Undefeated boxing Champion, Floyd Mayweather has been named the world's highest-paid athlete for the second year running after banking 300million US dollars (£196m).
Undefeated boxing Champion, Floyd Mayweather has been named the world's highest-paid athlete for the second year running after banking 300million US dollars (£196m). According to figures released by Forbes, endorsements accounted for just 15m dollars (£9.6m) of his income, with the majority of the American's earnings coming from last month's super-fight against Manny Pacquiao.
Forbes Magazine: THE HIGHEST PAID ATHLETES IN THE WORLD
1. Floyd Mayweather (Boxing) $300m
2. Manny Pacquiao (Boxing) $160m
3. Cristiano Ronaldo (Football) $79.6m
4. Lionel Messi (Football) $73.8m
5. Roger Federer (Tennis) $67m
6. LeBron James (Basketball) $64.8m
7. Kevin Durant (Basketball) $54.1m
8. Phil Mickelson (Golf) $50.8m
9. Tiger Woods (Golf) $50.6m
10. Kobe Bryant (Basketball) $49.5m
11. Ben Roethlisberger (American Football) $48.9m
12. Rory McIlroy (Golf) $48.3m
13. Novak Djokovic (Tennis) $48.2m
14. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Football) $39.1m
15. Lewis Hamilton (Formula One) $39m
16. Ndamukong Suh (American Football) $38.6m
17. Fernando Alonso (Formula One) $35.5m
18. Gareth Bale (Football) $35m
19. Jon Lester (Baseball) $34.1m
20. Derrick Rose (Basketball) $33.9m
Notable others
21. Sebastian Vettel (Formula One) $33m
22. Rafael Nadal (Tennis) $32.5m
23. Neymar (Football) $31m
34. Wayne Rooney (Football) $26.9m
45. Sergio Aguero (Football) $24.9m