Paydays for the world’s top-earning athletes dropped for the first time in four years, according to the 2020 Forbes ranking as the coronavirus wreaked havoc on sports and canceled or postponed many marquee events for the first time since World War II. The 100 highest-paid athletes earned a combined $3.6 billion this year, which is 9% below 2019 and the first decline since 2016, when boxers Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao skewed the results with a $400 million payout from their May 2015 "Fight of the Century" pay-per-view bout. Here's a look at the top 10 highest-paid athletes over the past decade. Read the full 2020 list on Forbes: www.forbes.com/athletes/#7dda4b0655ae Subscribe to FORBES: www.youtube.com/user/Forbes?sub_confirmation=1 Stay Connected Forbes newsletters: newsletters.editorial.forbes.com Forbes on Facebook: fb.com/forbes Forbes Video on Twitter: www.twitter.com/forbes Forbes Video on Instagram: instagram.com/forbes More From Forbes: forbes.com Forbes covers the intersection of entrepreneurship, wealth, technology, business and lifestyle with a focus on people and success.

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