Mayweather, Pacquiao among richest athletes

Analette Abesamis

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Forbes magazine lists Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao among the 100 highest-paid athletes in the world. Mayweather, ranks No. 1 for making $85 million off two fights last year. No. 2 on the list is Pacquiao, at $62 million from earnings and endorsements. Tiger Woods, who topped the Forbes list since 2001, fell to No. 2, with $59.4 million, his earnings off by $16 million from the previous year mostly due to lost endorsement deals. Miami Heat star LeBron James ranks No. 4 at $53 million, the highest of 13 basketball players and on the list. Swiss tennis star Roger Federer was No. 5 at $52.7 million followed by NBA star Kobe Bryant at $52.3 million, US golfer Phil Mickelson at $47.8 million, English football star David Beckham  at $46 million and Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo at $42.5 million.

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