It may or may not surprise you that nobody from football, baseball or hockey --three of America's most popular sports, have nobody on the list. Who do you think came in at #1?

Who are the highest paid athletes on earth? Let's begin.

The top two spots belonged to the two competitors in the biggest fight of the year, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.

  • 1

    Floyd Mayweather

    $300 million

  • 2

    Manny Pacquiao

    Boxing

    $160 million

  • 3

    Cristiano Ronaldo

    Soccer

    $79.6 million

  • 4

    Lionel Messi

    Soccer

    $73.8 million

  • 5

    Roger Federer

    Tennis

    $67 million

  • 6

    LeBron James

    Basketball

    $64.8 million

  • 7

    Kevin Durant

    Basketball

    $54.1 million

  • 8

    Phil Mickelson

    Golf

    $50.1 million

  • 9

    Tiger Woods

    Golf

    $50.6 million

  • 10

    Kobe Bryant

    Basketball

    $49.5 million

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