Year
|
Sport
|
Salary
|
Answer
|
2000
|
Auto Racing
|
59,000,000
|
Michael Schumacher
|
2001
|
Golf
|
65,000,000
|
Tiger Woods
|
2002
|
Golf
|
69,000,000
|
Tiger Woods
|
2003
|
Golf
|
78,000,000
|
Tiger Woods
|
2004
|
Golf
|
80,300,000
|
Tiger Woods
|
2005
|
Golf
|
87,000,000
|
Tiger Woods
|
2006
|
Golf
|
90,000,000
|
Tiger Woods
|
2007
|
Golf
|
100,000,000
|
Tiger Woods
|
2008
|
Golf
|
115,000,000
|
Tiger Woods
|
2009
|
Golf
|
110,000,000
|
Tiger Woods
|
2010
|
Golf
|
105,000,000
|
Tiger Woods
|
2011
|
Golf
|
75,000,000
|
Tiger Woods
|
2012
|
Boxing
|
85,000,000
|
Floyd Mayweather
|
2013
|
Golf
|
78,100,000
|
Tiger Woods
|
2014
|
Boxing
|
105,000,000
|
Floyd Mayweather
|
2015
|
Boxing
|
300,000,000
|
Floyd Mayweather
|
2016
|
Football/Soccer
|
88,000,000
|
Cristiano Ronaldo
|
2017
|
Football/Soccer
|
93,000,000
|
Cristiano Ronaldo
|
2018
|
Boxing
|
285,000,000
|
Floyd Mayweather
|
2019
|
Football/Soccer
|
127,000,000
|
Lionel Messi
|
|