Highest Paid Athlete

I have heard in the past that boxing is a lost art, but these numbers suggest otherwise. Boxing has generated so much money that the top two earners on this list of the worlds top paid athletes from Forbes.

Floyd Mayweather arguably in one year made more than most professional athletes in their entire career, they don’t call him “money” for nothing. With the latest against Pacquaio generating staggering numbers, nearly $600 million in revenue.

Floyd received more than $200 million from that fight and earned him the top position on the list of the highest paid athletes.