

The fight purses for the Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr event have been revealed, and it may come as a surprise to many. Initially, the reports speculated the fighters’ event purses. However, the official fight purses have been disclosed and it doesn’t suggest that the event will be making record numbers as per the money each fighter will get.
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Initial reports suggested that both Tyson and Jones Jr would make $10 million from the fight. The numbers included the PPV sale percentage and bonuses. Despite this, the disclosed purses show that both Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr will make only $1 million each.

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Nov 27, 2020; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Mike Tyson and Roy Jones, Jr. face off during weigh ins for a heavyweight exhibition boxing bout for the WBC Frontline Belt in Los Angeles. Mandatory Credit: Lynn Millspaugh/Handout Photo via USA TODAY Sports TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY (Via Reuters)
Jake Paul and Nate Robinson will also earn an equal share, with each picking up $600,000 each. While the biggest surprise will be the purses of Badou Jack and Blake McKernan. Jack will collect a whopping $180,000 while McKernan will pick up $20,000. The latter fight will highlight the oft-seen element in combat sports of a known and marketable fighter making way more than an opponent on the other side of the spectrum.
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Nov 27, 2020; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Jake Paul (left) and Nate Robinson (right) weigh in for a cruiserweight boxing bout in Los Angeles. Mandatory Credit: Lynn Millspaugh/Handout Photo via USA TODAY Sports (Via Reuters)
However, these amounts do not include the Pay-Per-View share for the fighters. That will be decided by a pre-agreed percentage of the total Pay-Per-View sales. So since this fight is reportedly trending at record numbers, then maybe we could see Tyson and Jones Jr earn the reported $10 million. ‘Iron Mike’ will be donating his entire purse to charity after this fight.
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Full Break Up of the Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr Fight Purses.
Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr
Tyson: $1M
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Jones Jr: $1M
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Jake Paul vs Nate Robinson
Paul: $600
Robinson: $600
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Badou Jack vs Blake McKernan
Badou Jack: $180K
McKernan: $20K
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Jamaine Ortiz vs Sulaiman Segawa
Ortiz: $16K
Segawa: $8K
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Irvin Gonzalez vs Edward Vazquez
Gonzalez: $15K
Vazquez: $6K
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Juiseppe Cusumano vs Greg Corbin
Cusmano: $15K
Corbin: $9.5K
What do you make of these fight purses? Who do you think should get more and which purse surprised you the most?
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