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The 20 Highest-paid Athletes In The World by meccuno: 11:59am On Jun 12, 2015 |
They don't call him "Money" for nothing. Forbes released it's 2015 rendition of the top-100 highest-paid athletes in the world on Wednesday, and for the second straight year boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. topped the list, earning just $13 million less than the next three athletes combined. Mayweather made more than $200 million from his historic fight against Manny Pacquiao. Thanks to the fight generating nearly $600 million worth of revenue, Pacquiao actually comes in at second, albeit a distant second, on the list. He was the 11th highest-paid athlete in 2014. Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, and Roger Federer finished 3rd, 4th, and 5th respectively in the rankings that include both earnings and endorsements. This means that not a single player from the three major sports in the United States – football, basketball, and baseball – cracked the top-5. LeBron James is the highest-paid basketball player at 6th, trailing Federer by just $2.2 million. Ben Roethlisberger, surprisingly, is the highest-paid football player, coming in at 11. And Jon Lester is the highest paid baseball player at 19. For the sixth straight year, tennis star Maria Sharapova ($29.7 million) ranks as the highest-paid female athlete, finishing 26th overall. Here's the top-20: Floyd Mayweather Jr. (boxing): $300 million Manny Pacquiao (boxing): $160 million Cristiano Ronaldo (soccer): $79.6 million Lionel Messi (soccer): $73.8 million Roger Federer (tennis): $67 million LeBron James (basketball): $64.8 million Kevin Durant (basketball): $54.1 million Phil Mickelson (golf): $50.8 million Tiger Woods (golf): $50.6 million Kobe Bryant (basketball): $49.5 million Ben Roethlisberger (football): $48.9 million Rory McIlroy (golf): $48.3 million Novak Djokovic (tennis): $48.2 million Zlatan Ibrahimovic (soccer): $39.1 million Lewis Hamilton (racing): $39 million Ndamukong Suh (football): $38.6 million Fernando Alonso (racing): $35.5 million Gareth Bale (soccer): $35 million Jon Lester (baseball): $34.1 million Derrick Rose (basketball): $33.9 million http://finance.yahoo.com/news/20-highest-paid-athletes-world-192911225.html |
Re: The 20 Highest-paid Athletes In The World by ammyluv2002(f): 12:08pm On Jun 12, 2015 |
Wow! Cool cash |
Re: The 20 Highest-paid Athletes In The World by meccuno: 8:16pm On Jun 12, 2015 |
ammyluv2002:guess it pays to play a sport..... |
Re: The 20 Highest-paid Athletes In The World by ammyluv2002(f): 8:30pm On Jun 12, 2015 |
meccuno:Sure |
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