Floyd Mayweather tops 2018 sports rich list ahead of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo

American boxing icon returns to the No.1 spot after his $275m payday against Conor McGregor last August

American boxing star Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather is the highest-paid athlete of the decade
American boxing star Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather is the highest-paid athlete of the decade
(Image credit: Mike Lawrie/Getty Images)

His nickname is “Money” so it comes as no surprise that Floyd Mayweather has topped the Forbes annual list of the world’s 100 highest-paid athletes.

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