According to 2021 statistics, the American who turned from an influencer to a boxer had an estimated pre-tax income of $40 million in three paid-to-watch matches in 2021. The $5 million he made outside of boxing was truly impressive.
That $45 million would be the 20th highest-paid athlete of the year, up from $34 million from top-ranked boxer Canelo Alvarez.
Paul is also second on YouTube's 2021 list of the highest-paid celebrities, behind only Mr. Bicester ($54 million).
Paul beat former MMA stars Ben Ascron (TKO 1) and Tyrone Woodley (SD) last year to break his professional record with a 5-5 score.
Paul, who is now famous, is on the Internet, and he complains that UFC President Dana White's game dividends to UFC players are too low, and the dividends of playing a game are higher than all the fighters in UFC history!