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The World’s Highest-Paid Athletes

1. Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. — Source: Getty

2015 Total Earnings: $300 million.

2. Manny Pacquiao

Manny Pacquiao — Source: Getty

2015 Total Earnings: $160 million

3. Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo — Source: Getty

2015 Total Earnings: $79.6 million

4. Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi — Source: Getty

2015 Total Earnings: $73.8 million

5. Roger Federer

Roger Federer — Source: Getty

2015 Total Earnings: $67 million

6. LeBron James

LeBron James — Source: Getty

2015 Total Earnings: $64.8 million

7. Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant — Source: Getty

2015 Total Earnings: $54.1 million

8. Phil Mickelson

Phil Mickelson — Source: Getty

2015 Total Earnings: $50.8 million

9. Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods — Source: Getty

2015 Total Earnings: $50.6 million

10. Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant — Source: Splash News

2015 Total Earnings: $49.5 million

11. Ben Roethlisberger

Ben Roethlisberger — Source: Getty

2015 Total Earnings: $48.9 million

12. Rory McIlroy

Rory McIlroy — Source: Getty

2015 Total Earnings: $48.3 million

13. Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic — Source: Getty

2015 Total Earnings: $48.2 million

14. Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Zlatan Ibrahimovic — Source: Getty

2015 Total Earnings: $39.1 million

15. Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton — Source: Splash

2015 Total Earnings: $39 million

16. Ndamukong Suh

Ndamukong Suh — Source: Getty

2015 Total Earnings: $38.6 million

17. Fernando Alonso

Fernando Alonso — Source: Getty

2015 Total Earnings: $35.5 million

18. Gareth Bale

Gareth Bale — Source: Getty

2015 Total Earnings: $35 million

19. Jon Lester

Jon Lester — Source: Getty

2015 Total Earnings: $34.1 million

20. Derrick Rose

Derrick Rose — Source: Getty

2015 Total Earnings: $34 million

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