Boxer leads in Forbes' 'Highest-Paid Superstars Of 2015'

That May 2 bout with Manny Pacquiao wasn't called the 'biggest match in boxing history' for nothing.

The match spawned a record 4.4 million Pay-Per-View buys and the heavy media coverage from all over the world.

Floyd Mayweather took home $300m from that fight which has made him number in this year's Forbes' list of Highest-Paid Superstars in the world.

In the list released yesterday, the boxer from Philippines, Pacquiao is second on the list which was complied after study of the earnings of the highest-paid entertainers on the planet over the past 12 months.

The next sports star on the list is Real Madrid footballer Cristiano Ronaldo with an earning of $79.5m in 2015 while his rival from Barcelona, Lionel Messi is in 13th place with $74m.

Tennis star Rodger Federer, $67m and Basketballer LeBron James, $65 make the top 20 in 16th and 18th place respectively.

Other sports men on the list include Basketball player Kevin Durant, 30, former world number one golfer, Tiger Woods 37, Novak Djokovic 42, current Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton in 55, Swedish International footballer, Zlatan Ibrahimovic 56, Real Madrid star, Gareth Bale 67, Basketballer, Derrick Rose 69, Ggerman formula one star, Sebastian Vettel 74, panish tennis player Rafael Nadal 76, Barcelona and Brazilian footballer, Neymar 83, American Basketball player Carmelo Anthony 85, tennis player Maria Sharapova 87, and Colombian football star, James Rodrriguez 92.