Mayweather -highest earning sportsman

Boxers Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao topped Forbes list of the world's 100 highest-paid celebrities on Monday. With an estimated $300 million in earnings over the past 12 months, Mayweather was the undisputed champion while Pacquiao was second with $160 million over the past 12 months it is reported. "His (Mayweather's) $300 million shattered the record for athlete earnings, which was previously held by Tiger Woods who managed to bank $115 million in 2008," Natalie Robehmed, of Forbes, said in an interview. "It is above and beyond anything anyone has ever done."

Forbes compiled its annual list of the most powerful celebrities from the world of sports, television, music and books by estimating pre-tax earnings from June 1, 2014 to June, 1 2015.