Top 10 highest-paid athletes of all time after inflation with Beckham, Tyson, Hamilton and McGregor missing cut
THE likes of David Beckham, Mike Tyson, Lewis Hamilton and Conor McGregor have missed out on the top ten highest-paid athletes of all time.
Sports business page Sportico compiled a list of the highest earners with inflated-adjusted numbers.
Basketball icon Michael Jordan topped the list with £1.9BILLION made with inflated sums reaching an astonishing £2.7bn.
Golfer Tiger Woods, who enjoyed similar success off the field, earned £1.4bn with inflated figures of £2bn.
American golfer Arnold Palmer made it inside the top three and retired having made £735mm equivalent to £1.4bn today.
Palmer’s old rival Jack Nicklaus was close behind with £722m pocketed which is equal to £1.354bn right now.
Cristiano Ronaldo comes in at fifth as the first footballer with inflated earnings of £1.312bn.
Current NBA star Lebron James comes in at sixth with £1.271bn worth of earnings.
Lionel Messi is two places behind on-field rival Ronaldo with £1.229bn made throughout his illustrious career.
Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather is the first fighter on the list, having earned £922m before officially retiring in 2017, now worth £1.171bn.
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Tennis’ Roger Federer comes in at ninth with £1.146bn made.
And last but not least on the list is Phil Mickelson, who earned £855m, which totals £1.130bn now.
Michael Schumacher, Beckham, Kobe Bryant, Neymar and Lewis Hamilton are notable names left off the top ten.
APCristiano Ronaldo and on-field rival Lionel Messi[/caption]
ReutersFloyd Mayweather came in as the highest-paid fighter[/caption]