Sports and Games Mayweathers incredible luxury living: the Occupation of money is the driving force
the Decade is fast approaching its end, and it has certainly not been a bad one of its kind, if you ask the biggest stars in the sports world.
A new statement from the reputable business magazine Forbes shows that the revenue to the sport’s main actors has virtually exploded within the last ten years – mainly because of the gilt-edged sponsor income and golden tv contracts.
Forbes has compiled a list of the ten best-paid sports stars in the soon past decade. Here topper the boxer Floyd Mayweather, who has been given the nickname ‘Money’ for fun.
the American has, according to Forbes earned just over 6.1 billion dollars in the decade. Money get busy, if he must reach to count his moneter before the new year.
Mayweather earned the box against Manny Pacquiao in 2015. Photo: John Locher/Ritzau Scanpix
The extraordinary is that Floyd Mayweather has not served the majority of his fortune in the sponsorship or ‘hard salary’. Instead secured the boxer well 3.3 billion dollars combined on the two kassekampe in 2015 and 2017, respectively Manny Pacquiao and Conor McGregor.
The two boxing matches are the two events that have thrown the most money on a single day in the sport’s history…
On the other two seats on the top three podium we find the soccer players Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
D the lord of Ronaldo and Messi comes not surprisingly as the number two and three on Forbes’ list. Photo: Albert Gea/Ritzau Scanpix
the Latter was the world’s best-paid sportsperson in 2019, with a revenue of approximately 850 million dollars. The 600 million dollars is lønkroner from FC Barcelona.
Still manage the eternal rival, Cristiano Ronaldo, to overtake increasing the argentinian, when you count the decade together. It is mainly due to sponsorship deals, to portugiseren moves past Messi. In particular, Nike has spat in Ronaldo’s coffers.
According to Forbes is Serena Williams the only woman in the top 40 on the list. The american tennis player has earned 1.4 billion dollars in the past ten years.
The ten best paid athletes in the decade:
1. Floyd Mayweather, boxing: lost 6,11 billion dollars.
2. Cristiano Ronaldo, football: 5,35 billion.
3. Lionel Messi, soccer: 5 billion.
4. LeBron James, basketball: 4,54 billion.
5. Roger Federer, tennis: 4,27 billion.
6. Tiger Woods, golf: 4,1 billion.
7. Phil Mickelson, golf: 3.2 billion dollars.
8. Manny Pacquiao, boxing: 2,9 billion Danish kroner.
9. Kevin Durant, basketball: 2,83 billion.
10: Lewis Hamilton, motorsport: 2,67 billion.
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