FLOYD MAYWEATHER – $505 M
Floyd Mayweather is a boxer well-known around the world. He is also one of the highest-paid athletes of all time alongside the likes of Tiger Woods, Michael Schumacher, and Michael Jordan. He ranked fifth of athletes with a career income of more than $1 billion. Furthermore, the fact that Mayweather has little earnings from his endorsement deals makes his place among the highest-paid athletes all the more impressive.
It really goes to show that making investments from our passion can surely go a long way. Whenever Mayweather has a boxing match, he could earn within the range of $150 – $300 million a year. And from his endorsements deals, he earns $10 million a year. Floyd made more than $500 million in just two battles. After fighting Manny Pacquiao in 2015, he made $250 million. In 2017, He made $300 million for fighting Conor McGregor.