announcement that he will hang his gloves after his consecration to his compatriots, the legend of the heavyweights was also a machine to thicken his bank account since 2008, when he debuted as a professional. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Fury's fortune was around $30 million in 2021 and was around $57 million in 2020.

“He is not extravagant or extravagant like some boxers and he lives a very modest lifestyle,” someone around him told The Sun. “He is making sure that his family is comfortable for generations to come and that is a lesson in humility,” the same source stressed in January of this year.

A money machine.

According to Sportingnews, in the two career-defining matches leading up to the win over Wladimir Klitschko, Fury won more than $17 million. By beating Klitschko for the WBA, IBF, WBO, IBO and The Ring heavyweight world titles, Tyson earned more than $7 million.

After being down the ring for two years due to problems with drugs and alcohol, Fury returned to boxing in June 2018 to fight Sefer Seferi. In that fight he won in the fourth round, Fury raised another two million dollars.

That same year, Fury fought Deontay Wilder for the WBC heavyweight title, which was a memorable duel that ended in a draw, in which Fury recovered in the 12th round after a sharp fall. Tyson took an insured bag of three million. In total, it was $10.25 million for the million pay-per-view sales generated by the event.

Prior to his second match against Wilder, Fury received $9 million for beating Tom Schwartz in the second round and $13 million for defeating Otto Wallin.

The rematch between Fury and Wilder had an insured purse of five million dollars for Fury: both fighters took 25 million each of the pay-per-view sales. Fury beat Wilder by technical knockout, won the WBC heavyweight title. In the third meeting between the two, Fury won by knockout. It transpired that he achieved close to 27 million dollars in that fight with pay-per-view sales.

Finally, the Forbes site, which specializes in fortunes, asserted that Fury was ranked 11th among the highest paid athletes of 2020, although it did not reach the top 50 in 2021.

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