16) are the only three athletes to top the best-paid list over the past 18 years. “Boxing’s biggest night of 2017 helped Mayweather and McGregor earn nearly $400 million combined,” said Kurt Badenhausen, senior editor, Forbes Media. There are 22 different countries represented on this year’s World’s Highest-Paid Athletes list. Americans dominate the action with 66 athletes thanks to the sky-high salaries in the major sports leagues. Our list includes athletes active at any point during the last 12 months.

Source: Forbes June 05, 2018 13:18 UTC