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Highest-Paid Athletes 2012 – World’s Richest Athletes

Posted date: May 17, 2012 | 27 Comments

The World’s Top-Earning Athletes
The FORBES 2012 Celeb 100 features the world’s highest-paid athletes, Filipino boxer Manny Pacquaio topped the list with $67 million. This year’s highest paid athletes’ earnings totals are derived from salaries, bonuses, prize money, appearance fees, licensing and endorsement income between May 2011 and May 2012. The Magazine did not deduct taxes or agents’ fees.

#1. Manny Pacquaio

May 2011 to May 2012 Earnings: $67 million
Sport: Boxing , Age: 33

#2. Tiger Woods

May 2011 to May 2012 Earnings: $58 million
Sport: Golf, Age: 36
Net Worth: $500 million – As of September 2010, according to Forbes

#3. LeBron James

May 2011 to May 2012 Earnings: $53 million
Sport: Basketball, Age: 27

#4.Roger Federer

May 2011 to May 2012 Earnings: $52 million
Sport: Tennis, Age: 30

#5. Kobe Bryant

May 2011 to May 2012 Earnings: $50 million
Sport: Basketball, Age: 30
Net Worth: $140 million – As of May 2009, according to Forbes

#6. Phil Mickelson

May 2011 to May 2012 Earnings: $48 million
Sport: Golf, Age: 41

#7. David Beckham

May 2011 to May 2012 Earnings: $46 million
Net Worth: £160 million ($260m) – As of April 2012, according to the Sunday Times Rich List
Sport: Football, Age:37

#8= Peyton Manning

May 2011 to May 2012 Earnings: $42 million
Sport: Football (NFL) , Age: 36

#8= Cristiano Ronaldo

May 2011 to May 2012 Earnings: $42 million
Sport: Football, Age: 27

#10. Floyd Mayweather

May 2011 to May 2012 Earnings: $40 million
Sport: Boxing , Age: 35

#11. Lionel Messi

May 2011 to May 2012 Earnings: $39 million
Sport: Football, Age: 24

#12. Alex Rodriguez

May 2011 to May 2012 Earnings: $34 million
Sport: Baseball, Age: 36

#13. Rafael Nadal

May 2011 to May 2012 Earnings: $33 million
Sport: Tennis, Age: 26

#14. Tom Brady

May 2011 to May 2012 Earnings: $27 million
Sport: Football (NFL), Age: 34

#15. Maria Sharapova

May 2011 to May 2012 Earnings: $26 million
Sport: Tennis, Age: 25

#16. Li Na

May 2011 to May 2012 Earnings: $18 million
Sport: Tennis, Age: 30

#17. Serena Williams

May 2011 to May 2012 Earnings: $13 million
Sport: Tennis, Age: 30

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[Source: Forbes.com]

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Ville Flodstrom

Floyd Mayweather will make 32 million + millions more from PPV in maximum of 48 minutes in the ring this Saturday night. He f*cking trashes this list’s athletes.
ryan

these salaries are after paying tax u idiot