The 10 Highest Paid Athletes

[Swede]

#10 Peyton Manning – $42.4 Million
#9 Cristiano Ronaldo – $42.5 Million
#8 David Beckham – $46 Million
#7 Phil Mickelson – $48 Million
#6 Kobe Bryant $53 Million
#5 Roger Federer $53Million
#4 LeBron James – $53 Million
#3 Tiger Woods – $60 Million
#2 Manny Pacquiao – $62 Million
#1 Floyd Mayweather – $85 Million


http://www.celebritynetworth.com/articles/entertainment-articles/10-highest-paid-athletes/

[trumad]

1. David Beckham?

[El Supremo]

2. He sure couldn't buy himself into the Olympics.

Good!

[RockaFowler]

3. Mayweather is #1??

Boxers are paid way too much

He's still a big douchebag

[JonLP24]

4. His last fight made $94 million from PPV buys

Mayweather got $32 million of that. The $94 million was the 2nd most in a non-heavyweight fight, the most was Mayweather-De La Hoya.

He may or may not be a douchebag but he is being paid fairly.

[Auggie]

5. Considering the potential for head trauma, nothing is too much IMO

[H2O Man]

6. Wwwwaaaaa!

Try boxing, then. Make your fortune.

Floyd Mayweather, Jr., is the highest paid because he is the superior athlete of this generation. Unlike the others, his numbers do not include endorsements. He doesn't need them.