Tyson Fury pays himself 'modest' £70,000 salary despite massive net worth

dailystar.co.uk:

Tyson Fury is one of the biggest names in world boxing, already talked about as a future great - but the heavyweight pays himself a fraction of what he earns and for a 'humbling' reason.

The “Gypsy King” had a right time of it last year, despite only fighting once when he stopped Deontay Wilder.His defeat of Wilder, who had activated his rematch clause after losing to Fury by technical knockout the previous year, put Fury at the top of the sport as the man to beat.Now the man from Manchester has a new target in his sights.

Fellow Brit, Brixton’s Dilian Whyte, is next to take on the big man who measures at a mind-blowing six foot nine.The Gypsy King has an incredible record of 31 fights without loss - 22 of his wins have come from knockouts.

He had one draw, against Wilder, who he has since gone on to beat twice.The 33-year-old has an incredible list of names that he’s defeated, including the legendary Wladimir Klitschko, Dereck Chisora and Steve Cunningham.The all-English heavyweight clash is due to take place on Saturday April 23, 2022, at London’s Wembley Stadium.The fight is expected to take place in front of some 90,000 people and kick off at around 10pm.Tyson Fury is reported to have made an eye-watering £40 million last year, with the WBC champion earning £20 million alone for his fight against Deontay Wilder.Despite his huge total earnings, Fury keeps his personal income on a much tighter leash - paying himself just £70,000 per year.