Ranking the Highest-Paid Athletes
See how much Floyd Mayweather Jr. and more stars raked in.
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Big Money Makers - This week Forbes magazine released a list of the 100 highest paid athletes in the world, with undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. taking the top spot. In the past year, Mayweather made a whopping $85 million. Keep reading to see where the top 15 African-American and Latino athletes ranked and visit Forbes.com to see the complete list. —Britt Middleton#1 Floyd Mayweather Jr. Professional Boxer Total earnings: $85 million Salary/winnings: $85 million Endorsements: $0 (Photo: Al Bello/Getty Images)
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#2 Manny Pacquiao - Professional Boxer Total earnings: $62 million Salary/winnings: $56 million Endorsements: $6 million (Photo: AP Photo/Mark Terrill)
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#3 Tiger Woods - Professional Golfer Total earnings: $59.4 million Salary/winnings: $4.4 million Endorsements: $55 million (Photo: AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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#4 LeBron James - Basketball player, Miami Heat Total earnings: $53 million Salary/winnings: $13 million Endorsements: $40 million (Photo: Chris Chambers/Getty Images)
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#6 Kobe Bryant - Basketball player, Los Angeles Lakers Total earnings: $52.3 million Salary/winnings: $20.3 million Endorsements: $32 million (Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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#13 Larry Fitzgerald - Football player, Arizona Cardinals Total earnings: $36.8 million Salary/winnings: $35.3 million Endorsements: $1.5 million (Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
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#14 Ndamukong Suh - Football player, Detroit Lions Total earnings: $36 million Salary/winnings: $35.5 million Endorsements: $500,000 (Photo: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
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#15 Charles Johnson - Football player, North Carolina Panthers Total earnings: $34.4 million Salary/winnings: $34.3 million Endorsements: $100,000 (Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
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#16 Mario Williams - Football player, Buffalo Bills Total earnings: $33.2 million Salary/winnings: $32.9 million Endorsements: $250,000 (Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
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#18 Alex Rodriguez - Baseball player, New York Yankees Total earnings: $33 milion Salary/winnings: $31 million Endorsements: $2 million(Photo: Al Bello/Getty Images)
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