Jake Paul’s reported career earnings from boxing have been revealed – and the YouTuber is not doing badly for himself whatsoever.
Paul was already a social media sensation before he first stepped into the boxing ring. It’s safe to say that his ambition to become a professional fighter was not money motivated.
That said, it’s an added sweetener that all of his career fights to date have done huge numbers at the box office, which has of course resulted in Paul’s bank balance rising exponentially.
According to The Sun, the Ohio-born YouTuber has in fact banked a mammoth £25m from stepping through the ropes and making the plunge into boxing.
The report claims that he earned £7.5m from each of his fights with Nate Robinson, Ben Askren and Tyron Woodley. You imagine he will make a similar figure on Saturday night.
What is not reported as frequently as Paul’s earnings is just how much he reinvests that cash into the undercards. He provided Amanda Serrano (and Tommy Fury) with the biggest paydays of their careers.
Irrespective of whether you like him as a person or rate him as a boxer, there is no denying that the enormous following behind him has been a good thing for the sport of boxing.
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