The list includes two boxers, two footballers and one tennis player, but who comes out on top? And who wins out of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo?
10) Kobe Bryant (basketball): Earnings - $49.5m (Dhs181.8m)
9) Tiger Woods (golf): Earnings - $50.6 (Dhs185.9m)
8) Phil Mickelson (golf): Earnings - $50.8 (Dhs186.6m)
7) Kevin Durant (basketball): Earnings - $54.1 (Dhs198.7m)
6) LeBron James (basketball): Earnings - $64.8 (Dhs238m)
5) Roger Federer (tennis): Earnings - $67 (Dhs246.1m)
4) Lionel Messi (football): Earnings - $73.8 (Dhs271.1m)
3) Cristiano Ronaldo (football): Earnings - $79.6 (Dhs292.4m)
2) Manny Pacquiao (boxing): Earnings - $160 (Dhs587.7m)
10) Floyd Mayweather (boxing): Earnings - $300m (Dhs1.1bn)
21:20 11/06/2015
The list includes two boxers, two footballers and one tennis player, but who comes out on top? And who wins out of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo?