Defeat Ronaldo and Messi, Mayweather the Richest this decade

Floyd Mayweather Jr. became the highest-income athlete in the 2010s. His wealth is more than Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

The business and financial magazine Forbes released the names of the 10 highest-income athletes in a decade. The list includes athletes who were active during the period 2010 to 2019.

Boxer from the United States, Floyd Mayweather, lined up as the richest athlete in the world during that period. The total boxer nicknamed The Money made a profit of 915 million US dollars, half of which was obtained from two grand matches against Manny Pacquiao in 2015 and Conor McGregor in 2017.

Portuguese soccer star Ronaldo follows in second place. Juventus striker for nine years has earned revenues of 800 million US dollars  from the club, sponsors, and promotion of advertising on social media.

Messi came in third with the highest payment in the world in 2019 amounting to 127 million dollars, and total profits of 750 million dollars  so far this decade.

In the list of the top five there are names of players LeBron James and Roger Federer. Next in the list of other 10 followed Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Manny Pacquiao, Kevin Durant, and Lewis Hamilton.

List of top 10 athletes with the highest income throughout the era of the 2010s:

1. Floyd Mayweather (boxing): 915 million dollars
2. Cristiano Ronaldo (football): 800 million dollars
3. Lionel Messi (football): 750 million dollars
4. LeBron James (basketball): 680 million dollars
5. Roger Federer (tennis): 640 million dollars
6. Tiger Woods (golf): 615 million dollars
7. Phil Mickelson (golf): 480 million dollars
8. Manny Pacquiao (boxing): 435 million dollars
9. Kevin Durant (basketball): 425 million dollars
10. Lewis Hamilton (Formula 1): 400 million dollars

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