Chris Maduewesi
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Floyd Mayweather is the first athlete beside Tiger Woods to earn $100m in Forbes' annual tally of the world's highest-paid athletes.
Mayweather is the highest earning athlete this year, having earned $105m in his engagements.
The next highest earner this year is Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, who is second, having accumulated $80m in his earnings.
NBA star LeBron James is third on the list with a worth of $72.3m.
Here are the top 10 earning athletes this year and the sport they do:
1. Floyd Mayweather - Boxing ($105m)
2. Cristiano Ronaldo- Football ($80m)
3. LeBron James - Basketball ($72.3m)
4. Lionel Messi - Football($64.7m)
5. Kobe Bryant - Basketball ($61.5m)
6. Tiger Woods - Golf ($61.2m)
7. Roger Federer - Tennis ($56.2m)
8. Phil Mickelson - Golf ($53.2m)
9. Rafael Nadal - Tennis ($44.5m)
10. Matt Ryan - American football($43.8m)
Photo Credit: Wikipedia
Mayweather is the highest earning athlete this year, having earned $105m in his engagements.
The next highest earner this year is Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, who is second, having accumulated $80m in his earnings.
NBA star LeBron James is third on the list with a worth of $72.3m.
Here are the top 10 earning athletes this year and the sport they do:
1. Floyd Mayweather - Boxing ($105m)
2. Cristiano Ronaldo- Football ($80m)
3. LeBron James - Basketball ($72.3m)
4. Lionel Messi - Football($64.7m)
5. Kobe Bryant - Basketball ($61.5m)
6. Tiger Woods - Golf ($61.2m)
7. Roger Federer - Tennis ($56.2m)
8. Phil Mickelson - Golf ($53.2m)
9. Rafael Nadal - Tennis ($44.5m)
10. Matt Ryan - American football($43.8m)
Photo Credit: Wikipedia