Highest annual earnings for an athlete ever
- Who
- Floyd Mayweather Jr
- What
- 300,000,000 US dollar(s)
- Where
- Not Applicable
- When
- 30 June 2015
According to Forbes' annual list of celebrity earnings, world champion boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr (USA) banked an estimated $300 million (£190.8 million) in the year leading up to June 2015, making him not just the highest-earning athlete of the year, but also the highest-earning athlete in a given year ever. Mayweather announced his retirement from boxing in September 2015.
Mayweather's $300 million year smashes the record for athlete earnings, which was previously held by golfer Tiger Woods (USA), who banked $115 million (£61.6 million) in 2007–08.