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sports.yahoo.com - 6/19/2009

Which sports claim the highest-paid athletes in the world?

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Forbes has released its annual list of the world's top-earning athletes , and while many of the names won't surprise you, some of the broader results will raise some eyebrows. The list looks at players' earnings from June 2008 to June 2009; all told, the players earned $789 million, with $30 ...

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manny-pacquiao-vs-ricky-hatton-boxing.blogspot.com - 6/19/2009

Which sports claim the highest-paid athletes in the world?

— manny-pacquiao-vs-ricky-hatton-boxing.blogspot.com — Forbes has released its annual list of the world's top-earning athletes, and while many of the names... won't surprise you, some of the broader results will raise some eyebrows. The list looks at players' earnings from June 2008 to June 2009; all told, the players earned $789 million, with $30 ... (more) Which sports claim the highest-paid athletes in the world?

MMA & Boxing

Manny Pacquiao

Ricky Hatton

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manny-pacquiao-vs-ricky-hatton-boxing.blogspot.com - 6/18/2009

The World's Highest-Paid Athletes

— manny-pacquiao-vs-ricky-hatton-boxing.blogspot.com — Eight months on the shelf after knee surgery put a severe dent in his prize money, and... killed his overseas appearance fees. One of his main sponsors walked away a year before their agreement was set to expire. Yet Tiger Woods remains sports' highest earner with an annual income two and a half ... (more) The World's Highest-Paid Athletes

MMA & Boxing

Ricky Hatton

Manny Pacquiao

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Which sports claim the highest-paid athletes in the world?
Manny Pacquiao vs Ricky Hatton Boxing — ... pitchmen capable of making the tall dollars. NFL players Ben Roethlisberger and Dwight Freeney were on the list last year thanks to contracts with big signing bonuses, as were boxer Floyd Mayweather and F1 driver Fernando Alonso, who was ranked 21st. Last year's earners made 1 percent more than this year's, but it's a fair bet that number will continue to fall in 2010. Even so, it's unlikely any of these athletes will be standing in soup lines anytime soon. Source: ...