as of 2011 in North America, the highest is boxing, followed by Formula One racing and third is Baseball because the three sports listed above has the highest possibility of fatalities.
At the moment, Floyd Mayweather is the highest paid athlete, raking in $85 million in the sport of Boxing.
Football is the highest paid sport.
Baseball
yes
Baseball
boxers
AnswerTiger Woods makes more than anyone. He doesn't even have to win to make money. He has many sponsers, and we are not even talking about the PGA retirement package yet.The Formula One race driver Michael Schumacher made about $80 million in 2004, making him the highest paid sports figure.
Baseball
soccer and swimming
The highest paid major league sport is the NBA. After that would be the IPL.