The annual tradition of the Forbes magazine to be the rating of the highest paid athletes this time brought to unexpected turn. Tiger Woods several years heading this list fell by the third place, having conceded championship to the boxer.
Forbes provides every month to the readers various ratings. Dozen people are engaged in their drawing up therefore reliability of information doesn't raise doubts. The leading media of the world and also the Internet portals are guided by the ratings of the magazine. In 2012 the list of the highest paid athletes was headed by the boxer Floyd Mayweather.
During the period from June, 2011 to June, 2012 Mayweather earned eighty five million dollars. The boxer who was born in 1977 acts in light-middleweight weight category, and today is undefeated. Floyd many times became the world champion in different categories: in second semi-easy, easy, first light-middleweight, light-middleweight, first average. In 2005, 2006 and 2007 admitted the best boxer according to the Ring magazine. Floyd Mayweather received the first place in Forbes rating even in spite of the fact that in the year had only two fights, and from May to July, 2012 it appeared in prison for the beating.
The second place in the rating of the highest paid athletes is sent to the boxer Manny Pacquiao with income to sixty two million dollars. The native of Philippines was born in 1978, he acts in light-middleweight weight category. In 2009 received the title of the best athlete according to Academy of sport of the USA. Became the world champion in the second the easiest, the second semi-easy, light-middleweight categories. Thanks to the surname got the nickname Pac-Man. The third place remained for the golfer Tiger Woods. This athlete held the top place of rating of the highest paid athletes of the world since 2001 and only in 2012 fell by two lines with income nearly sixty million. In comparison with 2009, its income was cut by half. Other places of rating were taken by the following athletes: basketball player Lebron James, tennis player Roger Federer, basketball player of Kobe Bryant, golfer Phil Mikelson, football player David Beckham, football player Cristiano Ronaldo, American football player Peyton Manning.