“I See Why [Tyson Fury] Underpays His Opponents Now”: With $110,000,000 and $53,000,000 in Earnings Respectively, Canelo Alvarez and Anthony Joshua Being the Only Two Boxers on Forbes’ Top 50 Highest-Paid Athletes List for 2023 Doesn’t Surprise Fans

Finally, Forbes released the list of highest-paid athletes for 2023 yesterday. No surprises for guessing; soccer players occupied the top three slots. Christiano Ronaldo, with overall earnings of $136 million, stood first, followed by Lionel Messi with $130 million. According to the list, Frenchman Kylian Mbappe took home roughly $120 million. Out of the fifty, there were only two boxers – ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, who stood fifth in the overall ranking, and Anthony Joshua, twenty-eighth.

TalkSPORt’s Michael Benson shared the details in the afternoon. The post read, “Canelo Alvarez ($110 million) and Anthony Joshua ($53 million) are the only two boxers featuring in Forbes’ full top 50 highest-paid athletes list for 2023.” The tweet, which has received over 200k views, has gotten nearly a hundred retweets. While many agreed with what Forbes shared, a few took it out on the reigning Heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.

‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Anthony Joshua are fine, but Fury, does he have the money to make it? Fans ask

User Benji can now comprehend why Tyson Fury doles out meager amounts to his opponents.

Another user believes that Anthony Joshua makes more money despite all his losses. But, on the other hand, Tyson Fury is not such a crowd-puller despite what he thinks about himself.

The following user, too, seems to agree with the Forbes list. Anyways, Tyson Fury hasn’t fought a single bout in 2023. Had he done so, then his name would have been there, said the user.

But there were a few who felt the list validated pertinent details. For example, both Alvarez and Joshua are two of the biggest money-makers in boxing. If the latter fights one more time by the end of the year, he would be standing at a much higher place, believes the user.

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According to a user named Steve, Alvarez and Joshua are today’s most influential names in boxing. Hence to find their names in Forbes is barely a matter of surprise.

According to another user, while Alvarez is the ‘face of boxing,’ Anthony Joshua is the ‘face of Heavyweight boxing.’

According to the list, with fifteen of its members finding a place in the list, NBA is the most represented sport. It is followed by the dozen-odd golfers raking big moolah, largely thanks to Live Golf’s initial guarantees. What’s your take on the top 50 list? Do share your views and thoughts with us in the comments below.

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