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Canelo Alvarez No. 5 on Forbes’ list of highest paid athletes for 2023

Undisputed 168-pound champion Canelo Alvarez is No. 5 on Forbes’ list of highest paid athletes for 2023.

Canelo might be slipping as a boxer but he evidently has retained his earning power.

The Mexican star ranked No. 5 on Forbes’ list of highest paid athletes of 2023, with earnings of $110 million between May 1 2022 and the same date this year.

All but $10 million of that figure was generated in fight purses. Alvarez fought Dmitry Bivol on May 7 of last year and Gennadiy Golvokin last Sept. 17.

Alvarez was No. 8 on last year’s list, with $90 million.

No other boxer made the Top 10 this year.

The Top 10 list is as follows:

  1. Cristiano Ronaldo (soccer), $136 million
  2. Lionel Messi (soccer), $130 million
  3. Kylian Mbappe (soccer), $120 million
  4. LeBron James (basketball), $119.5 million
  5. Canelo Alvarez (boxing), $110 million
  6. Dustin Johnson (golf), $107 million
  7. Phil Mickelson (golf), $106 million
  8. Stephen Curry (basketball), $100.4 million
  9. Roger Federer (tennis), $95.1 million
  10. Kevin Durant (basketball), $89.1 million

Alvarez (58-2-2, 39 KOS) is scheduled to defend his undisputed 168-pound championship against John Ryder (32-5, 18 KOs) on pay-per-view Saturday near Alvarez’s hometown of Guadalajara.

He lost a unanimous decision to Bivol but bounced back to outpoint Golovkin in their third fight

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Canelo Alvarez No. 5 on Forbes’ list of highest paid athletes for 2023

Undisputed 168-pound champion Canelo Alvarez is No. 5 on Forbes’ list of highest paid athletes for 2023.

Canelo might be slipping as a boxer but he evidently has retained his earning power.

The Mexican star ranked No. 5 on Forbes’ list of highest paid athletes of 2023, with earnings of $110 million between May 1 2022 and the same date this year.

All but $10 million of that figure was generated in fight purses. Alvarez fought Dmitry Bivol on May 7 of last year and Gennadiy Golvokin last Sept. 17.

Alvarez was No. 8 on last year’s list, with $90 million.

No other boxer made the Top 10 this year.

The Top 10 list is as follows:

  1. Cristiano Ronaldo (soccer), $136 million
  2. Lionel Messi (soccer), $130 million
  3. Kylian Mbappe (soccer), $120 million
  4. LeBron James (basketball), $119.5 million
  5. Canelo Alvarez (boxing), $110 million
  6. Dustin Johnson (golf), $107 million
  7. Phil Mickelson (golf), $106 million
  8. Stephen Curry (basketball), $100.4 million
  9. Roger Federer (tennis), $95.1 million
  10. Kevin Durant (basketball), $89.1 million

Alvarez (58-2-2, 39 KOS) is scheduled to defend his undisputed 168-pound championship against John Ryder (32-5, 18 KOs) on pay-per-view Saturday near Alvarez’s hometown of Guadalajara.

He lost a unanimous decision to Bivol but bounced back to outpoint Golovkin in their third fight

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Canelo Alvarez No. 8 on Forbes’ list of highest-earning athletes

Canelo Alvarez is No. 8 on Forbes’ list of highest-earning athletes for the past 12 months.

Canelo Alvarez remains the biggest earner in boxing.

The undisputed super middleweight champion was No. 8 on Forbes’ list of highest paid athletes over the past 12 months, the magazine revealed Wednesday.

He earned $90 million, $85 in purses and $5 million in endorsements and other avenues of revenue connected to boxing.

Two other boxers were in the Top 50, Tyson Fury at No. 18 and YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul at No. 46.

Fury, the heavyweight champion, earned $62 million, $60 million in the ring and $2 million outside it. Paul made $38 million, $30 million in purses and an additional $8 million.

Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi tops the list at $130 million, $75 million on the field and $55 million off it.

The time period used for the list was from May 1, 2021 to May 1, 2022, meaning Alvarez’s loss to Dmitry Bivol on pay-per-view will be part of next year’s list,

Alvarez (57-2-2, 39 KOs) fought only twice between May and May, stopping Billy Joe Saunders in eight rounds on May 8 of last year and knocking out Caleb Plant in the 11th round on Nov. 6.

Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs) also fought twice during the period, stopping Deontay Wilder in the 11th round of their third fight on Oct. 9 and putting Dillian Whyte in six rounds on April 23.

Paul (5-0, 4 KOs) turned his following on YouTube and social media into a successful boxing career even though he has crude skills. He has fought only a fellow YouTuber, a retired NBA player and MMA fighters in his short career.

He also had two fights in the designated period, a split decision over Tyrone Woodley on Aug. 29 and a six-round stoppage over Woodley in the rematch on Dec. 18.

Canelo Alvarez No. 8 on Forbes’ list of highest-earning athletes

Canelo Alvarez is No. 8 on Forbes’ list of highest-earning athletes for the past 12 months.

Canelo Alvarez remains the biggest earner in boxing.

The undisputed super middleweight champion was No. 8 on Forbes’ list of highest paid athletes over the past 12 months, the magazine revealed Wednesday.

He earned $90 million, $85 in purses and $5 million in endorsements and other avenues of revenue connected to boxing.

Two other boxers were in the Top 50, Tyson Fury at No. 18 and YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul at No. 46.

Fury, the heavyweight champion, earned $62 million, $60 million in the ring and $2 million outside it. Paul made $38 million, $30 million in purses and an additional $8 million.

Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi tops the list at $130 million, $75 million on the field and $55 million off it.

The time period used for the list was from May 1, 2021 to May 1, 2022, meaning Alvarez’s loss to Dmitry Bivol on pay-per-view will be part of next year’s list,

Alvarez (57-2-2, 39 KOs) fought only twice between May and May, stopping Billy Joe Saunders in eight rounds on May 8 of last year and knocking out Caleb Plant in the 11th round on Nov. 6.

Fury (32-0-1, 23 KOs) also fought twice during the period, stopping Deontay Wilder in the 11th round of their third fight on Oct. 9 and putting Dillian Whyte in six rounds on April 23.

Paul (5-0, 4 KOs) turned his following on YouTube and social media into a successful boxing career even though he has crude skills. He has fought only a fellow YouTuber, a retired NBA player and MMA fighters in his short career.

He also had two fights in the designated period, a split decision over Tyrone Woodley on Aug. 29 and a six-round stoppage over Woodley in the rematch on Dec. 18.

Philadelphia Eagles land in the top-25 of Forbes most valuable sports teams

Eagles ranked the No. 23 most valuable sports team by Forbes

The Eagles have one of sports highest-paid athletes in quarterback Carson Wentz and the franchise made a dent in Forbes ranking of the 50 most valuable sports teams.

One of the gold standard organizations in the NFL, Jeffrey Lurie’s franchise landed at No. 23 on the Forbes list and they were in the top-10 of NFL clubs.

23. Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)
Value: $3.05 billion
Owner: Jeffrey Lurie
Year Purchased: 1994
Price Paid: $185 million

The Eagles’ NFC rival and America’s team, the Dallas Cowboys earned the top spot in Forbes’ rankings for 2020 (for the fifth consecutive year) at $5.5 billion with the New York Yankees a close second at $5 billion.

The NFL is the king as well, with 27 teams making the list, while the NBA was a distant second with just nine teams named.

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Tyson Fury top boxer on Forbes’ highest paid athletes list at No. 11

Four boxers made the Forbes’ list of highest paid athletes for 2020, led by No. 11 Tyson Fury.

Four boxers are among Forbes’ Top 100 highest paid athletes for 2020.

Tyson Fury was No. 11 and fellow heavyweights Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder were Nos. 19 and 20. MMA star Conor McGregor was No. 16. Canelo Alvarez, at No. 30, was the only other boxer or mixed martial artist in the Top 100.

Tennis player Roger Federer was No. 1.

Boxing/MMA (ranked together) had five athletes in the Top 100, making it the fifth highest-rated sport. Basketball had 35 in the Top 100, American football 31.

The earnings period runs from June 1, 2019 and June 1, 2020.

Here are the earnings of the five combat sports athletes on the list:

  • Fury – $57 million ($50 million in purses and $7 million in endorsements).
  • McGregor – $48 million ($32 million in purses and $16 million in endorsements).
  • Joshua – $47 million ($36 million in purses and $11 million in endorsements).
  • Wilder – $46.5 million ($46 million in purses and $500,000 in endorsements).
  • Alvarez – $37 million ($35 million in purses and $2 million in endorsements).

Federer earned a total of $106.3 million, $6.3 million in winnings and $100 million in endorsements. Cristiano Ronaldo ($105 million), Lionel Messi ($104 million), Neymar ($95.5) and LeBron James ($88.2 million) round out the Top 5.

The 100 highest paid athletes earned a total of $3.6 billion, 9% below the 2019 total.

The coronavirus pandemic has shut down most sports, which obviously impacts earnings. For example, only one baseball player (Clayton Kershaw) appears in the Top 100, compared to 15 in 2019, as the start of the season has been postponed.

Some boxers also have missed out on expected paydays. For example, Alvarez would’ve fought earlier this month.

Eagles QB Carson Wentz lands in the top-10 of Forbes Highest Paid athletes

Carson Wentz lands in the top-10 of Forbes Highest Paid athletes

Carson Wentz is the unquestioned leader of the Philadelphia Eagles, a top-10 quarterback, and thanks to a huge new contract extension, one of the world’s highest-paid athletes.

In a new ranking from Forbes, the Eagles star signal-caller landed at No. 10 on the list of highest-paid athletes for 2020.

Wentz was joined in the top-10 by the Vikings Kirk Cousins who landed at No. 9 on the list.

Jared Goff, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft was No. 15 on the list and those three were the only NFL players in the top-20.

Wentz and the Eagles agreed to a massive contract extension last summer worth $128 million over four years.

In the deal, Wentz received a $16.4 million signing bonus, as well as a $30 million option bonus paid to him in March 2020.

Wentz has endorsement deals with Nike, NRG, Bobcat, Amazon, Sanford Health, Bose, Scheels, and BlackRidge Bank per Forbes.

Wentz’s salary cap number jumps from $18.7 million in 2020 to more than $34 million in 2021 and stays above $31.2 million each of the subsequent three years, per OvertheCap.

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