Fight purse: Tyson Fury bags a hefty paycheck in the aftermath of Dillian Whyte KO

Fight purse: Tyson Fury bags a hefty paycheck in the aftermath of Dillian Whyte KO

Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte

The boxing fans all over the world just experienced one of the biggest heavyweight match-ups in recent times. Dillian Whyte went against Tyson Fury in order to claim the WBO and The Ring heavyweight titles.

The fight took place inside the iconic Wembley stadium in London and it was packed by 94,000 roaring fans. The fight was entertaining and soon in the sixth round, Fury landed a lightning fast uppercut on Whyte. The shot was enough to floor the challenger as he failed to stand up again.

After the fight, Fury gave credit to Whyte for his performance but it was his bad luck to fight him. “Dillian Whyte is a warrior, and I believe he will be a world champion. But tonight, he met a great in the sport. I’m one of the greatest heavyweights of all times and unfortunately for Dillian Whyte, he had to face me here tonight,” said Fury.

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Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte fight purse

Tyson Fury Dillian Whyte knockout
Tyson Fury knocks out Dillian Whyte

The boxing editor of talksport.com, Michael Benson recently made a tweet regarding the final purse of the fighters.

According to Benson, Fury made a whopping amount of $33.6 million. This included his base purse of $29.5 million along with the $4.1 million winning bonus. On the other hand, his opponent whyte got $7.4 million. The final spilt of the fight was 82/18 dominated by Fury.

“Tyson Fury’s final purse for the Dillian Whyte fight is $33.6million (£26.2million) – base purse of $29.5million, plus the $4.1million winner’s bonus. Whyte gets $7.4million (£5.8million), so the final purse split is 82/18 in Fury’s favour,” wrote Benson.

It seems like the fight between Fury and Whyte delivered what it promised and both fighters were given their share. But fight fans had mixed reactions to the spilt as many thought it was unfair for Whyte and many agreed with the decision. Logically, Fury is the biggest draw in the world of boxing and in the fight the Brit mostly did all the promotions, attracted the audience etc. It was obvious that Fury deserves a lot more that Whyte.

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