20. Valentino Rossi

$30,000,000 (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

(Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

19. Fernando Alonso

$32,000,000 (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

(Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

18. Alex Rodriguez

$33,000,000 (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)

(Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)

17. Mario Williams

$33,200,000 (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)

(Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)

16. Rafael Nadal

(Photo credit should read GLYN KIRK/AFP/GettyImages)

$33,200,000 (Photo credit should read GLYN KIRK/AFP/GettyImages)

15. Charles Johnson

$34,400,000 (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

(Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

14. Ndamukong Suh

$36,000,000 (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

(Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

13. Larry Fitzgerald

$36,800,000 (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

(Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

12. Haloti Ngata

$37,300,000 (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

(Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

11. Lionel Messi

$39,000,000 (Photo credit should read LUIS ACOSTA/AFP/GettyImages)

(Photo credit should read LUIS ACOSTA/AFP/GettyImages)

10. Peyton Manning

$42,400,000 (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)

(Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)

9. Christiano Ronaldo

$42,500,000 (Photo credit should read DAMIEN MEYER/AFP/GettyImages)

(Photo credit should read DAMIEN MEYER/AFP/GettyImages)

8. David Beckham

$46,000,000 (Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images)

(Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images)

7. Phil Michelson

$47,800,000 (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)

(Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)

6. Kobe Bryant

$52,300,000 (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

(Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

5. Roger Federer

$52,700,000 (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

$52,700,000 (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

4. LeBron James

$53,000,000 (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)

(Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)

3. Tiger Woods

$59,400,000 (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images)

(Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images)

2. Manny Pacquiao

$62,000,000 (Photo credit should read JAY DIRECTO/AFP/GettyImages)

(Photo credit should read JAY DIRECTO/AFP/GettyImages)

1. Floyd MayweatherJr.

$85,000,000 (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/GettyImages)

(Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/GettyImages)