Floyd Mayweather Tops Forbes Celeb List

Following the cash cow that was his fight against Conor McGregor, Floyd Mayweather landed atop the Forbes list of richest celebrities.

Mayweather hauled in $285 million pre-tax income over the past year,  around $50 million more than the second on the list, George Clooney.

Mayweather’s brief return to boxing would net a gate of $55,414,865.79 from 13,094 tickets sold and 137 complimentary tickets per the  Nevada State Athletic Commission .

The fight would also net 4.3 million domestic pay-per-view buys, second all time to Mayweather’s win over Manny Pacquiao.

TOP TEN LIST

1 Floyd Mayweather $285 mil
2 George Clooney $239 mil
3 Kylie Jenner $166.5 mil
4 Judy Sheindlin $147 mil
5 Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson $124 mil
6 U2 $118 mil
7 Coldplay $115 mil
8 Lionel Messi $111 mil
9 Ed Sheeran $110 mil
10 Cristiano Ronaldo $108 mil

Initial Report: Boxing Scene