In the early morning of May 19, Beijing time, a heavyweight battle of the century that will go down in history, Tyson Fury VS Usyk, will finally officially start. As the first heavyweight four-major organization unification battle in history, the historical significance of this matchup is self-evident, because this battle is funded by the wealthy Saudi tycoons, so how much appearance fees the two sides will get has also become the focus of concern in the industry.
According to foreign media disclosures, the total remuneration of Fury and Usyk in the battle of the century reached 115 million pounds, about 145 million US dollars, more than 1.05 billion yuan! That number also became the most lucrative heavyweight game of all time, surpassing the combined appearance fees of the 1997 Holyfield vs. Tyson rematch? Of course, if inflation is taken into account, this weekend's appearance fee is still not as explosive as it was back then!
It is also understood that Fury's appearance fee for this fight reached 80 million pounds, about 100 million US dollars, while Usyk's appearance fee was 35 million pounds, about 45 million US dollars, and Fury became the third boxer after Mayweather and Pacquiao to reach 100 million US dollars in a single appearance. Usyk took a small head, but his $45 million appearance fee also set a new personal high and surpassed Holyfield's heavyweight appearance fee record of $35 million set in 1997. In terms of proportion, Fury's appearance fee accounts for 70% of the total appearance fee, and Usyk accounts for 30%.
It should be pointed out that professional boxing is the most efficient sport in all competitive sports, and there is no one! And the reason why professional boxing is the most profitable, mainly because boxing is the most difficult project in all sports, if you want to hit the top of the world in this sport, they are all super top talents with sports talent, and those who can't play out have to retreat to the next best thing and eat in the MMA project, even if they hit the top UFC event in MMA, the appearance fee of the UFC champion is only 1 million US dollars, and Fury plays 100 championship matches in one game, this is the gap!
As for who will have the last laugh this Sunday, Fury and Usyk are divided in the industry, with former heavyweight champion Foreman favoring Usyk to win, while former four-division world champion Roy Jones "The God of Boxing" is favoring Fury to win.
Let's wait and see who will become the first quadruple champion in heavyweight history!