American professional boxer Floyd Mayweather has been named the world’s highest paid athlete in 2014 by Forbes magazine. The boxer made a whooping $105million (N171 Billion) after becoming victorious in his two last fights against Mexican boxer Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Argentine boxer Marcos Maidana. Mayweather beats Real Madrid player Cristiano Ronaldo, basketball star Lebron James with Barcelona forward Lionel Messi claiming the fourth spot in the ten man list.
See full list below :
Total Salary Endorsements Sport
Floyd Mayweather $105m $105m $0m Boxing
Cristiano Ronaldo $80m $52m $28m Football
LeBron James $72.3m $19.3m $53m Basketball
Lionel Messi $64.7m $41.7m $23m Football
Kobe Bryant $61.5m $30.5m $31m Basketball
Tiger Woods $61.2m $6.2m $55m Golf
Roger Federer $56.2m $4.2m $52m Tennis
Phil Mickelson $53.2m $5.2m $48m Golf
Rafael Nadal $44.5m $14.5 $30m Tennis
Matt Ryan $43.8m $42m $1.8m American Football.
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