Jake Paul picked up the biggest win of his career on Friday night when he defeated legendary former champion Mike Tyson. While many will continue to comment on every performance he makes in the ring, beating the former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world is still an achievement, even though he is 58 years old. Equally impressive is how much money Paul will take home for organizing the event.
While the event’s promoters – Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions – and the Texas Athletic Commission did not disclose the purses for the fighters on the card, rumors and estimates online put Paul’s earnings for the fight at around $40 million, as Paul himself said in an interview before the fight. Tyson, meanwhile, is worth somewhere in the neighborhood of $20 million, according to Tyson’s friend and former two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo.
“I’m here to make $40 million and take out a legend,” Paul said at a pre-fight press conference.
While Paul didn’t accomplish the latter, he certainly did the former as AT&T Stadium was packed and MVP announced that they had surpassed the Texas record for a live gate of $17.8 million. The previous record was held by Canelo Alvarez when he defeated Billy Joe Saunders at the same stadium in 2021.