the richest individual athlete is none other than Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr.he was a born champion and had aimed high ambitions since he was a child. Mayweather turned pro in October 1996 when he was 18 years old and from that day till present he is the undefeated champion.For the last two years,Floyd Mayweather is the highest paid athlete in the world.He is an African-American proficient boxer.He is right now undisputed champion in his sport and category and is 5 time title holder and have won 10 world titles.triumphs and paychecks just filled Mayweather's as of solid and arrogant personality and he has turned out to be one of boxing's most polarizing figures.His income is more than 100 million dollars for the year.