Currently, the highest paid athlete in the world is Floyd Mayweather Junior, with an annual salary of $75.5 million. The second highest paid athlete is Christiano Ronaldo, with an annual salary of $50 million.
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. 2008
The highest paid athlete is Tiger Woods
The highest paid athlete is Tiger Woods
Currently (2005), Tiger Woods is the highest paid athlete. Michael Jordan is the fourth. Hope this helps! Dr. B.
I believe Tiger Woods was the highest paid athlete in 2005.
Kobe Bryant is the second highest paid athlete. He made 53 million last year. Tiger woods is number one. He made over 70 million last year.
Tiger Woods was the highest paid athlete in 2005 (and in several other years, as well).
That would be Tiger Woods, one of the world's top golfers, from 2001 through 2009 he was the highest paid athlete, during that time his income was well over two time greater than the second highest paid athlete.
Highest paid athlete
At the moment, Floyd Mayweather is the highest paid athlete, raking in $85 million in the sport of Boxing.