Jake and Logan Paul among top 10 highest boxing purses of all time with Mayweather on top

Jake and Logan Paul are among the highest-paid boxers of all time according to a recent study. Even when adjusted to inflation value the Paul brothers rank among the top 10 highest combined boxing purses of all time, which was topped by the Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao fight in 2015.

Logan comes in at No 5 on the list after his exhibition bout with Mayweather in 2021 with a jaw-dropping combined purse of £76,958,000 including inflation value. And younger brother Jake was not far behind, ranking at No 6 with £66,858,000 for his fight with NBA player Nate Robinson in 2020. The only fights to top the brother's blockbuster paydays were Mike Tyson vs Evander Holyfield 2, Mayweather vs Conor McGregor, Roberto Duran vs Sugar Ray Leonard 2, and Mayweather vs Pacquiao.

The study by Parimatch uses inflation rates to calculate what original purses would be like in the modern-day in order to compare the value of classic fights. Jack Dempsey's 1927 bout against Gene Tunney originally had a purse valued at £1,447,500 but would be worth £21,686,111 today in line with a 976.34% inflation rate over the past 95 years.

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The biggest value increase as a result of the method was in Roberto Duran and Sugar Ray Leonard's second bout in 1980 which originally had a boxing purse value of £90,000,000 which would be the equivalent of £336,438,000 in today's money. The top 10 list also included Larry Holmes vs Gerry Cooney, Mayweather vs Canelo Alvarez, and two of Anthony Joshua's fights against Alexander Povetkin and