I don't think he can run out of money. He made over $1b from his boxing career. There are videos on youtube where he tips his staff or whatever it is hundreds of dollars just for opening the car door for him.
@@hanselfinn8946 you don't pay rent on houses u buy. U own them. If you do it right, you can live off of 10 mill for your whole life. 100 mill lasts forever lol
@donkey ass reviews and do's Problem with Mike was that people around him snake his money, he didn't have any real friends or family. He hang around with bunch of yes man.
Kimi Raikkonen. A person who was second in highest paid athletes in 2009 for f1 and in an interview he says that "it's more like a hobby for me. I dont need to do it." The iceman is a full legend
On the other hand, with the money he won he helped a lot of people here in Brazil and part of the fortune went to its foundation. He still lives in people's minds, he is a hero.
C.H.A.D Bravo um no his net worth is still $560 million. His promotion is Associated with PBC promotions, which is the biggest promotional boxing company right now.
AJ Ye “net worth” isn’t a realistic or accurate calculation. If there’s on thing he’s known for is spending and losing money. He lost $50 million the other day in a gambling bet, own multiple jets and almost all his cars cost more than a million dollars each. (He claims to have over 100 cars). This doesn’t sound like a wise investor to me, and is likely going to end up like the next Tyson if he doesn’t fight again.
AZTECNINJAWARRIOR Highly doubt he’d just be blowing money knowing he’d be going broke. Even if he was, he can just set up another fake fight like his last one.
Incredible to see the rise of football, The inconsistency in boxing and mma, the consistency of basketball, the fall of motor sports it’s incredible to watch tbh
Football incomes are crazy, spending is out of control. Don’t follow basketball so don’t know the story behind that. Hopefully MMAs popularity continues to grow so more athletes compete.
Josh Lawson boxing and MMA isn’t really inconsistent it’s just the high attraction fighters like mayweather and Manny signing massive contracts to fight each other then not fighting anyone big for the next year
1996 Triple Michael. That was about when I started watching F1 for a few years, but I never realized that Schumacher was paid SO much more compared to any other driver. Häkkinen winning two championships, driving for McLaren, seems to only have boosted Ferrari's will to keep Schumacher (and they did rise back to being the CLEAR #1 team in the 2000s).
I might be wrong but I think that's their overall yearly income including contracts for commercials as well. If you take Messi or Ronaldo nowadays, they make more money on comercials than on paychecks from their club
Schumacher didn't work for Ferrari, he worked for Philip Morris and as the number of places they were legally allowed to promote dwindled, they focused that money on his wallet.
Well I guess that's what happens when you had who was seen among the paddock as THE driver driving your car, and you have Marlboro-era Ferrari money at your disposal.
@@troyalisaca2621 Lmao. Calling him a runner shows you know nothing about BOXING. It's not a street fight. Its BOXING. Which has strategies. His style of boxing isn't easy. If it was easy more boxers would do it. I haven't seen any boxer that trains harder than Mayweather of this generation. If all you care about is offense and knockouts go to a different sport. More than half of Mayweathers fights were won by TKO anyway. People like you say "he doesn't fight he runs." How do you lose to a fighter that runs? Does that not show how amazing his ring knowledge is? How good his footwork is? He outlands damn bear every boxer he fought. And has barely runs out of stamina. The only boxer I have ever seen that can box for as long as he does without getting tired. Say all that stupid shit all you want. At the end of the day. He is one of the greatest boxers ever. Wether you LIKE his style or not. You calling it running is your opinion. But you know what's a fact? 50-0
@@erikvalenzuela5669 He once retired from international football because he missed a penalty. So it's basically a good thing that he takes less penalty kicks
How should boxers like get paid that much is stupid they shouldnt be getting that much for punching and kicking and abusing it's stupid and should be illegal
I didn't realize how much Senna and Prost were cleaning up with that dominate McLaran racing team they had, Schumacher and Berger also made a fortune racing F-1. Even though Agassi was not the #1 player in the world, he was the sport's top earner by a long way. Someone grotesquely overpaid for the often injured Grant Hill and got taken to the cleaners. Tiger didn't just lap the field in Golf, he lapped the entire sports world in earnings making more than twice as much as the 2nd place guy in 08'.
Christian Rollman that’s his career earning not his brand, if they would’ve put his overall numbers in there with his Jordan brand money you wouldn’t even be able to see the others names he’s like a 2.9 billionaire
What's even crazier is how much his contract was worth during his prime. The fact that he was making slightly more than superstars make today is insane. Adjust for inflation over time and he would've been making well into 9 figures annually in today's game. Shows how much the bulls were willing to pay for him, which proves how good he was
@@i4m192 find a rich woman who does a lot of drugs marry her, have kids and stay as long as you can with her and divorce her over her drug addiction. That is why Brittany Spears shaved her head and her ex got a ton of money plus the kids. Not saying it's the right thing to do but just giving you an example.
It is very impressive that Valentino Rossi was in top 10 several years considered the average pay of MotoGP riders. The follow he built around him and motorcycle races is just amazing. W VR|46!!
Pleasantly surprised to see Federov, Sakic and Gretzky crack the top 10. Also didn't realise how recently the meteoric rise of footballers salaries was
Money didn't start really pouring into football (soccer) until the Premier League was set up in '92 and the UEFA Champions League shortly after that. Bidding for the TV rights put loads of money into the clubs, and with football on telly 7 days a week, sponsors like Adidas and Nike increased their investments, followed by food and drink and technology producers, and the gambling firms. The success of the EA Sports FIFA franchise was a huge money-spinner too. Sponsors paid to be associated with that game, and the money made its way to the clubs, who then paid higher wages and transfer deals for the top players. Football is by far the biggest sport now, with all the oil and gas oligarchs from Russia, Qatar, and Saudi buying the clubs to launder their dirty cash.
@@nonymous590 Micheal only invented Jordan tho. Nike, McDonald's etc.. was founded way before him. But in term of bilionaire wise ,he not even close to jeft bezos
These numbers are highly inaccurate, Jordan only made $4 Million a season in the early 90s yet somehow it says 30, also many more questionable salaries here like Tyson, Holyfield etc. Those guys were indeed the highest paid athletes of their decade but how in the world did they get $60 million for Holyfield in 91??? We know boxers don't get endorsements
*When men get paid more than women, I hear people say that is because of discrimination, but when the NBA pays black players more than it pays white players. I do not hear anyone call that discrimination. Is there a double standard?*
@@hazzyg11 That exactly my opinion was about racing 17 yrs ago untill my friend forced me to watch F1. And now more than any sports, I like F1. Even more than cricket which is the first choice of many Indians.
@@hazzyg11 F1 is more than a sport do you know how much it takes to reach at that level first you have to race in go karts and you have to collect fame then formula 4 then formula 3 then formula 2 and then formula 1 also you should have that quality to reach there. You are saying it is not a sport drivers spend more time in gyms then other athletes just to protect their body from the g force they are feeling driving through the corners. Also the engineers in the team live in more tense pressure then the team manager of a football team who always jumps and screams near the pitch. The strategies, the tuning of cars according to tracks etc the engineering on the car is just beyond your thinking and you are saying it is not a sport just ask from any F1 nerd nearby you what it feels like to be an F1 fan and you are saying it is not a sport go fuck off dumbass You are saying it's just people driving a car, get out of a fucking racing game and imagine driving a car at 330km/h at 130R corner in suzuka(watch at RUclips about this corner) circuit you will loose your shit out.
@@hazzyg11 you're a dumbass. You have no idea what it takes to compete at that level in racing. How many deaths are there in any other sports compared to Motoracing? Joachim Rindt was a posthumous world champion even after he was burned alive in a race. No other sports also contributes to technology. Lots of tech today evolved or were developed in racing - from carbon fiber, aerodynamics, material compounds/alloys, to tire treads. Do yourself a favor and watch the Senna documentary.
@@hazzyg11 next time when you are driving please wear 2 layers of thick fireproof clothing, gloves, balaclava, helmet also set the AC to heater so your cockpit can be about 45-50 degrees celcius and drive at 150+ kmh for 1.5 hours you will pass out while driving
Yes. Ayrton was actually a bit of a child on the track, but he was a great man for what he tried to do for his country. I think Max Mosely once said he thought Senna would become involved in politics after he retired. He thought Senna would one day be President of Brazil.
People commenting about their favourite sports people doing so well a couple of years after retirement probably missed seeing Muhammad Ali on the list in 2006. Legend.
It’s a worldwide sport and millions around the globe watch it but, more importantly, millions PLAY it and the endorsement of a top pro moves equipment and apparel they play with. Tiger’s always made far more through endorsements than prize money.
The name "Michael" dominates the sports world. Three Michaels were so popular in the 90's and maybe even today; Michael Jordan, Mike Tyson and of course from music industry, Michael Jackson.
@Oliver McCall Obviously you have no idea, oh wow look Hamilton won almost every Championship in the last 6 years, he has to be the GOAT.. But let me tell you something brother, he's good but Schumacher is/was and will ever be the GOAT.
Apparently he sold the rights of his name to be used for advertisement of his Adidas trainers, and to be a character in boxing games etc, but they aren't allowed to use his name to market alcohol or things like that.
And freaking golf and basketball players dominated for so long. I just don't get it. Footballers like Zidane and Ronaldinho should've been getting the big bucks, not Tiger Woods.
0:47 never realized how much Cecil Fielder started bringing in when he switched from baseball to basketball. he must have been Michael Jordan's inspiration to do the vice versa thing
🤣 I didn't notice that! My eyes naturally read baseball. For the non-Americans here, look up an image of Cecil Fielder and you'll know why this is so funny!
The lesson learnt is that wealth cannot remain with you forever and even if you are the richest, you still cannot solve the world's problems. Good video!
If you are not in a big city, golf is not insanely expensive. Golf is boring to watch, but it's pretty addicting once you play. Also, any age can take it up.
metalheadblues, You must be blind, otherwise you would have noticed that Tiger is not a white guy... neither are dozens of other top player in the world... 🤦♂️
If you count retired athletes, MJ has to still be up there amongst the richest when you account for sales of Jordans and other merchandise alone. He’s the single most valuable brand in the history of sports.
Yeah, Jordan transcended his sport. There are millions of people that never even watched a game of basketball, but they have a likeness of Jordan on their shoes. As far as I know, people don't buy Messi boots in vast numbers, but loads of people actually collect air Jordans.
boxers have been making millions since 1927 in that years dollars. Literally the first sport where people had the potential to make insane money and to this day still holds true.
Boxing has a huge gambling culture. Other sports don't even come close to it. Also, boxing is considered a "prestige events" and tickets are in the thousands, which is like 10x the ticket price of other sports.
@@JesusNpals Pro Wrestlers back then were pulling in that kind of money too. It's pretty crazy to imagine when we consider how so many from the 70s, 80s, and 90s end up broke.
@@bz6046 I was responding to AJ. Wrestlers in the 20s and 30s DID make that kind of money with stars such as Lou Thesz making checks that were at or above professional boxers. You can read right? Next time read the comment I am responding to.
If Messi joins Al Hillal mid-2023, he'll make 350 MILLION EUROS per year, in a 3-years contract (more than 1 billions dollars). That's totally insane ! And will became highest all-time salary for an athlete . . .
@@Kim_Jong_Un-----353 You are able to pay 1 billion dollars per year for Messi to make him play in Rungrado ! Why not Kim? All eyes in the world would be on your country . . .
What surprises me is that the majority of these sports are played around the world so I understand how the highest paid are golf, boxing, football etc. but from the uk it’s amazing how much basketball players make in the US which I didn’t think had a global audience
Guys, thank you all for such high views! Leave your suggestions about what rankings you want to see
Yo didn't May/Mac take place in 2017? Cuz in the video it says 2018.
How do you make this kind of video bro?
How do you make this kind of video ?
@@Suq1nnr ty so much.helps a lot! i will also make this kind of video.
Bro do you really think no one from cricket is on that list.?
I think whenever Floyd Mayweather is short on cash, he has a random match so he gets to number 1 instantly
Mohamed Suhail Irfan Khazi true like the fight against mcgregor he needed to pay the irs back 250 million for back taxes on his 2016 fights
I don't think he can run out of money. He made over $1b from his boxing career. There are videos on youtube where he tips his staff or whatever it is hundreds of dollars just for opening the car door for him.
I think ppl paid cus they wanted to see him get knocked out.
@@rickyriederer7459 wtf 250m how much did he got...??
How the hell is he broke?? There are some pretty dumb people on earth... jesus
Can you imagine making 100 millions in the 90s lmao
Yes I'm imagining it right now.
And being broke by the 2000s
@@hanselfinn8946 you don't pay rent on houses u buy. U own them. If you do it right, you can live off of 10 mill for your whole life. 100 mill lasts forever lol
@donkey ass reviews and do's Problem with Mike was that people around him snake his money, he didn't have any real friends or family. He hang around with bunch of yes man.
@@hanselfinn8946 you're thinking like a peasant. Those things don't apply to the rich unfortunately. If you're smart the rich get richer
Kimi Raikkonen. A person who was second in highest paid athletes in 2009 for f1 and in an interview he says that "it's more like a hobby for me. I dont need to do it."
The iceman is a full legend
Just leave him alone, he knows what he's doing
steering wheel !!!
he's too big to care for this sh**
Our kimi
I was thinking the same thing when i seen that lol
Mayweather just pops out from nowhere when he has fight in that year.
Money that boxer earns for single match is just insane.
Imagine what the company's the promote him and sponsor the fights are making if he's making that much
@@HoloTWWOriginal That’s why Floyd makes so much. TMT produces/promotes/sells the fights. He owns TMT
@@HoloTWWOriginal floyd owns the promotion company (mayweather promotions)
Most of the money comes through betting
@@Trackandshield That shit aint on here bruh..lol
watching ayrton senna completely drop off because he died in 1994 melts my heart
On the other hand, with the money he won he helped a lot of people here in Brazil and part of the fortune went to its foundation. He still lives in people's minds, he is a hero.
Same with Dale Earnhardt in 2001
thought exactly
@@leonardod1846 That's why we love him so much
Yep him & dale Earnhardt too.Hopefully 1 day we'll get Michael Schumacher back!
Tiger Woods was making 100 millies for 6 year straight.
Another thing thats crazy is Floyd making close to 600 mil in just 2 years
Another crazy this is wtf do you do with all that money
C.H.A.D Bravo um no his net worth is still $560 million. His promotion is Associated with PBC promotions, which is the biggest promotional boxing company right now.
AJ Ye “net worth” isn’t a realistic or accurate calculation. If there’s on thing he’s known for is spending and losing money. He lost $50 million the other day in a gambling bet, own multiple jets and almost all his cars cost more than a million dollars each. (He claims to have over 100 cars). This doesn’t sound like a wise investor to me, and is likely going to end up like the next Tyson if he doesn’t fight again.
AZTECNINJAWARRIOR Highly doubt he’d just be blowing money knowing he’d be going broke. Even if he was, he can just set up another fake fight like his last one.
Incredible to see the rise of football, The inconsistency in boxing and mma, the consistency of basketball, the fall of motor sports it’s incredible to watch tbh
Football incomes are crazy, spending is out of control. Don’t follow basketball so don’t know the story behind that.
Hopefully MMAs popularity continues to grow so more athletes compete.
Josh Lawson boxing and MMA isn’t really inconsistent it’s just the high attraction fighters like mayweather and Manny signing massive contracts to fight each other then not fighting anyone big for the next year
I mean dunno about others but 1994 senna died and Schumacher suffer an accident so there’s that, but Motorsport ain’t dead
@@alejandropolanco1294
In the 90's and 00's I used to watch every F1 race, now I watch none cause it's fuckin' GARBAGE: shit rules, shit cars.
@@michaeltrumph121 the cars definitely ain't shit. The engines maybe smaller but they're still faster than the V12 era cars
1996 Triple Michael. That was about when I started watching F1 for a few years, but I never realized that Schumacher was paid SO much more compared to any other driver. Häkkinen winning two championships, driving for McLaren, seems to only have boosted Ferrari's will to keep Schumacher (and they did rise back to being the CLEAR #1 team in the 2000s).
I might be wrong but I think that's their overall yearly income including contracts for commercials as well. If you take Messi or Ronaldo nowadays, they make more money on comercials than on paychecks from their club
@@kasden4884 NFL, NBA, pays all of their players large amount of money and they are just American. Football only pays 2 or 3 Stars every money .
Of course, driving a car is not a sport, so race car drivers are not athletes
Schumacher didn't work for Ferrari, he worked for Philip Morris and as the number of places they were legally allowed to promote dwindled, they focused that money on his wallet.
Well I guess that's what happens when you had who was seen among the paddock as THE driver driving your car, and you have Marlboro-era Ferrari money at your disposal.
When mayweather decides to have 1 fight he immediately becomes number 1😂 that’s star power right there folks
@lc0806 it was definitely less than 350 million. Probably closer to 275 million or nearly 300 million. Still absurd though.
Plus he needs to pay the judges as well
@Abdikadir Abdiwahid Maybe worst for you, but its the truth for me. Your beloved gayweather is a runner not a boxer.
@@troyalisaca2621 Lmao. Calling him a runner shows you know nothing about BOXING. It's not a street fight. Its BOXING. Which has strategies. His style of boxing isn't easy. If it was easy more boxers would do it. I haven't seen any boxer that trains harder than Mayweather of this generation. If all you care about is offense and knockouts go to a different sport. More than half of Mayweathers fights were won by TKO anyway. People like you say "he doesn't fight he runs." How do you lose to a fighter that runs? Does that not show how amazing his ring knowledge is? How good his footwork is? He outlands damn bear every boxer he fought. And has barely runs out of stamina. The only boxer I have ever seen that can box for as long as he does without getting tired. Say all that stupid shit all you want. At the end of the day. He is one of the greatest boxers ever. Wether you LIKE his style or not. You calling it running is your opinion. But you know what's a fact? 50-0
I still dont get how a boxer will make so much in a fight that might last a few seconds. Maybe I am just not a boxing fan.
Cristiano and Messi revolutionize modern football into another level..
Edgar el takuache Messi has like 15 less penalties but ok
Erik Valenzuela i was joking i love ronaldo and messi
@@erikvalenzuela5669 and the same Messi would at least miss 15 more per average compare to Ronaldo. Can't argue with your logic.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
@@erikvalenzuela5669 He once retired from international football because he missed a penalty. So it's basically a good thing that he takes less penalty kicks
Idk who either of those people are
How much salary you want?
Floyd mayweather : yes.
$585m for two fights is mind-blowing.
$500M per fight
499? make that 500.
Sad to see Senna dip out in 1994 because of his death.
He still is vastly remembered here in Brazil, one of our greatest idols
Well, it's hard to make money when deceased
DeuceGenius You fucking genius.
Pray for Ayrton Senna
@@martindonohue900 very true
Imagine making more then half a billion on 2 fights in 5 years
lol mayweather
He worked for that to happen almost 30 years
How should boxers like get paid that much is stupid they shouldnt be getting that much for punching and kicking and abusing it's stupid and should be illegal
Nick Gurr lol what
@@thegreatpickle1548 lmao u dumb?
Love Michael Schumacher... Keep Fighting my hero
Lol Hes dead
@@shifa4141 He's alive...
I hope he wakes up soon a true legend of sport
@@aamirrazak3467lol he's been awake since 2014
K Jack right but he’s been in a coma so not really conscious
Big round of applaudes for Muhammad Ali appearing on the list 40 years after his heyday.
How did he appear on there? What even happened in 2006??
@@keflalssj I think it may have had something to do with that movie about Ali that Will Smith made.
@@keflalssjhe sold the rights to his name and image for said $50m
Schumacher, man of records.
sets a lot of records in Formula 1, the man is a legend
@A1VIEW hes. But not as good as shumi
Liked him best as the stig
@A1VIEW F1 post a lot of money when they banned tobacco sponsors, I bet Marlboro was paying an absolute fortune to sponsor Ferrari
No anymore, unless he set a dribbling record?
@@X3rCobraz Marlboro sponsored McLaren.
RIP Ayrton Senna. 1960 - 1994.
THE BEST RACER, EVER
Hail the king!
I've never even heard of him who tf is he
@@henrykgraves one of the best f1 racers ever
@@henrykgraves Look him up, and enjoy the ride. Genius at work :)
The 1990s was a good decade for the Michaels.
No. It was just ONE decade...and it WAS a good one for the Michaels.
@@GirGir183 😂😂why tackle him like that bud?
Why not? He said "decade" should have gotten the plural. I just corrected his correction.
@daAnder71 damn dude why you clownin out here?
daAnder71 What an idiot
I didn't realize how much Senna and Prost were cleaning up with that dominate McLaran racing team they had, Schumacher and Berger also made a fortune racing F-1. Even though Agassi was not the #1 player in the world, he was the sport's top earner by a long way. Someone grotesquely overpaid for the often injured Grant Hill and got taken to the cleaners. Tiger didn't just lap the field in Golf, he lapped the entire sports world in earnings making more than twice as much as the 2nd place guy in 08'.
Crazy how Jordan is there 6 years after retirement. Just shows how impressive his brand was
Now wait for ronaldo retirement
@@TheLuffyKirin michael jordan is a billionaire.
Christian Rollman that’s his career earning not his brand, if they would’ve put his overall numbers in there with his Jordan brand money you wouldn’t even be able to see the others names he’s like a 2.9 billionaire
Muhammed Ali is there in 2006 after 25 years in retirement!
What's even crazier is how much his contract was worth during his prime. The fact that he was making slightly more than superstars make today is insane. Adjust for inflation over time and he would've been making well into 9 figures annually in today's game. Shows how much the bulls were willing to pay for him, which proves how good he was
This shows just how absurdly dominant tiger Woods was in golf.
He also increased the general interest on the sport, so future golf players have to thank him for some of the money they'll get.
He plays by himself. xD
@Joel N I would rather watch bowling
@Joel N it's not even a sport
This shows just how absurdly the dollar has been inflated.
Seeing Ayrton Senna fade away in 1994 knowing it’s because he tragically died still hurts so much 🥺
Schumi owned the early 00's, not just because of money but because of his legendary career and as a top athlete status.
Yes defo Schumacher best ever driver bar Senna
How is he now?
Never heard any update about his skiing incident
Who??? LMAO
wet willy LMAO haha, look him up ignorant fucker.
He still cheated
F1 🏎 sound was a nice touch when Michael Schumacher name appeared on top
Will G sports car for sure, a bit deep for an f1 car, sounds more like a toquey German engine
Really Nice
4:52 even on this graph, Mayweather is running away from Pacquiao.
😂😂😂
Lmao.
I love it man!!!you fucking nailed it!!damned...run!run!
Fudge 😂 true bro!
HahahhahahaLMAO!
Dale earnhardt dropped off the list quietly after 2001 😭. We miss you Dale!
I was so confident that Cristiano and Messi will be at the Top on the End 😂
Same here 🤣😂🤣😂 football era!
Money is just pouring into football right now. Football is right at it's peak.
Neymar too. That PSG check $$$
Me too 😂
@@scrubs3050 I think it'll keep increasing for a while
It was a honor to watch you on Sundays Senna 🇧🇷 🫡
Tigers dominance was INSANE
he pretty much made the golf course a madhouse.
He made more than any other athlete in the world for 10 years straight, and then some afterwarda. Crazy...
Is golf so popular in the US or why he was able to get so much money?
@@Fiercesoulking Golf is insanely poplar in the US
@@Fiercesoulking USA is rich country
As a German and an auto racing fan proud to see Michael Schumacher topping 1999 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🏎🏎🏎
Those amazing Cecil Fielder dunks back in ‘93 justifies the $12.7 milli for sure...
Loved to watch Messi, Ronaldo finishing top at the end.
Seeing Senna completely gone from the list in 1994 hit me hard even though I was expecting it. RIP
Didnt even see him in the last, when saw Schumacher then, when I consentrated on the first few ones, when it goes by preatty fast.
Ayrton Senna is a superstar and my idol
Tiger held the longest lead, Floyd had a $195m jump in one year; insane
The real winner here was John Bezos wife.
Or is it Jeff Bezos ?
Jeff Bezos *
@@DRose2Fast guys Jeff Bezos is not a player but his wife is....
@@i4m192 find a rich woman who does a lot of drugs marry her, have kids and stay as long as you can with her and divorce her over her drug addiction. That is why Brittany Spears shaved her head and her ex got a ton of money plus the kids. Not saying it's the right thing to do but just giving you an example.
@@jerem101888 Thanks. This information is very much needed
It is very impressive that Valentino Rossi was in top 10 several years considered the average pay of MotoGP riders. The follow he built around him and motorcycle races is just amazing. W VR|46!!
Rossi!!! I miss moto GP
Rossi in Moto GP, and Sena in F1, GOAT, period.... Whatever someone may try to dispute with stats and all.
Sponsorships can bring in a lot when you're by far the most recognizable guy in your sport worldwide.
Only 3 races till he retires :(
@@jayantasarkar2532 Same with Pelé who's not only the GOAT of football but of all athletes ever
Broke my heart seeing Ayrton Senna slip down the ranks
@@dtmt502 shitty '94 Williams fault
Michele Seravalle still not totally cleared but probably yes
Pleasantly surprised to see Federov, Sakic and Gretzky crack the top 10. Also didn't realise how recently the meteoric rise of footballers salaries was
Money didn't start really pouring into football (soccer) until the Premier League was set up in '92 and the UEFA Champions League shortly after that. Bidding for the TV rights put loads of money into the clubs, and with football on telly 7 days a week, sponsors like Adidas and Nike increased their investments, followed by food and drink and technology producers, and the gambling firms. The success of the EA Sports FIFA franchise was a huge money-spinner too. Sponsors paid to be associated with that game, and the money made its way to the clubs, who then paid higher wages and transfer deals for the top players. Football is by far the biggest sport now, with all the oil and gas oligarchs from Russia, Qatar, and Saudi buying the clubs to launder their dirty cash.
the Michael’s really took over the 90s
Yep. true
Michael Jackson too 😭
But tiger 🐅 ruled the 2000s solo into the 2010s
@@user-yy7cw7fl8p Michael Jackson most loved human everrr
Mayweather is like common cold that comes and goes every now and then
Mayweather is the type of person who only comes on exam days and passes the course with the highest grade
@@alecx3180 Nope, Mayweather can't even read
@@aspiknf as long as he can count
@@nonymous590 Damn
@@nonymous590damn hahahahahah nice
2020: covid 19 hold my crowns am about to crash everyone's careers
Too early mate
😄😄💀
Meanwhile 2019 : Yes 2020 was a disaster but associate my name with Covid. Lol
@Oliver McCall Am well aware....but the disaster is happening in 2020.
Not chess players
0:50 rest in peace, ayrton senna :(
It's cool to see Michael Jordan at the top for basketball even when he wasn't playing basketball: the power of Nike/ McDonalds/ Wheaties/ Gatorade.
Hanes
He secured the package.
Jordan made those brands not the other way around. Therefore it's the power of Jordan. He's a global superstar.
And space jam
@@nonymous590 Micheal only invented Jordan tho. Nike, McDonald's etc.. was founded way before him. But in term of bilionaire wise ,he not even close to jeft bezos
It's just amazing how Jordan usually made more money than active basketball players, even though he was retired for years.
That's why he is the goat
air jordan
These numbers are highly inaccurate, Jordan only made $4 Million a season in the early 90s yet somehow it says 30, also many more questionable salaries here like Tyson, Holyfield etc. Those guys were indeed the highest paid athletes of their decade but how in the world did they get $60 million for Holyfield in 91??? We know boxers don't get endorsements
@@eljefe797 it's not just salary dumbass. Endorsements, bonuses, etc. Not bloody rocket science
@@eljefe797 what do you mean that boxers dont get endorsements? Of course they do you dumpass
floyd and tiger 😂😂😂
George Floyd?
Pink Floyd
Yeah featured golfer
Floyd Mayweather.
@Wait What? I would imagine because he's dead
I love how Floyd just appears randomly out of nowhere and abiterates the top spot
Pacman and Kobe, my two favorite athletes, they are the 🐐
Prodigy Enigma Me too. #24 💜💛 and omg is that Kilwa ? My fav character from HunterXhunter. Grew up watching it
They are not goats, they are Homo Sapiens (Humans)
Original name idiot
Include Federer
@@MrSollex1 khilua
Amazing how Roger Federer was consistent all those years.
Who
Curry TMS The highest paid athlete in the world. That’s who. 😂
Peni Mualaulau what does he play?
Jack Wyatt Not football 😂
He’s hella rich too. The amount of sponsors he gets in Switzerland and the rest of Europe is insane.
Michael made it for us F1 boiis 👏🏽👏🏽
*When men get paid more than women, I hear people say that is because of discrimination, but when the NBA pays black players more than it pays white players. I do not hear anyone call that discrimination. Is there a double standard?*
Man, Tiger DOMINATED the first decade of the 21st century. 😮
I just came here to see Michael Schumacher's name 🏎
Get well soon champ
Who watched racing? It's literally ppl driving a car that isn't a sport lmao 😂
@@hazzyg11 That exactly my opinion was about racing 17 yrs ago untill my friend forced me to watch F1. And now more than any sports, I like F1. Even more than cricket which is the first choice of many Indians.
@@hazzyg11 F1 is more than a sport do you know how much it takes to reach at that level first you have to race in go karts and you have to collect fame then formula 4 then formula 3 then formula 2 and then formula 1 also you should have that quality to reach there. You are saying it is not a sport drivers spend more time in gyms then other athletes just to protect their body from the g force they are feeling driving through the corners. Also the engineers in the team live in more tense pressure then the team manager of a football team who always jumps and screams near the pitch. The strategies, the tuning of cars according to tracks etc the engineering on the car is just beyond your thinking and you are saying it is not a sport just ask from any F1 nerd nearby you what it feels like to be an F1 fan and you are saying it is not a sport go fuck off dumbass
You are saying it's just people driving a car, get out of a fucking racing game and imagine driving a car at 330km/h at 130R corner in suzuka(watch at RUclips about this corner) circuit you will loose your shit out.
@@hazzyg11 you're a dumbass. You have no idea what it takes to compete at that level in racing. How many deaths are there in any other sports compared to Motoracing? Joachim Rindt was a posthumous world champion even after he was burned alive in a race. No other sports also contributes to technology. Lots of tech today evolved or were developed in racing - from carbon fiber, aerodynamics, material compounds/alloys, to tire treads. Do yourself a favor and watch the Senna documentary.
@@hazzyg11 next time when you are driving please wear 2 layers of thick fireproof clothing, gloves, balaclava, helmet also set the AC to heater so your cockpit can be about 45-50 degrees celcius and drive at 150+ kmh for 1.5 hours
you will pass out while driving
Seeing Ayrton Senna gone is heartbreaking. Man is truly charitable to his fellow Brazilians..
Yes. Ayrton was actually a bit of a child on the track, but he was a great man for what he tried to do for his country. I think Max Mosely once said he thought Senna would become involved in politics after he retired. He thought Senna would one day be President of Brazil.
People commenting about their favourite sports people doing so well a couple of years after retirement probably missed seeing Muhammad Ali on the list in 2006. Legend.
Imagine making millions from golf I can’t believe enough people even watch it lol
It’s a worldwide sport and millions around the globe watch it but, more importantly, millions PLAY it and the endorsement of a top pro moves equipment and apparel they play with. Tiger’s always made far more through endorsements than prize money.
Golf was more popularized in Tiger's era because he made the sport look more athletic and more exciting
I under stand tiger is the goat in golf. I just can’t understand people at home watching it
I guess its a game for lonely rich folks, who doesnt have a mate
@@Akash666Akash you can't be rich and lonely
Its true that Schumacher was a god like in F1, true legend
why are u getting paid so much for golf? I mean like who tf is watching this?
Other people who are rich as fuck, therefore companies which are selling high ticket products for high ticket customers can advertise their products.
Rich people watch golf. That’s why
Rich gang
It’s actually pretty popular in the US, not as much as it used to be, but still pretty popular. Tiger Woods is a huge TV draw
rich people, paying good money the equipment that those professional golfer advertise for...
The name "Michael" dominates the sports world. Three Michaels were so popular in the 90's and maybe even today; Michael Jordan, Mike Tyson and of course from music industry, Michael Jackson.
And Michael Schumacher
You guys are taking the mick
Don't forget Michael Johnson in Athletics...
Michael Jackson is most beloved human everrr
George Michael made millions in the '90s as well. More than Al Michaels, anyway.
the income of boxers are overrated. also didn't know Tiger Woods was that rich.
golfs prize money is hugeeee
@@agamertagk544 not prize. it's endorsement
Its both, before his scandal he was making around 100 million from nike sponsorships a year
Everybody seams to forget how much they get from sponsorship alone.
Jerahya Tiger only won like $10million a year playing golf!!!
F1 back in days 😞 Micheal Schumacher a true Hero and Legend 😞
@Oliver McCall Obviously you have no idea, oh wow look Hamilton won almost every Championship in the last 6 years, he has to be the GOAT.. But let me tell you something brother, he's good but Schumacher is/was and will ever be the GOAT.
@Oliver McCall No, I'm not a Ferrari Fan so idc for which Team he won his titles. I respect and honor his Person and Skill, lightyears above Hamilton
@Oliver McCall Classic nonsense argument from haters. Schumacher never cheated so sit down :)
true cheater and legendary trash
@Oliver McCall i see...well you probably dont know much about this sport my friend...
When you see that senna isn’t in the 1994 list even if he would’ve been if he hadn’t died😢😢😢
But he died so yay
Hansel Finnegan Damn I looked at your profile picture your so fucking ugly it’s unbelievable
Thought you was on about league of legends lmao
Nice music and data.
Schumacher ❤️
For what I heard, Senna was meant to earn 20million $ for Williams in 1994. He would have been second in the ranking that year.
Floyd...300M in one year deeeeymmm oh nooo in one day 😅 💪
ehsyfi174hdubek 35minand59sec*
Correction he only gets half, the other half is for the judges.
Don't look at my profile! Lol no
My man Roger Federer being consistent the last decade
Amazing on so many levels. This could be the center of a college lecture series.
3:35 can someone explain why Muhammad Ali was in the top 3 in 2006. Was he fighting?
Apparently he sold the rights of his name to be used for advertisement of his Adidas trainers, and to be a character in boxing games etc, but they aren't allowed to use his name to market alcohol or things like that.
Ben Lance thank you. Also hurt my brain when I saw this.
Beacuse of his name
Ben Lance why does he need the money? What’s he gonna spend it on 😂
@@mickvinny7291 He was obviously alive at the time.
Love how there isn’t a single footballer in the list for a long time and in the end the top 3 are all footballers
U can say beckham was there
Ronaldinho was shortly there 😂
And freaking golf and basketball players dominated for so long. I just don't get it. Footballers like Zidane and Ronaldinho should've been getting the big bucks, not Tiger Woods.
And they forgot neymar lol
My bad...ney is there haha
Floyd Mayweather be like:
Hi
Bye
Hi
Bye
Hi
Bye
He's playing hard-to-get
HI
@Jimmy Wild You be like: stop sayin 'be like'
😂
Great work! It would be interesting to analyse the dataset, is it possible to share the website to get this data(CSV) please. Thanks.
So sad when ayrton Senna disappeared at 1994 😢
don't say it ok... :(
😭😭
... in* 1994.
Makes me sad seeing Ayrton Senna disappear at 1994..
pse
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Well, God isn't a capitalist..
... disppear in* 1994.
0:47
never realized how much Cecil Fielder started bringing in when he switched from baseball to basketball. he must have been Michael Jordan's inspiration to do the vice versa thing
😂🤣😂🤣 most people dont even realize you joking
Remarkable for a guy with a 2 inch vertical
🤣
I didn't notice that! My eyes naturally read baseball. For the non-Americans here, look up an image of Cecil Fielder and you'll know why this is so funny!
Coming to post the same thing. Good eyes.
The lesson learnt is that wealth cannot remain with you forever and even if you are the richest, you still cannot solve the world's problems. Good video!
Who told you that theyre making their money for the worlds sake? Hahaha
I figured that Ayrton was paid well for being the face of F1 but I didn’t realize he made that much
He was a god in Brazil. They put his face and name on everything...for good reason
Mclaren ftw baby
Probably would have been number 1 , if he didn't die early 😔
WOW, Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods cleaned up big time!!!
Senna, Bryant, and Shucmaer 💔
Schumacher ain’t dead dude
@@uvuvwevwevweonyetenyevweug185 He ain't dead but he still hasn't recovered from that skiing incident.
@@Tyranastrasza I know, he’s not dead
@@uvuvwevwevweonyetenyevweug185 It is practically in a state of vegetation.
Earnhardt and Kobe are two few others on this list as well
The goat of basketball, Michael Jordan, gets compensated with the highest pay. The goat of football, Tom Brady, barely even show up on the top 10.
Floyd is the comeback kid and Tigers reign is so impressive.
who pays people to play golf? seriously, most random an boring sport ever
Rich old white men
If you are not in a big city, golf is not insanely expensive.
Golf is boring to watch, but it's pretty addicting once you play.
Also, any age can take it up.
metalheadblues,
You must be blind, otherwise you would have noticed that Tiger is not a white guy... neither are dozens of other top player in the world... 🤦♂️
AussieNaturalist question was who pays people to play golf.
Ikr.i dont understand the appeal of Golf at all. I've tried to watch golf but it always felt boring asf
Tigers wife got half of that! Amazing!
She didn't get half, but she got a good chunk
She got 160mil from him
Moral of the story, Do not get married when u r rich
@@Casval09 If you are a rich man, do not get married
I don’t know what’s more impressive, Tiger’s exwife getting 160 million or Tiger’s harem of mistresses.
If you count retired athletes, MJ has to still be up there amongst the richest when you account for sales of Jordans and other merchandise alone. He’s the single most valuable brand in the history of sports.
Yeah, Jordan transcended his sport. There are millions of people that never even watched a game of basketball, but they have a likeness of Jordan on their shoes. As far as I know, people don't buy Messi boots in vast numbers, but loads of people actually collect air Jordans.
Holyfield making 60+ million in 1990 is insane. Had no idea boxers made that much.
boxers have been making millions since 1927 in that years dollars. Literally the first sport where people had the potential to make insane money and to this day still holds true.
Boxing has a huge gambling culture. Other sports don't even come close to it. Also, boxing is considered a "prestige events" and tickets are in the thousands, which is like 10x the ticket price of other sports.
@@JesusNpals Pro Wrestlers back then were pulling in that kind of money too. It's pretty crazy to imagine when we consider how so many from the 70s, 80s, and 90s end up broke.
@@AnsticePalo No they didn't where did you get that from. Wrestlers in the 90's made nowhere near anything like that per year.
@@bz6046 I was responding to AJ. Wrestlers in the 20s and 30s DID make that kind of money with stars such as Lou Thesz making checks that were at or above professional boxers.
You can read right? Next time read the comment I am responding to.
Floyd came outta nowhere like give me that check!
I saw our Legend Manny Pacquiao enters at 2009. The only Filipino included in highest paid athlets.
And the only Asian in the list.
@@DarrylGonzales Wow
2009 the first
@@santino570 sorry yes when i did second check you are right
@@DarrylGonzales tiger woods is half Asian
Messi ,ronaldo ,neymar another level 🐐🔥
When you know that some of these amazing athletes lost of their money it’s scary how much some of them could spend.
Tyson?
Arnold Palmer casually hangs around the top. Dude was over 60 in the 90s. What a guy ⛱ 🙏
Arnie was making serious coin WAY after his playing days
Oh Ayrton 😭
If Messi joins Al Hillal mid-2023, he'll make 350 MILLION EUROS per year, in a 3-years contract (more than 1 billions dollars). That's totally insane ! And will became highest all-time salary for an athlete . . .
Yeah bro that is insane, but I doubt messi would want to join clubs outside Europe,maybe he might go mls but yeah
@@Kim_Jong_Un-----353 You are able to pay 1 billion dollars per year for Messi to make him play in Rungrado ! Why not Kim? All eyes in the world would be on your country . . .
That's without sponsors and bonsues
Guys.. give this man a sub for making this for us.
Finally it's good to see GOAT at top
The great MJ was in the list for almost 2 decades, apart from dominating 90s he was in the list throughout 2000's. Pretty imressive..😎
hes the first athlete to reach billionnair mark
Senna's dropping down in 94 is just sad...
I love how Floyd occasionally pops to the top of the list to grab a quick 100 milli and ducks out
That's that Shhh Money
300 million man 😂😂
Or 300
Tiger woods , you legend. Helding No 1 position for 12 consecutive years is really a extraordinary feat!!
the real fight: Jordan x Tiger Woods x Floyd Mayweather
What surprises me is that the majority of these sports are played around the world so I understand how the highest paid are golf, boxing, football etc. but from the uk it’s amazing how much basketball players make in the US which I didn’t think had a global audience