UFC superstar Connor McGregor is about to face his old rival Dustin Poirier three times, when he will receive a whopping 8-figure honorarium. However, McGregor lost to the famous Floyd Mayweather in his only professional boxing match to date in 2017, a loss that earned him a huge appearance fee.
A few days ago, the relevant media reported that although it was beaten by Mayweather, mcGregor became the second -richest loser" so far, and the relevant media reviewed the largest matches in the history of boxing, counted the amount of appearance fees received by the losers, and then compared the purchase rate at that time, adjusted the income of the relevant boxers, and calculated which of them had the most bank deposits today.
McGregor received a £21.8 million playing fee in the loss to Mayweather, a calculated adjustment equivalent to £23.78 million (about 214 million yuan) today, which put McGregor in second place on the list of "richest losers".
In third place is the first two class world boxing champion Michael Spinks, Spencers fought a sensational battle with Mike Tyson in 1988, so he earned the highest income of his career, but this was also Spinks' last game, because after 91 seconds of KO by Tyson, he retired, Spinks then made a guaranteed playing fee of 9.8 million pounds, equivalent to today's 22.16 million pounds (about 199 million yuan).
In fourth place is Manny Pacquiao's 2012 four-game battle with his old rival Manuel Maquez, which was also named the "Battle of the Decade", the two sides knocked each other down in the match, but that night God chose to favor Marquez, when the sixth round was about to end, he slammed his opponent with a heavy punch, Pacquiao fell unconscious on the ground for a long time, and his honorarium at that time was 18.9 million pounds, equivalent to 22.03 million pounds (about 198 million yuan) today.
At present, the top of the list of "richest losers" in boxing is the "Golden Boy" Oscar De La Joa's 1999 clash with Puerto Rican star Felix Trinidad, which is known as the "Battle of the Millennium", Hoya fought with his opponents, unfortunately lost by a controversial score, and his honorarium won the equivalent of 24.49 million pounds (about 220 million yuan) today.
In addition, Hoya's 2007 battle with Mayweather ranked fifth on the list, in which Hoa lost his WBC Super MiddleWeight Champion Gold Belt, which was also hailed as a landmark duel, because through the victory over Hoya, Mayweather officially took over the opponent's banner and became the new superstar in his field. At the time, Hoya's guaranteed gratuity was £16.9 million, adjusted to about £21.83 million (about 196 million yuan) today.
1. Battle of Hoya vs Trinidad (1999): 24.49 million pounds for losers
2. McGregor vs Mayweather (2017): Losers' honorarium £23.78 million
3. Spinks vs Tyson (1988): Losers' honorarium £22.16m
4. Pacquiao vs Marquez Quadruple Battle (2012): Losers' honorarium £22.03 million
5. Hoa vs Mayweather (2007): Losers' honorarium £21.83 million