7.Floyd Mayweather Jr. – $105 million
Up next we have Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Net worth: $280 million
Earnings: $105 million
The professional boxer has won 10 world titles, being undefeated as a professional and is a five-division world champion.
Mayweather Jr. along with Tiger Woods are some of the only athletes to earn $100 million in Forbes’ yearly listings. He is one of the 50 highest-paid athletes of 2012 and 2013, and as of 2014 he is the highest paid athlete in the world.
The boxer’s fight against Canelo Alvarez grossed $150 million on PPV in 2013, with a revenue of $200 million, while his fight against Marcos Maidana made him earn $32 million.