Anthony Joshua vs Kubrat Pulev Salary: AJ Loses £56 Million

Unified Heavyweight Champion Anthony Joshua will relinquish his year-long hiatus from the ring, when he steps against Kubrat Pulev to defend his world titles on December 12th.

The heavyweight thriller has grabbed global attention with different people citing different outcomes to the fight. However, there’s way more to it than just the in-ring brutality.

As per reports, Anthony Joshua will not be entertained with a lucrative paycheck and will receive one-sixth of what he made against Andy Ruiz Jr. in 2019.

It’s evident, COVID-19 has wreaked havoc over the sports community with no gate sales and several other difficulties. Boxing is also a victim of it, and the biggest superstars are similarly facing the heat.

talkSPORT claim Joshua earned a whooping £66 million against Ruiz Jr. and the Mexican made £10 million. But Telegraph cites that Joshua will make only £10 million from his upcoming fight against Pulev.

Although ‘AJ’ or his promoters haven’t disclosed the amounts, it’s pretty evident that they might struggle to bag bigger numbers this weekend.

Anthony Joshua vs Kubrat Pulev- A whole different ride outside the ring

The matchup was originally slated to take place in 2017 when ‘AJ’ vanquished the great Wladimir Klitschko via knockout. However, Pulev suffered an injury, and it dropped the ax on the fight.

3 years later, we are right back where it all started, but a lot has changed since then. Joshua is no longer unbeaten, but he is still the world champion, and Pulev appears even more treacherous now.

Meanwhile, former champion Johnny Nelson says, Pulev could have bagged the money three years earlier. But ‘The Cobra’ envisioned the win, not the money.

Speaking about it, Nelson said, “Pulev is strong, he is ambitious and he could have taken this fight three years ago and he said to us that, before he pulled out, he told his coach he was going for the win and not the money.”

He added, “So he pulled out and he could have got paid three times more than what he is getting paid on Saturday, so this guy is coming in for the win and not the money.”

It further intensifies the fight because Pulev is thirsting for a win. He is an experienced veteran who has fought several highly-rated boxers. So, he can certainly dismantle Joshua.

Do you think Kubrat Pulev will emerge victorious against Anthony Joshua?