THE £69,000 PER SECOND SECRET: WHY JOSHUA AND PAUL’S MIAMI PAYOUT IS LEGENDARY
Anthony Joshua and Jake Paul split a £137m purse in Miami, earning £69,000 per second as Eddie Hearn targets Tyson Fury for 2026.
Word is, Anthony Joshua and Jake Paul raked in a crazy £69,000 per second during their fight in Miami this past Saturday.
These two faced off in a match at the Kaseya Center in Florida, and like everyone thought, Joshua won in the sixth round.
The ref, Christopher Young, stopped the fight after Joshua landed a right hand that dropped Paul. Joshua celebrated as Paul went down.
A lot of people wondered why a two-time heavyweight champ would fight a YouTuber-turned-cruiserweight who lost to Tommy Fury, but the answer was pretty obvious: money.
Paul and Joshua reportedly split £68.5 million for the fight, which aired on Netflix. So, in the 989 seconds the fight actually lasted, each guy made about £69,000 every second.
Word is Joshua might get less than Paul because he lives in the UK. AceOdds says about 37% of his cut—£25.6 million—will go straight to the IRS.
Paul seemed ready to celebrate his massive payday when he got back from Miami.
After his win, Joshua gave Paul props and said it took him a bit longer than expected to finish things.
"Wasn't my best," he said. The goal was to get Jake Paul, pin him down, and hurt him. That's what I wanted, and I did it. Took a little longer, but that right hand landed.
Jake Paul did great tonight; I have to give it to him. He kept getting up. It was tough for him in there, but he kept trying to find a way through.
You have to respect Jake for trying, trying, and trying. But he fought a real fighter tonight who's been out for 15 months.
The 36-year-old and his promoter, Eddie Hearn, also talked about the future, pushing Tyson Fury to sign on and set up what could be the biggest fight in British boxing ever next year.
Fury is supposed to come out of retirement next year after stepping away following two losses to Oleksandr Usyk.
Hearn said, We want the Tyson Fury fight, for sure. It's the fight, the biggest fight.
We can do it right away, by the way. No warm-up fights. If Tyson's ready and AJ is ready, we don't have to fight in February or March. I think he's saying eight weeks, 24 hours to sign a contract.
Joshua added, "The best promoter in the world's been talking with Turki [Al-Sheikh], His Excellency, and Riyadh Season, and now he's going to tell my training team."
I'm strong. I want to keep going, but it's up to the coaches. They're the ones who guide me. Fighters always want to fight; coaches guide us.
They know what I've been through over the weeks I've been with them, so it's up to them to decide. They'll talk to Eddie, and hopefully in a week or so, I'll have news.
TYSON FURY BLASTS ANTHONY JOSHUA AFTER DANIEL DUBOIS STOPS FABIO WARDLEY IN MANCHESTER
Tyson Fury has labelled Anthony Joshua "chinny" after Daniel Dubois secured the WBO heavyweight title against a resilient Fabio Wardley.
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Tyson Fury wasted no time after Daniel Dubois stopped Fabio Wardley this past weekend, using the moment to take a shot at Anthony Joshua.
Dubois picked up his second heavyweight title Saturday night in Manchester, grabbing the WBO belt from Wardley in a wild, bloodied battle that’s already being called a fight of the year candidate.
It wasn’t all smooth sailing for Dubois, though. He hit the canvas twice in the first three rounds but bounced back hard, battering Wardley late and leaving his face a mess as the final bell sounded.
Wardley never actually went down during the fight, despite looking wobbly near the end. Credit to him for sheer toughness, but Dubois still beat him decisively. This was Dubois’ first victory since his massive upset over Anthony Joshua earlier in 2024, when he floored AJ four times in one night.
On Sunday, Fury chimed in about Dubois’ latest win. With his own fight against Joshua rumoured for later this year on Netflix, Fury saw an opening to stir the pot.
“Just been thinking about Dubois’ crazy fight last night,” Fury said. Dubois fought [Jarrell] Miller, stopped him, but never put him down. He fought. [Filip] Hrgovic stopped him but never put him down. Fought Wardley last night and stopped him, but didn’t put him down. He hit Usyk with bombs but didn’t drop him. But against Anthony Joshua? Drops him five times.”
Fury added, “I’m not saying Joshua’s got no chin, but facts are facts. Take it however you want. Nobody else went down, not Miller, not Hrgovic, not Usyk, not Wardley. But Joshua hits the deck five times? Chinny, get up, slink!”
Fury is coming off a comeback win over Arslanbek Makhmudov and has already signed on to fight Joshua this year. Joshua will warm up first against Albanian heavyweight Kristian Pregna in Saudi Arabia on July 25 before facing Fury.
Promoter Frank Warren says Fury vs. AJ will probably land in October, though Fury might want another tune-up, which could push things back a bit.
As for Dubois, he’s got options. There’s talk of a rematch with Wardley, a chance to settle the score with Usyk in a trilogy, or a domestic showdown with Moses Itauma. Dubois’ dad, Stan, told talkSPORT he’d rather see his son fight another British heavyweight next, not Usyk.
HOW DANIEL DUBOIS SURVIVED TWO KNOCKDOWNS TO STOP A BLOODY FABIO WARDLEY
"I had to dig deep." Read Daniel Dubois' full reaction to his stunning comeback victory against Fabio Wardley in Manchester.
The punch that changed everything wasn't thrown by either of the fighters.
Fabio Wardley came out blazing in his title defence, dropping Daniel Dubois just 10 seconds in. He did it again in the third round, making it look like his big night. But then, something strange happened. As Dubois got up after the fourth round, his trainer, Don Charles, slapped him hard on both cheeks.
That’s when Dubois woke up. “I had to make him realise what he needed to do,” Charles said afterwards. It’s not exactly the kind of thing you see at team-building seminars, but it worked. Dubois turned on, and suddenly Wardley’s reign started to unravel.
Wardley had picked Dubois for the first fight since collecting the WBO belt that Oleksandr Usyk dropped. Honestly, it looked like a smart pick: he dropped Dubois twice and set the tone. But after that slap, Dubois started seeing Wardley’s moves coming; those wild lunges became easier to dodge.
He landed his stiff jab and followed up with savage right hands. Wardley’s jaw somehow took the hits, but his nose was pouring blood, and his right eye was almost swollen shut. He kept pushing forward, showing crazy heart, while Dubois just kept piling on. The fight turned into a brutal spectacle, the kind you can’t look away from.
Wardley got checked twice by doctors but kept fighting. Honestly, it could've stopped before the second-to-last round, when referee Howard Foster finally stepped in. Dubois got his second world title; Wardley, battered and worn, just managed a thumbs up to his mum.
Dubois summed it up later: “I had to dig really deep. When you’re a warrior, you go to dark places. I was nervous at first, all over the place, and had to fight my own battles. That slap woke me up. My dad and everyone were in my corner; I couldn’t let them down.
“Fabio came to fight; he was tough. We were exhausted; it was a real war. I had to use all my skills to win. Great fight, great battle, and I’m No. 1 again.” Sure, Usyk might argue about that, but Dubois proved something; he got up off the canvas and won.
People have called Dubois a quitter since the Joe Joyce fight six years ago. Wardley himself thought Dubois would fold again in Manchester, and for three rounds it looked like he was right until reality snapped Dubois awake.
