According to Forbes’ Highest-Paid Athletes of 2018 list, boxer Floyd Mayweather is the highest-paid athlete, earning a total of $285 million between 1 June 2017 and 1 June 2018, while soccer players Lionel Messi ($111 million) and Cristiano Ronaldo ($108 million) make up the rest of the top 3. In total. nine soccer players made the top 100. (http://bit.ly/2HGpCf4, http://bit.ly/2sN6Mys)