#1 – Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (born 24th February 24, 1977) is an American professional boxer. He is undefeated as a professional and is a five-division world champion, having won eleven world titles and the lineal championship in four different weight classes.
Mayweather is the first athlete besides Tiger Woods to earn $100 million in Forbes’ annual tally of the highest-paid athletes and his recent fight against Manny Pacquieo (who is incidentally #11 on this list) was the richest fight in boxing history, with Mayweather speculated to have earned a staggering $150 million from the bout.
Total Earnings: $105 Million
Salary/winnings: $105 Million