Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been named as the richest athlete in the world in the 2015 Forbes List of The World’s Highest-Paid Athletes.

With earnings of $300 million, the boxer earned $140m more than his closest rival, his opponent in the ‘fight of the century’, Manny Pacquaio. The pair made over $100m each from last month’s fight in Las Vegas.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Roger Federer make up the top 5.

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