Canelo Alvarez No. 5 on Forbes’ list of highest paid athletes for 2023
Canelo might be slipping as a boxer but he evidently has retained his earning power.
The Mexican star ranked No. 5 on Forbes’ list of highest paid athletes of 2023, with earnings of $110 million between May 1 2022 and the same date this year.
All but $10 million of that figure was generated in fight purses. Alvarez fought Dmitry Bivol on May 7 of last year and Gennadiy Golvokin last Sept. 17.
Alvarez was No. 8 on last year’s list, with $90 million.
No other boxer made the Top 10 this year.
The Top 10 list is as follows:
Cristiano Ronaldo (soccer), $136 million
Lionel Messi (soccer), $130 million
Kylian Mbappe (soccer), $120 million
LeBron James (basketball), $119.5 million
Canelo Alvarez (boxing), $110 million
Dustin Johnson (golf), $107 million
Phil Mickelson (golf), $106 million
Stephen Curry (basketball), $100.4 million
Roger Federer (tennis), $95.1 million
Kevin Durant (basketball), $89.1 million
Alvarez (58-2-2, 39 KOS) is scheduled to defend his undisputed 168-pound championship against John Ryder (32-5, 18 KOs) on pay-per-view Saturday near Alvarez’s hometown of Guadalajara.
He lost a unanimous decision to Bivol but bounced back to outpoint Golovkin in their third fight
