The 10 highest paid athletes of 2015

Following their clash in the "fight of the century", boxers Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao find themselves atop the list of the highest paid sportspeople in the world in 2015.

Forbes has released its annual list of the 100 biggest earners in sport, which features seven Britons (Rory McIlroy, Lewis Hamilton, Gareth Bale, Wayne Rooney, Andy Murray, Justin Rose and Frank Lampard) and only two women (Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams).

Here are the 10 highest paid sportspeople of 2015:

1. Floyd Mayweather - $300m (£194m)

2. Manny Pacquiao - $160m

3. Cristiano Ronaldo - $79.6m

4. Lionel Messi - $73.8m

5. Roger Federer - $67m

6. LeBron James - $64.8m

7. Kevin Durant - $54.1m

8. Phil Mickelson - $50.8m

9. Tiger Woods - $50.6m

10. Kobe Bryant - $49.5m

The figures account for all salaries, prize money, bonuses, sponsorship deals, appearance fees and licensing fees paid out between 1 June 2014 and 1 June 2015. Taxes and agents' fees are not deducted.

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