50 top-earning athletes in the U.S. and Top 20 World Wide

[Toronto]

http://si.cnn.com/more/specials/fortunate50/

looks like NASCAR isn't as hight paying as some would think...
cause look who is #1
http://si.cnn.com/more/specials/fort.../index.20.html

[black_magician]

I thought schumi would be there somewhere, but not even 1 F1 driver?

[sameerrao]

Originally Posted by black_magician I thought schumi would be there somewhere, but not even 1 F1 driver?

Read it again - Schumi is # in Rest of World and #2 for USA and ROW behind Tiger Woods. Wood's endorsement money is mind boggling. His winnings are a lot lower. I thought I would see some boxers in the Top 10 though.

[Toronto]

^^^ Schumi is #2 overall, 'the rest of' if not world wide it is everyone that isn't born in the USA. other wise after schumi everyone would be american since Carson Palmer (5th on the US list) makes more then Rossi (2nd on the world list)

Originally Posted by sameerrao Originally Posted by black_magician I thought schumi would be there somewhere, but not even 1 F1 driver? Read it again - Schumi is # in Rest of World and #2 for USA and ROW behind Tiger Woods. Wood's endorsement money is mind boggling. His winnings are a lot lower. I thought I would see some boxers in the Top 10 though.

Nike and master card (I think) must be making a killing on him if they can pay him that much.

and pro boxing has really been hit bad as of late with the rise of UFC and Pride in the states. top boxers still get paid big bucks but the days of the late 80's and early 90's are over.

[black_magician]

OH! I didn't read the Foreign one. ops:

[Mattk]

Maria Sharapova made exactly $25,421,283, so they say. That's pretty precise. How do they know the exact number?

[joe2tiger]

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[Mattk]

I watched a UFC fight once on television. It kinda got boring when one guy's tactic was to wrestle the other guy to the ground and keep him there for all eternity.

[dannyroz]

bmuller-clemens?

[RC45]

Note the international list does not show salary/winnings vs endorsements.

[Mattk]

Probably because they don't know, or they don't care, or they don't think anyone would care.

[SFDMALEX]

Originally Posted by joe2tiger Oh and boxing sucks. The UFC and Pride FC have rightfully taken up boxings limelight in my opinion........ The MMA style fights in the UFC/Pride are just so much more intense and exciting and, as of yet, there has been little to no fight throwing or any bullsh*t like in boxing........

Im sorry but what are you dumb?

UFC taken up boxing? My ass!

UFC is a joke of all fight sports. Dont ever ever put Pride FC and UFC in the same sentence.

Pride FC is world known and respected and UFC is the laughing stock of any serious fight fan.

Only reason UFC is getting big in America is because its all white guys fighting.

Boxing in America has become a Latino and African-American sport...and now white America has soemthing to watch in UFC since its 90% white, hillbilly yanks.

How much UFC guys get paid? Fuck all! There is no talent in that sport.

When a UFC fighter makes 9 million in a fight come talk to me.

Boxing an ancient, world sport, with more talent then UFC, Pride and K1 put together.......


More intense? AHAHAHAHAHAH

Talentles, outta shape fuckheads licking each others nuts on the floor for 3 rounds is intense and exciting? AHAHAHAHAH

Have you ever even seen a good boxing match? I guess not.


Man please.....Ive been following any form of fighting availble to me sicne I was 5 and I never saw something more borring and tastles then UFC.


I just love it when these typical white boy UFC fans....

[TNT]

yeah Tiger is god when it comes to income, and he isn't even playing that well anymore. :roll:

[SFDMALEX]

BTW This is bullshit. I read on more then few occasions that Micheals income is north of 100 000 000$

Maybe 80 000 000 sterling, but not dollars dollars