Photos: Boxer, Floyd Mayweather is the World’s Highest-Paid Athlete, See Full List

Floyd Mayweather Jnr, in his £1.8m Bugatti Veyron, leaves the NBA Basketball Finals game in Miami ..Floyd Mayweather Jnr has been named the world’s highest-paid athlete in 2013 by Forbes magazine. The pound-for-pound No 1, who has won all 46 of his fights as a professional, made $105million (£62.5m) for his last two fights, against Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Marcos Maidana.
Mayweather, 37, beat Cristiano Ronaldo to top spot with basketball star LeBron James in third.
Mayweather also topped the list in 2013 with $85m (£51m), ousting Tiger Woods who been No 1 for the previous decade. ‘I'm humbled and extremely fortunate to be recognized by Forbes as the highest-paid athlete once again,’ said Mayweather.
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‘I'm doing something that no other athlete is doing, promoting myself and seeing my hard work pay off in the form of record-breaking numbers. It's all about hard work and dedication which is so important and a key part of my financial success.

‘I’m grateful for my family, team and fans. Being able to take care of my family is my number one priority and the level of success that I've achieved allows me to give them the best. I look forward to stepping into the ring in September and doing what I do best.’

Mayweather will return to the ring on September 13, possibly in a rematch with Maidana who ran him close in Las Vegas last month.

The five-weight world champion has banked at least $25m (£15m) for his last nine fights since he beatOscar De La Hoya in the most-watched boxing fight in history in 2007.

The Forbes list of world's highest-paid athletes

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The Forbes list of world's highest-paid athletes

	TOTAL	SALARY	ENDORSEMENTS	SPORT
Floyd Mayweather	$105m	$105m	$0m	Boxing
Cristiano Ronaldo	$80m	$52m	$28m	Football
LeBron James	$72.3m	$19.3m	$53m	Basketball
Lionel Messi	$64.7m	$41.7m	$23m	Football
Kobe Bryant	$61.5m	$30.5m	$31m	Basketball
Tiger Woods	$61.2m	$6.2m	$55m	Golf
Roger Federer	$56.2m	$4.2m	$52m	Tennis
Phil Mickelson	$53.2m	$5.2m	$48m	Golf
Rafael Nadal	$44.5m	$14.5	$30m	Tennis
Matt Ryan	$43.8m	$42m	$1.8m	American Football