Although the coronavirus pandemic continues, fighting sports around the world have a bumper year.
"Mouth Cannon" Conor McGregor played two games to earn eyeballs; now WBC heavyweights Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder completed their three-game battle; Floyd Mayweather also completed his own boxing exhibition match.
At the same time, the international arena was also dominated by 24-year-old Internet celebrity boxer Jake Paul, beating former UFC player Ben Askren and former UFC middleweight champion Woodley twice.
Jack Paul, a halfway boxer, not only earned enough popularity, but also a gold-sucking dark horse, becoming one of the five highest-paid boxers last year. The latest ranking of the top ten highest-paid boxers of 2021 by the British "Mirror" is as follows: 1. Avarez £65.7 million
At the top of the list is Canelo Alvarez, a superstar from Mexico who will become the undisputed super-middleweight world champion in 2021, and is the first person in the history of Mexican professional boxing to win the gold belt of the four major organizations of WBA/WBO/WBC/IBF.
In 2021, Avarez played three games, beating Avni Yildirim, Saunders and Caleb Plant.
His historic victory over the Four Organisations of Plante Unified earned him a net £29.6 million. 2. Mayweather, £48.2 million
Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather has a 50-0 career record and is known as "money" for a reason, with Mayweather earning around £48.2 million last year through just an 88-legged exhibition match.
The exhibition game became his favorite way of working, because it did not affect the unbeaten record and make a lot of money.
3. McGregor £36 million
UFC superstar "Mouth Cannon" Conor McGregor has remained the biggest star of the MMA movement despite losing more or winning fewer in recent years.
Although he lost twice to "Diamond" Poirier, it is estimated that he has profited as much as £22 million from the three-man battle between the two. 4. Jack Paul £31 million
Jake Paul, a 24-year-old internet celebrity boxer, is not recognized by many boxing insiders, but whether you like Jack Paul or not, he is doing really well in 2021.
The influencer-turned-boxer beat former UFC player Ben Askren twice, beating former UFC middleweight champion Woodley twice.
In his first match with Woodley, he made £10 million through the sale of PPV, and he has won five straight since his cross-border boxing match, which has even attracted many star players including "mouth cannon" McGregor, and the more profitable days are just around the corner. 5. Logan Paul £15 million
Internet celebrity boxer Logan Paul, the brother of Jake Paul, earned £7m in appearance fees from an exhibition match with Mayweather, and PPV pay-per-view sales have brought him to £15m.
Mayweather praised Paul afterwards, saying, "He's better than I thought... Is a tough, rough competitor. "6. Anthony Joshua £15 million
Britain's former heavyweight treble-name Treble winner Anthony Joshua was the winner in terms of income despite losing to upgraded challenger Usyk, who lost all his gold belts.
He made £15m last year while keen to face Usik again this year. 7. Tyson Fury £13 million
Now WBC heavyweight Tyson Fury is about to face a mandatory battle against British native Dillian Whyte, although the battle for reunification with Oleksandr Usyk is still a dream battle awaited by boxing fans. 8. Wilder £8.2 million
Former WBC heavyweight Deontay Wilder used to overtake Mayweather 50-0 to become a heavyweight undefeated boxer, but Fury's appearance dashed his hopes.
He was ko-bogged down in three fights with Furi in October, but he also netted more than £8 million from it, and the tournament was voted the best boxing match of 2021 by a number of boxing authorities. 9. Prival £7.2 million
UFC star "Diamond" Dustin Poirier made most of his income from his two games with Mouth Cannon, and he was the winner.
He earned more than £3 million in a single battle with the Mouth Cannon, and is expected to earn £3.7 million when the UFC 264 defeats the Mouth Cannon again. 10. Billy Joe Sanders £5.7 million
Former WBO superweight boxer Billy Joe Saunders in the game against Avarez is the biggest he's made so far in his career.
Sanders played very tenaciously, but after being interrupted by a fierce upper hook punch from Avarez, Sanders abstained in the eighth round, and Avarez unified the world champion gold belt of the three organizations. But he also earned more than 5 million yuan.