It’s that time of the year when Forbes releases their list of the highest-paid athletes and once again Floyd Mayweather reigns supreme.
According to Forbes, Mayweather has made $400 million since he became a professional boxer in 1996 but this past year was his highest grossing yet.
Mayweather earned $105 million during the past 12 months for 72 minutes of work in the ring for fights against Canelo Alvarez and Marcos Maidana. The payday puts Mayweather atop Forbes’ annual list of the world’s highest-paid athletes for the second time in three years. Mayweather is the first athlete, besides Tiger Woods, to crack the $100 million earnings threshold (Michael Jordan, Michael Schumacher and Mike Tyson have also turned the trick on an inflation-adjusted basis).
See the full list after the cut:
Rounding out the Top 10 are:
1. Floyd Mayweather $105 million
2. Cristiano Ronaldo $80 million
3. LeBron James $72.3 million
4. Lionel Messi $64.7 million
5. Kobe Bryant $61. 5 million
6. Tiger Woods $61.2 million
7. Roger Federer $56.2 million
8. Phil Mickelson $53.2 million
9. Rafael Nadal $44.5 million
10. Matt Ryan $43.8 million
Forbes earnings figures include salaries, bonuses, prize money, appearance fees, as well as licensing and endorsement income paid out during the 12 months between June 1, 2013 and June 1, 2014. We do not deduct for taxes or agents’ fees. We also do not include investment income unless it is a stake in a company tied to a sponsorship like James’ Beats deal. You can check out the rest of the list and how they made their money on Forbes.com.
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