Top 10 Highest Paid Athletes of All Time: The Record-Breaking Salaries That Shaped Sports History

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Kareem Olawale is a sports writer and also a Manchester United fan
Highest paid athletes

9. Canelo Álvarez – $520 Million

Mexican boxing icon Canelo Álvarez has made his earnings from his fights. His 2018 DAZN deal, worth a whopping $365 million over 11 fights, was one of the highest paying in sports history.

Highest paid athletes
Canelo Alvarez

His prize money, by his earlier career winnings and high profile fights against Floyd Mayweather and Gennady Golovkin, is close to $520 million, making him one of the highest paid athletes in boxing just on his money earned from winnings.

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