Floyd Mayweather leaves Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi behind, tops Forbes rich list

Forbes recently revealed list of top ten richest athletes of  2010s. list featured Juventus superstar Cristia Ronaldo and Barcelona mainstay Lionel Messi. sportsman who has unique distinction of topping Forbes' rich-list of dece, however, is one of highest-paid athletes of all time — Floyd Maywear. 

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Floyd Maywear tops Forbes rich-list of dece

With a massive $915 million (£706 million) accrued this dece, Floyd 'Money' Maywear les pack of highest-paid athletes of dece. Cristia Ronaldo comes in second with a fortune of $800 million in 2010s. His sporting rival Lionel Messi settles in on third on list with $750 million. Interestingly, Lionel Messi’s salary for Barcelona this year is highest for any athlete across all team sports. Ar interesting fact is that Floyd Maywear fought just 10 times in this dece. It makes him one of least active athletes on list.

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According to a Forbes report, Floyd Maywear's much-publicised fight against Manny Pacquiao in 2015 and  bout with Cor McGregor in 2017 raked in more than $500 million in last five years. Floyd Maywear's fight against Cor McGregor was one that saw American boxing icon extend his unbeaten professional record to 50 fights. Lakers star LeBron James comes in fourth on Forbes' list with a fortune of $680 million, while tennis great Roger Federer rounds up top five with $640 million. Federer has a 10-year, $300 million deal with Uniqlo. 

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Floyd Maywear took to Twitter to congratulate or athletes after anuncement. Maywear's boxing rival Manny Pacquiao comes in eighth on Forbes' rich-list. Six-time Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton clocks in at tenth position with $400 million. 

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