In terms of bank balance, Joshua is millions of pounds ahead of Tyson Fury
Former world champion Anthony Joshua has landed the first blow ahead of his mammoth winter 2026 showdown with Tyson Fury by hitting him in the wallet.
The 36-year-old London 2012 legend maintained his lofty spot in the Sunday Times’ annual Rich List, thanks to a rumoured £40million gimmick-fight win over American YouTuber Jake Paul in December.
The Watford hero is credited with a £240m fortune that places him in No8 on the roll call of the UK’s biggest earners.
Bernie Ecclestone and his family top the charts with £2bn in the bank, David and Victoria Beckham take silver with £1.185bn in the pocket and AJ’s career-long backers Barry and Eddie Hearn at Matchroom promotions £1.035bn, thanks to their boxing, darts and snooker empire.
The 37-year-old Gypsy King has now burst onto the biggest-money scene.
But his £162m contract – boosted by another reality TV show exposing his family on Netflix – is only enough to score him 9th spot, one below his heavyweight nemesis.
And just above Harry Kane and Andy Murray, who share 10th.
The victory could not have come at a better time for the former two-time world champ, who has signed his half of the deal to finally face Fury before the start of 2027, as Fury started whipping up the mind games this week.
After Daniel Dubois put on a sensational performance on Saturday night in Manchester, stopping freakishly tough Fabio Wardley on his weary feet, Fury reminded the world how the 28-year-old dealt with Joshua in far more brutal fashion when they clashed in 2024.
