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Boxing's biggest earners of all time

Highest-paid fighters of all time
Rocky Marciano – $15 million (£10.3m)
David Díaz – $16 million (£11m)
Arturo Gatti – $16 million (£11m)
Joe Calzaghe – $21 million (£14.4m)
John L. Sullivan – $25 million (£17m)
Saúl 'Canelo' Álvarez – $27 million (£19m)
David Haye – $29 million (£20m)
Amir Khan – $30 million (£20.6m)
Roberto Durán – $30 million (£20.6m)
Anthony Mundine – $30 million (£20.6m)
Carl Froch – $30 million (£20.6m)
Naseem Hamed – $33 million (£22.7m)
Miguel Cotto – $34 million (£23.4m)
Shane Mosley – $35 million (£24m)
Chris Eubank – $35 million (£24m)
Ricky Hatton – $40 million (£27.5m)
Bernard Hopkins – $40 million (£27.5m)
Roy Jones Jr. – $45 million (£30.1m)
'Marvelous' Marvin Hagler – $45 million (£30.1m)
Joe Louis – $48 million (£33m)
George Foreman – $50 million (£34m)
Muhammad Ali – $61 million (£41.9m)
Vitali Klitschko – $65 million (£44.6m)
Félix Trinidad – $85 million (£58m)
Lennox Lewis – $130 million (£89m)
Sugar Ray Leonard – $161 million (£110.5m)
Oscar De La Hoya – $200 million (£137m)
Evander Holyfield – $250 million (£172m)
Mike Tyson – $400+ million (£274+m)
Manny Pacquiao – $500 million (£344m)
Floyd Mayweather Jr. – $700 million (£481m)
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Highest-paid fighters of all time

As the boxing world mourns the loss of the greatest champ who ever lived, we reveal the highest-earning fighters of all time, from Victorian bare-knuckle pugilist John L. Sullivan to the present day's stars. All historical financial figures are adjusted for inflation.
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09 June 2016

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