Floyd Mayweather is one of the standouts of a mesmerising video that charts the highest-paid athletes on the planet over the last 30 years.
that charts the highest-paid athletes on the planet over the last 30 years, using yearly lists from Forbes Magazine.
Fittingly, the video begins and ends with a boxer topping the list, as Mayweather sits on top near the end of 2019 while Mike Tyson and Buster Douglas lead in 1990 - the year of Douglas’ historic upset of Tyson. Stream over 50 sports live & anytime on your TV or favourite device with KAYO SPORTS. The biggest Aussie sports and the best from overseas. Just $25/month. No lock-in contract.The two-minute clip brilliantly captures the biggest sports stories of the last three decades through the prism of the biggest money stars.
Superstar boxers hover near the top of the chart for most of the 30 years, with the exception of the 2000s after the decline of Tyson. Oscar De La Hoya is the only boxer to chart in that period. Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao shoot up the chart in the 2010s, culminating in their 2015 mega-fight which saw both men pull in over $US100 million for the year.
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