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Anthony Joshua will lose insane amount in Jake Paul fight for annoying reason

While he’ll still walk away with a ton of money after his win, Joshua will get millions less than Paul for one reason.
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Anthony Joshua celebrates after defeating Jake Paul during a heavyweight boxing bout at Kayesa Center.
Anthony Joshua celebrates after defeating Jake Paul during a heavyweight boxing bout at Kayesa Center. | Sam Navarro-Imagn Images

Anthony Joshua knocked out Jake Paul in the sixth round of Friday night’s much-hyped Netflix fight. He’s set to earn a giant amount of money from the fight purse — it’s just less than Paul will make for one reason.

The 36-year-old Joshua, who was a two-time heavyweight champion of the world, overpowered the 6-foot-1 Paul with his 6-foot-6 build and power. This was the punch everyone was talking about that ended the fight:

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The 28-year-old influencer-turned-boxer Paul would be spitting blood after the fight while giving a shoutout to his fiancée Juta Leerdam, and he’d later reveal he broke his jaw in two places and suffered other injuries that would require a scary surgery.

Paul may not be laughing all the way to the bank as a result, but he will certainly heal up and make a ton more money than he did for his November 2024 fight with Mike Tyson.

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Paul vs Joshu
The perfect shot of Joshua’s devastating knockout of Paul. | Sam Navarro-Imagn Images

Why Joshua will be forking over millions of dollars

Joshua and Paul are set to split the purse, which is reportedly around $93 million each. The difference is while there is no state tax in Florida where the fight was in Miami, the U.S. government will tax each 37 percent (just over $34M). Joshua, however, will have to pay British taxes back in London where he resides. Over $7M more will be paid to His Majesty’s Revenue, while about $2M will go to National Insurance contributions. All told, Joshua will fork over close to $45M in taxes when all is said and done.

That’s definitely annoying as we all know.

He’s still walking away with nearly $50M after all the taxes, so don’t feel bad for him. Not to mention the win.

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MATT RYAN

Matt Ryan is a dedicated sports journalist with over 20 years of experience in digital and linear media. After receiving a Masters in Journalism from USC, he’s worked for Fox Sports, NBC Sports, Yahoo Sports, USA Today Sports Media Group, and Bally Sports, while holding various leadership roles along the way.

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