Leading up to the ‘Day of Reckoning’ fight in Riyadh where Deontay Wilder is facing Joseph Parker as the co-main event, it’s time to see how much the Alabama native is worth. Although he was a heavyweight champion for a long time, Wilder actually didn’t start earning 5 digits per fight until he clashed against Tyson Fury. Once that happened, the more than $100 million he has earned throughout his entire career have happened between his last six fights. In fact, a total of $90 million came from the first fight against Fury to the most recent one he had. Before that, Wilder was barely making $1 million per event.
How much is Deontay Wilder getting paid?
As far as tonight’s purse, we’ve already established that the salaries will not be disclosed until after the fights. However, we did make an educated guess of how much he can potentially get paid to fight Joseph Parker based on his most recent fights purses. According to our estimates, Deontay Wilder is getting paid no less than $10 million to fight Joseph Parker. Although his already agreed fights against Anthony Joshua will generate him soemwhere in the neighborhood of $50 million between both fights. Wilder is finally getting paid the big bucks for showcasing his deadly punching power.
With that being said, let us analyze how much Deontay Wilder is worth according to Forbes. Career earnings top $100 million for Wilder, but his estimate net worth is $50 million. Without being a champion anymore, Deontay Wilder has managed to remain in the five-digit realm due to his spectacular knock out power. Those upcoming fights against Anthony Joshua look quite promising for both fighters, these are the fights people wanted to see when both of them were champions. No matter what happens later tonight, Deontay Wilder will increase his wealth considerably.