Floyd Mayweather is proving Boxing Is still very lucrative when you’re the best in the world. The undefeated American boxer
ranks atop ESPN’s annual list of highest-paid athletes.
The Top 25 for 2014 was released yesterday, which is based purely on guaranteed salaries and prize money. For boxers who made the cut, the totals are based on the guaranteed minimum for their 2014 fights. Endorsement deals are not included for any athletes.
Here’s the complete list from
| Rank | Athlete | League | Salary |
| 1 | Floyd Mayweather Jr. | WBA/WBC | $73.5 M |
| 2 | Cristiano Ronaldo | La Liga | $50.2 M |
| 3 | Lionel Messi | La Liga | $50.1 M |
| 4 | Aaron Rodgers | NFL | $40 M |
| 5 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic | Ligue 1 | $35 M |
| 6 | Matthew Stafford | NFL | $31.5 M |
| 7 | Tom Brady | NFL | $31 M |
| 8 | Kobe Bryant | NBA | $30.5 M |
| T-9 | Matt Ryan | NFL | $30 M |
| T-9 | Joe Flacco | NFL | $30 M |
| 11 | Zack Greinke | MLB | $28 M |
| T-12 | Fernando Alonso | Formula One | $27.5 M |
| T-12 | Lewis Hamilton | Formula One | $27.5 M |
| 14 | Tony Romo | NFL | $26.5 M |
| 15 | Wayne Rooney | EPL | $26 M |
| T-16 | Ryan Howard | MLB | $25 M |
| T-16 | Calvin Johnson | NFL | $25 M |
| T-16 | Cliff Lee | MLB | $25 M |
| T-16 | Peyton Manning | NFL | $25 M |
| T-20 | Robinson Cano | MLB | $24 M |
| T-20 | Prince Fielder | MLB | $24 M |
| T-20 | Wladimir Klitschko | WBA/IBF/WBO | $24 M |
| 23 | Cole Hamels | MLB | 23.5 M |
| 24 | Mark Teixeira | MLB | $23.1 M |
| T-25 | Joe Mauer | MLB | $23 M |
| T-25 | Albert Pujols | MLB | $23 M |
| T-25 | CC Sabathia | MLB | $23 M |
Salary in Millions
Source — ESPN