Thursday, June 21, 2012

Floyd Mayweather - 2012 Forbes Highest Paid Athlete


Floyd Mayweather

Forbes has released its list of the 100 highest paid athletes, and boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr., nicknamed "Money," is No. 1.

Mayweather has passed Tiger Woods as the highest-paid athlete of the year, the first time since 2001 that Woods hasn't had the Forbes.com distinction.


Mayweather, who made $85 million for two fights last year, is currently serving a three-month jail sentence in Las Vegas for domestic battery.


Boxer Manny Pacquiao is second on the magazine's list at $62 million from earnings and endorsements. Pacquiao lost his WBO welterweight title to Timothy Bradley earlier this month.

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