Fury v Joshua ‘agreed’: Data shows which boxer will bank the most from the bout

Anthony Joshua has the most valuable punch in boxing, worth a whopping £172,346, according to a new study into boxing’s most efficient earners.

The full research from 247Bet established which active fighters were the most efficient earners, by comparing the total amount of prize money earned against the total number of punches landed by 25 professional boxers. The study comes as stunning news emerges that Anthony Joshua will finally take on Tyson Fury in the ring. The boxing journalist, Gareth A Davies, announced via talkSPORT that the Fury-Joshua fight has been ‘agreed’.

Anthony Joshua was crowned first place in the study, with each of his punches that successfully landed on an opponent, earning him a staggering £172,346. The Watford-born heavyweight has banked a massive £394.5 million over the course of his 33-fight career. During which AJ has landed 2,289 punches on his opponents. Tyson Fury, while ranked below AJ in third place, has still earned a more than impressive six-figure sum of £147,559 with each of his 2,458 career punches to total £362.7 million in career earnings.

These startling sums of money go to show that a much-anticipated Joshua vs. Fury bout in the future could be more valuable for AJ, since his punches are already £24,787 more valuable than the ‘Gypsy King’s. What’s more, these numbers would surely only increase if and when the bout goes ahead.

Meanwhile, Joshua’s most recent opponent in the ring, Jake Paul, was named the second-most efficient earner in boxing. The ‘Problem Child’ has banked a remarkable £132 million in just 11 fights and has landed just 812 punches. This equates to an earning of £162,562 per punch for Jake Paul.

Elsewhere, Oleksandr Usyk (£107,543 per punch) and Deontay Wilder (£65,554 per punch) also featured in the top five most valuable punches in boxing.

Boxing’s top 10 highest earners, ranked by earnings per punches landed:

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Study Methodology:

• The study aimed to determine which professional boxer has earned the most in prize money whilst throwing and landing the fewest punches during their professional careers.
• A shortlist of 25 of the most high-profile male boxers was established from a longlist of boxers in a variety of weights who have fought in at least one bout aired by a major broadcaster in the UK in the last five years.
• The career prize monies earned by each boxer were sourced primarily via Salary Leaks and Sporty Salaries.
• The punch data relevant to each boxer was sourced primarily from CompuBox.
• The CompuBox data source was able to provide verified punch statistics for a large but incomplete number of fights for each boxer. Largely, these verified fights were televised fights. For example, the CompuBox data provided the verified number of punches thrown and the punches landed by Anthony Joshua on a round-by-round basis in 16 out of his 33 career bouts.
• The verified punch data was used to establish average statistics on each boxer’s punches thrown, punches landed, and punch accuracy percentage. These average statistics were applied to the fights which did not have verified punch data available to create conservative estimates of the number of punches thrown and punches landed by each boxer. The estimated data, combined with the verified data, provided an estimated career total for each boxer.
• The punch data was further cross-referenced via several sources, including BoxingScene, BoxRec, BT/TNT Sports, DAZN, ESPN, HBO, and Sky Sports.