Leaving aside the one-off nature of boxing matches, based on the performance of the calendar year, steadily maintaining relatively stable income across different years, according to "Forbes" statistics, the top three players with the highest earnings in history are—
Li Wei, Messi, C-Ronaldo.
In 2019, Li Wei's income in a calendar year reached as high as 130 million US Dollars, sweeping through with a series of historical records.
Not only did he become the first football player in history to break the 100 million US Dollar income mark, but he also broke the non-boxer's professional athlete's calendar year income record, setting a new high, sparking widespread discussion worldwide, and strongly emerging, with all sports enthusiasts joining the group chat room.
At that time, Li Wei faced a strong backlash—
From football fanatics.
