The leader of the rating was the legendary basketball player Michael Jordan with a total income of $3.3 billion. MJ surpassed Tiger Woods (golf, $2.5 billion) and Arnold Palmer (golf, $1.7 billion).
The list includes eight boxers: 8. Floyd Mayweather Jr (1.4 billion), 16. Mike Tyson (875 million), 21. Manny Pacquiao (725 million), 24. George Foreman (680 million), 27. Oscar De La Hoya. (665 million), 38. Evander Holyfield (600 million), 48. Saul Alvarez (525 million).