Bob Arum: $300 Million
Boxing purses aren’t solely won in the ring; promoters like Bob Arum breathe life into fights, ensuring financial rewards for their clients through fight contracts. Arum was pivotal in numerous major fights during the 1980s, promoting super-fights such as Marvin Hagler vs. Sugar Ray Leonard and Evander Holyfield vs. George Foreman. His promotion company, Top Rank, ranks among the largest in the boxing world. He has maintained a feud with Don King for over two decades.