around 800,000 PPV buys The card was reported to have sold around 800,000 PPV buys in the US.

Canelo earned $40 million in the first fight against Gennadiy Golovkin and $30 million in the rematch, per Celebrity Net Worth. In the trilogy fight, he earned about $45 million, and his salary has reportedly reached $100 million following PPV sales.

In 2021, Forbes reported that Canelo Alvarez earned another $90 million for his wins over Caleb Plant and Billy Joe Saunders. Out of this, $85 million came from his fight purses and $5 million came from sponsorships and endorsements.

Ronaldo, Messi ($130 million) and LeBron James ($119.5 million) have all reached that threshold before, but the other five - Mbappé and Johnson, plus boxing champion Canelo Álvarez ($110 million), Mickelson ($106 million) and NBA sharpshooter Stephen Curry ($100.4 million) - earned nine figures for the first time.

$10 million Alvarez and Plant to receive fat paychecks Canelo, being the bigger boxing star, will get the bulk of the $50 million purse. He will pocket $40 million, leaving Plant with $10 million. The 12-round unified championship bout takes place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Cristiano Ronaldo World's highest-paid athletes

Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo, who topped the highest-paid soccer players list in 2021, lands at No. 1 with expected total earnings of $260 million. His decision to relocate to Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr earlier this year, after a messy breakup with Manchester United, effectively kicked off the exodus to the Kingdom.

Jordan, 60, is one of only three professional athletes to build wealth valued at over $1 billion, along with LeBron James and Tiger Woods, Forbes said.

Cristiano Ronaldo 2023 list

Cristiano Ronaldo Topping the list is Cristiano Ronaldo, who made an estimated $136 million over the last 12 months as he jumped from England's Premier League to Saudi Arabian soccer club Al Nassr.

• #1. $260 Million. Cristiano Ronaldo. AGE: 38 | TEAM: AL NASSR | NATIONALITY: PORTUGAL | ON-FIELD: $200 MILLION.
• #4. $110 million. Kylian Mbappé AGE: 24 | TEAM: PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN | NATIONALITY: FRANCE | ON-FIELD: $90 MILLION.
• #7. $53 million. Mohamed Salah.

Michael Jordan Michael Jordan tops list of highest paid athletes of all time with $3.3 billion in earnings. He beats his closest competitor, Tiger Woods, by $800 million. Michael Jordan, the Chicago Bulls legend, is a sports icon like no other.

Cristiano Ronaldo ($136 million) This puts him at the top of the athlete earnings list for the first time since 2017, the third time overall, and setting the all-time high for a football player with his $136 million total.

Virat Kohli India's cricketing sensation and captain, Virat Kohli, has amassed a staggering Rs 1,040 crore through endorsements and match fees, making him the richest sports personality in the country.

Virat Kohli is the lone Indian representative in the list of top 100 highest paid athletes from the around the globe but he came second in Asia.

Faiq Bolkiah (Net Worth) - $20 billion With a net worth of $20 billion, Faiq Bolkiah is the richest football player in the world among the top ten richest football players in the world in 2023. Mainly because of his roots, Faiq Bolkiah is the wealthiest footballer on the planet.