After his first fight with Deontay Wilder in 2018, Tyson Fury donated his entire £7million purse to charity.

Back then, he was the challenger and travelled around Los Angeles on a promotional tour ahead of his WBC heavyweight title fight in the city, but was stunned by the number of homeless people he saw.

The ‘Gypsy King’ was stunned by the homelessness in Los Angeles when he was in the city for his first fight with Deontay Wilder

Speaking to members of the LA Fire Department, he vowed to donate his entire purse to UK charities to build homes for alcohol and drug addicts at home.

And during a meet and greet tour in Britain shortly after the fight, Fury told audience members in Cardiff at an Evening With Tyson Fury show he had in fact given all his hard-earned cash away.

In an exclusive obtained by The Sun, Fury reportedly said during a Q&A session: “I did give away my last purse but I don’t do charity work for a pat on the back.

“I do it to help people but I do not want praise for it, I don’t want to be called a do-gooder.”

PA:Press Association Fury fought brilliantly for the 12 rounds as he often outboxed Wilder in LA in their first fight, but it was a draw

Although Fury received a basic wage of £2.5m, this figure rose to the reported £7m once the pay-per-view money was taken into account.

After courting controversy throughout his early career, Fury’s battles with mental illness have inspired him to help others and seen him champion charitable causes.

Now the WBC champion, having annihilated Wilder in their Las Vegas rematch, will earn upwards of $40m for his efforts, according to co-promoter Bob Arum.

And Top Rank informed media on fight night that the money made from ticket sales would surpass the previous record of $16.9m set when Lennox Lewis beat Evander Holyfield in 1999.

Although the numbers do not account for inflation, this is still an impressive feat for Wilder and Fury.

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As for pay-per-view sales, it will likely take one/two weeks for numbers to be solidified.

When asked about the financials of the bout, Arum explained: “There are guarantees each fighter gets. It’s a complete 50/50 deal between our promotion and Wilder’s promotion.

“It’s sold out in the arena, so that’s $16million less taxes.

“We also know the closed circuit sales are doing better than anyone anticipated.

“What we don’t know is the English pay-per-view and the US pay-per-view.

“If the pay-per-view hit two million here they would each get, I don’t know what Wilder would get, but my guy would get well over $40million.

“I’ve talked to Frank Warren, who’s the co-promoter with Tyson Fury, and he believes the English pay-per-view, even at four in the morning, will be one million.

“What they end up with depends on the US and English pay-per-view.”

Ryan Hafey/PBC Fury beat Wilder in the rematch and took his WBC belt in the process

What everyone will want to see next is a unification fight against Anthony Joshua, which would likely be Fury’s biggest payday.

Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn said AJ wants Fury next, while speaking to talkSPORT, Frank Warren vowed to make it happen at some point – claiming it would be the biggest sporting event Britain has seen since England won the World Cup in 1966.