Oscar the second highest paid sportsman last year

My indian mates at work assure me that cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar has earned upwards of $900 million over his career through cricket, advertisements and his restaurants.

I wouldnt be surprised if he has earnt the most amongst todays sportsmen considering he is a massive icon of the game and god in his own country.

 

Imagine if Oscar would have fought more than once.

 

Yeah and take more money out of his fans pockets to put on another sparring exhibition, and that's all his fights are anymore. "I'll tap you then you tap me then we'll move quickly around the ring then you tap me and I'll tap you".
No Window, once a year is actually too much. I have never understood why anyone could get so excited when they read how much money Oscar makes.
And all that money for one boring fight after another lately.
Tap, tap, tap, tap. It goes on and on.

 

Bear in mind that these athletes take home CLEAN about 25-30% at most! of the Gross amount after all expenses and taxes(which is over 50% in itself).

Nonetheless its unbelievable money for entertainers. The closest analogy is a mid sized business or corporation but a corporation nets much less money (10% of gross) due to labor,advertising,overhead costs being much more...so yeah these guys are making a killing.

 

I don't think it includes what DLH the "PROMOTER" got paid. Just DLH the "ATHLETE" and endorsements.

 

not to bothered as long as some of the money is put back into the sport

 

I didn't realize that is how the Oscar vs Mayorga fight went down. That was his fight before Mayweather....

Seems like went more like this...
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For the fourth straight year, Sports Illustrated set out to rank the 50 top-earning American athletes (taking into account on and off the field income), and it's no surprise to see the familiar names at the top of the list. The most obvious? Tiger Woods has reached an otherworldly plateau of nearly $112 million. Boxing is back from the dead for now, thanks to No. 2 Oscar De La Hoya, and the Shaq and Kobe rivalry lives on. Half the list is made up of NBA players, while only 12 baseball players and five football players made the cut. There were three NASCAR drivers and just one woman (welcome, Michelle Wie!). Meanwhile, our

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list of the top-earning non-American athletes is dominated by soccer players, of whom there are nine, including Major League Soccer-bound David Beckham.
As always, we limited our estimates to salary, winnings, bonuses, endorsements and appearances. Candidates for the 50 had to be American citizens. For an in-depth analysis of who's on the Fortunate 50 and why, click

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1. Tiger Woods

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Pro Golf
Last Year's Rank: 1
$111,941,827
Mighty Tiger's handlers figure sports' first $100 million man's endorsement and appearance income increases an average of 13 percent a year.

2. Oscar De La Hoya

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Boxing
Last Year's Rank: NR
$55,000,000


One last giant pay day? On top of $25 million purse, Golden Boy took home $28 million in pay-per-view receipts from the Mayweather title fight.


3. Phil Mickelson

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Pro Golf
Last Year's Rank: 2
$51,256,505


One of sports' most reliable endorsers, Lefty is now at a point where his annual take in off-the-course income outdoes his total career winnings.


4. Shaquille O'Neal

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Miami Heat (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: 3
$35,000,000


Shaq took 20,000-square foot mansion off the market last year when no one would meet $32 million asking price. Now he's trying again -- for $35 million.




5. Kobe Bryant

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Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: 4
$33,718,750


Need proof Kobe is a marketing genius? Since he switched from No. 8 to No. 24, his jersey has become the top seller in both the U.S. and China.



6. LeBron James

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Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: 6
$30,828,089


King James' $2.1 million, 11-bedroom mansion near Akron is in the process of being refitted with a theater, bowling alley, casino and barber shop.


7. Kevin Garnett

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Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: 11
$29,000,000


If dark forces are conspiring for NBA's highest-paid to find his way to L.A., don't be surprised: He idolized Magic Johnson's Showtime crew as a boy.



8. Derek Jeter

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New York Yankees (MLB)
Last Year's Rank: 7
$29,000,000


Bronx scent? Jeter's three-step "Driven" skin-care products are a "quick and easy" way for men to take care of their face, says the Yankee captain.



9. Alex Rodriguez

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New York Yankees (MLB)
Last Year's Rank: 8
$28,000,000


Still due $81 million over the next three years of his mega-contract, but could make more from another team if he chooses to opt out after '07.


10. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

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Auto Racing
Last Year's Rank: 9
$27,111,735


Departure from DEI, his late father's company, will prompt an unprecedented bidding war for No. 8; Junior merchandise brings in $30 million a year.

11. Allen Iverson

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Denver Nuggets (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: 14
$24,184,375


All in the name: ABA's Ballerz will move from Richmond, Va., to Hampton Roads next season to be closer to co-owner Ann Iverson -- AI's mom.

12. Peyton Manning

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Indianapolis Colts (NFL)
Last Year's Rank: 18
$23,000,000


Super Bowl MVP still clocks in as the highest-paid in the NFL and its top endorser -- and he's one of only five football players this year (all QBs).



13. Tracy McGrady

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Houston Rockets (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: 15
$22,901,500


One happy family: Lasagna-lovin' T-Mac has his own personal chef, but makes frequent visits to the Chinese restaurant owned by Yao Ming's parents.


14. Barry Bonds

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San Francisco Giants (MLB)
Last Year's Rank: 32
$22,800,000


Record-chasing Barry is getting $5 million in deferred payments from his previous contract in addition to his regular salary with the Giants.



15. Roger Clemens

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New York Yankees (MLB)
Last Year's Rank: 39
$22,500,000


Rocket's full salary is $28,000,022 before proration. That extra $22 is to match his jersey number, a tradition he's kept up since his first MLB contract.



16. Jeff Gordon

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Auto Racing
Last Year's Rank: 17
$22,471,444


He's beaten out every year on the Fortunate 50 by Earnhardt Jr., but No. 24 is still NASCAR's career leader in winnings, with more than $82 million.


17. Jason Giambi

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New York Yankees (MLB)
Last Year's Rank: 21
$22,000,000


Slugger is due $50 million for two remaining years on his deal, but will the Yankees void his hefty contract after his recent steroid admission?



18. Tim Duncan

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San Antonio Spurs (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: 24
$20,929,672


There's arguably no player more important to his team in the NBA, yet humble Duncan is merely the 10th highest-paid player in the league.

















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19. Michael Finley

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San Antonio Spurs (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: 20
$20,654,625


Mark Cuban's paying former employee to go further in the playoffs than the Mavs: Dallas still owes Finley $35.9 million between this season and next.



20. Manny Ramirez

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Boston Red Sox (MLB)
Last Year's Rank: 19
$20,500,000


Decent ballplayer, awful auctioneer: Besides his barbeque-on-eBay fiasco, Manny couldn't unload a tricked-out Lincoln at an Atlantic City auto auction.

21. Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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Boxing
Last Year's Rank: NR
$20,250,000


Pretty Boy is the latest De La Hoya foe made very rich by the Golden Boy: Bernard Hopkins earned $15 million in '04 from his two-fight deal with Oscar.

22. Michelle Wie

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Golf
Last Year's Rank: NR
$20,235,224


Holdin' it down for the ladies: With endorsement deals eclipsing $10 million and six-figure appearance fees, Wie should be a fixture on the 50 for years.



23. Vince Carter

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New Jersey Nets (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: 27
$20,101,625


If Vinsanity opts out of his contract, as some speculate, he'll leave $16.4 million on the table for next season -- the highest salary of his career.


24. Michael Vick

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Atlanta Falcons (NFL)
Last Year's Rank: 10
$20,000,000


Good thing Vick was paid a roster bonus of $7 million in March -- he'll need the money for a nasty legal battle surrounding his dog-fighting allegations.



25. Jason Kidd

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New Jersey Nets (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: 26
$19,584,000


If the Nets can trade J-Kidd for expiring contracts, they'll clear $41.1 million in cap space by jettisoning a point guard who will be 36 when contract expires.


26. Stephon Marbury

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New York Knicks (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: 29
$19,184,375


Starbury knows how to give back: In addition to his $15 line of sneakers, his $1 million donation to Katrina relief efforts was one of biggest by an athlete.



27. Jermaine O'Neal

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Indiana Pacers (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: 28
$18,834,000


O'Neal's mammoth seven-year, $127 million contract will make him the NBA's second-highest paid in '09-10 (behind No. 13 McGrady) at $23 million.



28. Chris Webber

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Detroit Pistons (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: 16
$18,807,008


Exit clause: C-Webb paid his former employers in Philadelphia $2 million to be bought out of his deal so he could sign with hometown Pistons.


29. Jalen Rose

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Phoenix Suns (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: 38
$18,691,500


Rose is the latest benefactor of the salary-dumping Knicks' roster purge: New York bought him out for $15.1 million after cutting him last October.


30. Brett Favre

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Green Bay Packers (NFL)
Last Year's Rank: 31
$18,000,000


Why Old Gray-Beard has incentive to pull a George Blanda: His current deal tops out at $14 million in salary in 2010 -- when Favre will turn 41.

31. Jimmie Johnson

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Auto Racing
Last Year's Rank: NR
$17,770,125


Johnson's record NASCAR payout capped an '06 season in which he became only driver to win Daytona 500, Brickyard 400 and Nextel Cup in same year.



32. Baron Davis

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Golden State Warriors (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: NR
$17,570,000


Time to book Jay-Z for the big 3-0? Davis' friends threw him a lavish 28th birthday party hosted by Mos Def at San Francisco hot spot Mezzanine.



33. Grant Hill

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Orlando Magic (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: 37
$17,151,500


Grant's last stand? Oft-injured, but perennial good guy Hill is in the final season of the seven-year, $92.9 million deal Orlando signed him to in '00.



34. Vince Young

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Tennessee Titans (NFL)
Last Year's Rank: NR
$17,140,000


Guess they're happy: Titans exercised a sixth-year option on their QB for $12.1 million, then paid him a bonus for taking most of the rookie snaps.


35. Todd Helton

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Colorado Rockies (MLB)
Last Year's Rank: 33
$16,900,000


But which way to Peyton Place? Ex-Vol has a street named after him on University of Tennessee campus, near Pat Summitt St. and Phillip Fulmer Way.


36. Ben Wallace

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Chicago Bulls (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: NR
$16,680,000


Big Ben is the only player of NBA's 30 best-paid with a career scoring average of less than 10 -- but did earn almost $20,000 per rebound this season.


37. Paul Pierce

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Boston Celtics (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: 41
$16,601,625



Earning his charity stripes: 'The Truth' has merged many of his fundraising activities with those of fellow L.A. natives Baron Davis and Gilbert Arenas.



38. Andy Pettitte

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New York Yankees (MLB)
Last Year's Rank: NR
$16,500,000


You can go home again: Pettitte bought a house less than a mile from the one he owned during his first go-around with the Yanks from '95 to '03.


39. Eddie Jones

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Miami Heat (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: 47
$15,930,000


Back with the Heat again, Jones pulled a C-Webb: He paid the Grizzlies $300,000 to get out of the final year of his deal, which paid him $15.7 million.

40. Dwyane Wade

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Miami Heat (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: NR
$15,841,442

 

41. Jason Schmidt

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Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB)
Last Year's Rank: NR
$15,750,000


Scott Boras is baseball's superagent, but Schmidt's reps -- brothers Randy & Alan Hendricks -- have three hurlers on this list earning combined $54 million.


42. Shawn Marion

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Phoenix Suns (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: NR
$15,670,000


Incentive to stick around: The Matrix is the top-paid Sun, scheduled to earn $16.4 million next season and has a player option for '08-09 for $17.2 million.



43. Ray Allen

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Seattle SuperSonics (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: NR
$15,611,570


With Rashard Lewis leaving, Allen is going to be The Man again: $16 million salary next year is almost $10 million more than next highest-paid Sonic.


44. Albert Pujols

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St. Louis Cardinals (MLB)
Last Year's Rank: 23
$15,500,000


Hungry, Hombre? Visit the Cards slugger's high-tech St. Louis sports bar, Pujols 5, where every table has its own flat-screen TV with volume control.



45. Antawn Jamison

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Washington Wizards (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: NR
$15,371,625


Looking forward to a big year from Antawn? Wizards forward has a $16.4 million player option next season, in which he'll be playing for a new deal.



46. Steve Francis

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New York Knicks (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: 43
$15,320,000


Fisticuffs fanatic Francis is the president of PMG Boxing, a promotion firm in his native D.C. that will amost surely be his post-NBA place of business.



47. Tom Brady

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New England Patriots (NFL)
Last Year's Rank: 12
$15,006,720


Now that's a team guy: Brady agreed to forgo a $6 million option bonus so the Pats had the cap room to sign notorious malcontent Randy Moss.


48. (Tie)

Carlos Delgado

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New York Mets (MLB)
Last Year's Rank: NR
$15,000,000


Mets slugger bought a new pillow in March after suffering a stiff neck but declined to name manufacturer, saying, "I'm not giving out any free plugs."


48. (Tie)

Johnny Damon

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New York Yankees (MLB)
Last Year's Rank: 46
$15,000,000


Rounds out record Fortunate 50 low of only five Bronx Bombers on the list -- but still earning a combined $98 million between them in salary alone.


50. Amaré Stoudemire

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Phoenix Suns (NBA)
Last Year's Rank: NR
$14,955,000


Riding the wave: Would-be real estate mogul Amaré has two luxury condos and a $5 million mansion in the Phoenix area among his holdings.

Is there any question what sport is the most popular on earth? Our International 20 of the top-earning non-American athletes is dominated by nine soccer players, all of whom benefit here from one of the worst exchange rates on the dollar in years. Many have also been helped by the deep pockets of Chelsea billionaire owner Roman Abramovich, who is a George Steinbrenner on a global scale. (To read more about the soccer explosion on the 20, click

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.) Meanwhile, the retirement of reigning international king Michael Schumacher has opened the door for another Formula One superstar, Fernando Alonso. He may not be a household name yet, but he's gaining fast. (To read more on the Spanish ace, click

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1.Fernando Alonso

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Auto Racing
Spain
Last Year's Rank: 15
$35,000,000




2. Ronaldinho

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FC Barcelona (Soccer)
Brazil
Last Year's Rank: 3
$32,700,000





3. Roger Federer

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Tennis
Switzerland
Last Year's Rank: 7
$31,343,885





4. Valentino Rossi

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Motor Sports
Italy
Last Year's Rank: 2
$30,000,000





5. David Beckham

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Real Madrid/Los Angeles Galaxy (Soccer)
Great Britain
Last Year's Rank: 5
$29,700,000





6. Yao Ming

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Houston Rockets (NBA)
China
Last Year's Rank: 13
$27,455,000





7. Ichiro Suzuki

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Seattle Mariners (MLB)
Japan
Last Year's Rank: NR
$24,000,000





8. Maria Sharapova

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Tennis
Russia
Last Year's Rank: 4
$23,799,501





9. Thierry Henry

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Arsenal (Soccer)
France
Last Year's Rank: NR
$21,400,000





10. Michael Ballack

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Chelsea (Soccer)
Germany
Last Year's Rank: NR
$20,900,000





11. Ronaldo

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AC Milan (Soccer)
Brazil
Last Year's Rank: 8
$20,700,000





12. Hideki Matsui

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New York Yankees (MLB)
Japan
Last Year's Rank: 9
$19,000,000





13. Dirk Nowitzki

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Dallas Mavericks (NBA)
Germany
Last Year's Rank: NR
$18,101,625





14. Ralf Schumacher

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Auto Racing
Germany
Last Year's Rank: 15
$18,000,000





15. Andriy Shevchenko

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Chelsea (Soccer)
Ukraine
Last Year's Rank: NR
$17,300,000





16. Alfonso Soriano

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Chicago Cubs (MLB)
Dominican Republic
Last Year's Rank: NR
$17,250,000





17. Vijay Singh

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Pro Golf
Fiji
Last Year's Rank: 11
$16,411,026





18. Alessandro Del Piero

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Juventus (Soccer)
Italy
Last Year's Rank: NR
$15,700,000





19. John Terry

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Chelsea (Soccer)
Great Britain
Last Year's Rank: NR
$15,500,000





20. Steven Gerrard

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Liverpool (Soccer)
Great Britain
Last Year's Rank: NR
$15,400,000



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Hooray for Ms. Greedy.

 

Expect Bigtime9 to come crying about how that list is biased or something.