Published 18:05 IST, April 30th 2020
Michael Jordan, Floyd Mayweather, Cristiano Ronaldo and other billion dollar athletes
With Cristiano Ronaldo set to breach the billion-dollar mark with his career earnings, here's a look at the other athletes in the club ft. Michael Jordan.
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Earlier this month, Juventus star Cristia Ronaldo grabbed helines after it was projected that Portuguese superstar is on track to becoming first football player to join elite Billion Dollar Club. According to estimates, Cristia Ronaldo was far ahe of Lionel Messi and will soon join likes of Michael Jordan and Floyd Maywear among athletes with career earnings over $1 billion. Here's famed list Cristia Ronaldo will soon find himself in before 2020 draws to a close.
Floyd Maywear career earnings
According to Sports Daily, Floyd Maywear career earnings through boxing stands at over $800 million. He became first boxer to enter Billion Dollar club and is till date most marketable boxer. For his fight against Cor McGregor, he reportedly earned over $200 million. Maywear is still 50-0 (win-loss) in his career and looks set to retire without a loss to his name.
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Michael Schumacher career earnings
Formula One legend Michael Schumacher has reportedly earned over $1 billion in his career through his numerous winnings, salary and endorsements. seven-time F1 World Champion retired in 2012 but as of last year, Schumacher's net worth stood at a staggering $800 million, per Forbes.
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Tiger Woods career earnings
Tiger Woods entered Billion Dollar club after 13 years on professional tour, which was 10 years ago, According to PGA Tour's official website, Tiger Woods has earned $120,660,780 in his career. d to this his various endorsement deals with likes of Nike, Full Swing, Kowa, Bridgestone Golf and ors, he has me well over $1.5 billion in his career. Tiger Woods is also set to play a charity match for COVID-19 relief with fellow golf legend Phil Mickelson, and NFL legends Peyton Manning and Tom Bry.
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Michael Jordan career earnings
first athlete to breach $1 billion-mark, Michael Jordan's net worth stands at a whopping $2.1 billion, according to Fox News. Jordan me his name in NBA when players were t offered mega-money deals y receive today. However, widely regarded as one of best NBA players in history, Michael Jordan's name surpassed NBA and re was a time when Jordan was more popular and recognised than league itself.
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His partnership with Nike for launch of Air Jordans and or lines of basketball sneakers redefined sneaker industry in league and Michael Jordan has reaped rewards of his several ventures till date. Michael Jordan's documentary, Last Dance premiered on April 19 and brought back some of unheard stories from his legendary NBA career.
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Disclaimer: above information on career earnings and net worth is sourced from various websites/media reports. This website does t guarantee 100% accuracy of figures.
(Im Credits: Cristia Ronaldo and Floyd Maywear Official Instagram Handles, NBA Official Website)
18:05 IST, April 30th 2020