How much will Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua earn from the fight in Miami?

By Deniss Novickis | Published: November 24, 2025

Jake Paul will face the Olympic champion and former two-time unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in a professional heavyweight bout on December 19 in Miami. The fight will consist of eight three-minute rounds and will be streamed live on Netflix.

MightyTips already published a prediction on the outcome, but in this article, we'll talk about the money involved: what the fighters are getting paid and where the sources are for such an incredible prize fund overall.

According to reports, the Anthony Joshua vs. Jake Paul clash is said to come with a staggering fight purse worth $184,000,000. While full details of the contract were not made public, at least as of yet, it's worth noting that the final purse will depend on the PPV sales by Netflix. With that in mind, let's break down what each athlete should get.

How much is Anthony Joshua getting paid to fight with Jake Paul?

It is said the purse will be split evenly between the fighters, with each of them already guaranteed $50,000,000. So, Joshua should receive at least around $92 million, plus a potential additional percentage from the PPV sales. Don't forget that the Englishman will also earn quite a lot from his sponsors, but we'll never get any details of that.

While this is an obvious mismatch, we can't really blame Joshua for taking the fight. He earned around $130 million for two bouts with Oleksandr Usyk, while knocking out Wladimir Klitschko in 2017 was worth $19,000,000 only. This time, it's easy money without a chance of catching another devastating KO, like it was against Daniel Dubois a year ago.

DUBOIS A TUÉ JOSHUA !! 🤯🤯🤯#JoshuaDuboispic.twitter.com/UbtXjuY8mU

— La Sueur (@LaSueur_off) September 21, 2024

How much will Jake Paul earn fighting Anthony Joshua?

Just like Joshua, Jake Paul is guaranteed $50 million, but this will grow to at least $92,000,000 to make UFC and its president, Dana White, especially happy. The American owns the Most Valuable Promotion (MVP), which has an exclusive contract with Netflix. Hence, his PPV percentage should increase, and don't forget the earnings from the sponsors.

Paul has 13 professional bouts under his belt, and the fight with a 58-year-old Mike Tyson was undoubtedly his biggest paycheck. He reportedly earned around $40,000,000. However, including sponsorships and his share of promotional profits, Paul has, in some instances, gotten over $75 million. In the bout with Tommy Fury, his only loss in boxing, Paul earned a guaranteed $3.2 million, and with 65% of the pay-per-view revenue added on, his total payout was said to reach roughly $8.6 million.

On the SAME DAY in 2017:

🥊 Anthony Joshua knocked out Wladimir Klitschko in front of 90,000 fans at Wembley.

🌟 Jake Paul won 'Favourite Social Media Star' at the 2017 Radio Disney Music Awards.

Next month, the two will fight each other in a professional heavyweight boxing… pic.twitter.com/aTiNKB5oUu

— talkSPORT (@talkSPORT) November 17, 2025

The prize fund was built from several key revenue sources common to major boxing spectacles, with DAZN and Netflix playing central roles. A significant share came from broadcasting agreements, as global networks and streaming services pay premium fees to secure rights to such high-demand events. Anthony Joshua's exclusive deal with DAZN and Jake Paul's partnership with Netflix through the MVP company boosted the financial structure significantly.

Pay-per-view income added another major layer, supported by the strong drawing power of both fighters. On top of that, sponsorship packages, venue contracts, and corporate partnerships helped raise the overall value. Altogether, these factors produced an exceptionally large purse, giving both fighters the highest earnings of their careers.

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