Rory McIlroy in the money but Mayweather undisputed world No 1

Ireland’s Rory McIlroy may be golf’s top star right now but when it comes to earnings, boxer Floyd Mayweather is the undisputed No.1 in the world, topping the list of the highest-paid sportsman for the second year running.

Mayweather banked $300m (€264m) to put him top of Forbes list of the world’s top 100 earning athletes in 2015. Endorsements accounted for just $15m dollars (€13m) of his income, with the majority of the American’s earnings coming from last month’s super-fight against Manny Pacquiao.

McIlroy, who has won two majors in the last 12 months, banked $48.3m (€42.6m), including $32m in sponsorship, to be 12th on the list.