Between 2010 and 2019, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi were the best players in the world and were amply rewarded for their efforts.
However, there was one man who made more money than the Juventus and Barcelona footballers.
Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather led the Forbes Ranking of the Decade, which summarized all of the revenues of the world’s greatest sports stars over the past decade. For a man who loves making money, it was no surprise to see him at the top.
‘Money,’ as he’s often called, made the most of it thanks to his mega fights with Manny Pacquiao in 2015 (also in the top ten) and Conor McGregor, who recently claimed he wanted to become a billionaire by then 35, a year 2017, but Ronaldo and Messi are not too far.
Below are the top ten highest paid athletes of the past decade, and you wouldn’t be surprised if any of McGregor, Ronaldo, or Messi topped the list by 2029.
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10. Lewis Hamilton – $ 400 million

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9. Kevin Durant – $ 425 million
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8. Manny Pacquiao – $ 435 million
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7. Phil Mickelson – $ 480 million
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6. Tiger Woods – $ 615 million
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5. Roger Federer – $ 640 million
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4. LeBron James – USD 680 million
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3. Lionel Messi – $ 750 million
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2. Cristiano Ronaldo – $ 800 million
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1. Floyd Mayweather – 915 Millionen US-Dollar
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