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06 Jun 18
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Women...up your game !
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https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/jun/05/forbes-top-100-no-women-mayweather
The retired boxer Floyd Mayweather has reclaimed first place from Cristiano Ronaldo in Forbes’ 2018 list of the world’s 100 highest-paid athletes – but for the first time since 2010 there was not a single female on the list.
Serena Williams, winner of 23 grand slam tennis singles titles, was the sole female representative last year but she has since largely been inactive, owing to pregnancy and giving birth to her daughter Alexis in September.
Though still substantial, her $18m (£13.4m) off-court earnings from sponsors were insufficient for her to make the top 100.
Mayweather’s significant earnings from last year’s fight with the Irishman Conor McGregor made him the world’s best paid for the fourth time in seven years, with $285m (£212.8m).
The Real Madrid forward Ronaldo ($108m/£80.6m) fell to third behind his rival Lionel Messi ($111m/£82.9m). The mixed martial artist McGregor and Paris Saint-Germain’s Neymar were fourth and fifth, respectively.
LeBron James (basketball), Roger Federer (tennis), Stephen Curry (basketball), Matt Ryan (American football) and Matthew Stafford (American football) concluded the top 10, with 12th-placed Lewis Hamilton the highest-placed from the UK.
The world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua was the second highest-earning British athlete, one place in front of the golfer Rory McIlroy.
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https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/jun/05/forbes-top-100-no-women-mayweather
The retired boxer Floyd Mayweather has reclaimed first place from Cristiano Ronaldo in Forbes’ 2018 list of the world’s 100 highest-paid athletes – but for the first time since 2010 there was not a single female on the list.
Serena Williams, winner of 23 grand slam tennis singles titles, was the sole female representative last year but she has since largely been inactive, owing to pregnancy and giving birth to her daughter Alexis in September.
Though still substantial, her $18m (£13.4m) off-court earnings from sponsors were insufficient for her to make the top 100.
Mayweather’s significant earnings from last year’s fight with the Irishman Conor McGregor made him the world’s best paid for the fourth time in seven years, with $285m (£212.8m).
The Real Madrid forward Ronaldo ($108m/£80.6m) fell to third behind his rival Lionel Messi ($111m/£82.9m). The mixed martial artist McGregor and Paris Saint-Germain’s Neymar were fourth and fifth, respectively.
LeBron James (basketball), Roger Federer (tennis), Stephen Curry (basketball), Matt Ryan (American football) and Matthew Stafford (American football) concluded the top 10, with 12th-placed Lewis Hamilton the highest-placed from the UK.
The world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua was the second highest-earning British athlete, one place in front of the golfer Rory McIlroy.
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I can't believe Forbes just punished Serena for having a baby.
You think Forbes should fiddle the figures so it appears as if Ms Williams has earnt more than she has.....just because she has had a baby ?
The media making a massive deal out of it, maybe men just work longer and harder?
Ohh nooo can't have that, it must be sexism.
Ohh nooo can't have that, it must be sexism.
Farce innit.
Reckon we should also have a list of the 100 highest paid models
Reckon we should also have a list of the 100 highest paid models
Couldn't Serena have been sponsored by nappy makers, or rusk firms? New agent needed imo.
Hold on. That bit at the end of the Guardian c&p in OP -- since when have Lewis Hamilton, Anthony Joshua and Rory McIlroy been athletes? Lazy work at the Guardian copying the American usage or couldn't they think of a synonym for sportsman that didn't end with "man"?
It couldn't be because men do the most dangerous sports in the world (F1 racing, boxing) and women don't. COULD IT ?
It couldn't be because men play those multi-sex sports (tennis etc) for much longer hours than women do, COULD IT ?
It couldn't be because TV audiences for men's version of sports (like football) is vastly greater than TV audiences for the women' versions of those sports. COULD IT ? COULD IT ?
Course not, it's all down to those nasty men and their nasty patriarchy
It couldn't be because men play those multi-sex sports (tennis etc) for much longer hours than women do, COULD IT ?
It couldn't be because TV audiences for men's version of sports (like football) is vastly greater than TV audiences for the women' versions of those sports. COULD IT ? COULD IT ?
Course not, it's all down to those nasty men and their nasty patriarchy
We should have women competing against men if we want equality. Then there won't be any in the top 100,000.
Little to do with sexism. A lot to do with economics.
Women are 50% of the population. If they supported women's sport in big enough numbers, the sponsors and promoters would soon sit up and take notice.
Women are 50% of the population. If they supported women's sport in big enough numbers, the sponsors and promoters would soon sit up and take notice.
Jun 6, 2018 -- 3:38PM, The Leopard wrote:
^ Has a woman been nasty to you, Platini ?
Of course if one has ....I support you bro'......they can be a tad unpleasant at times 
Luckily we have Makybe Diva to show us they are not all bad
would be interested to see a top 100 by endorsements
the success of the NBA for example means plenty making huge money on the back of Lebron, Steph Curry, Durant etc but are actual nobodies
trying to find where Ronda was in the lists at the peak of her success. few bigger PPV sellers than her in the sport regardless of what you think of her
the success of the NBA for example means plenty making huge money on the back of Lebron, Steph Curry, Durant etc but are actual nobodies
trying to find where Ronda was in the lists at the peak of her success. few bigger PPV sellers than her in the sport regardless of what you think of her
LeopardI love
women. Always have, always will.Its just some feminists I don't like. The modern ones (3rd wavers or whatever you want to call them, they're not real feminists in my book) - they're a disgrace to women everywhere.
And ss for the "men" who identify as feminists
The events that women do well in financially and in terms of exposure are those where their events are combined with their male counterparts such as Tennis at Wimbledon and athletics/swimming and they naturally feed off the extra interest.
It's two fold. Firstly men are much more interested in sport than women and secondly people gravitate towards the best.
Ronda Rousey is an exception because that's mainly to do with sex and men are definitely interested in that.
It's two fold. Firstly men are much more interested in sport than women and secondly people gravitate towards the best.
Ronda Rousey is an exception because that's mainly to do with sex and men are definitely interested in that.
Ronda who ? had to Google her. Bit of a plain Jane, no ?
This on the other hand...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7714DWkzZE
This on the other hand...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7714DWkzZE
Very nice Platini, but I doubt she could kick your butt the way Ronda could.
have forbes got a list for top woman sports earners ?
as above there are some nice advertising contracts around for womens sports
prize money and wages may well include an element of sponsorship, as in messi ronaldo
neymar claim image rights for pay ,and recoup the clubs money by shifting shed loads of merchandise
as above there are some nice advertising contracts around for womens sports
prize money and wages may well include an element of sponsorship, as in messi ronaldo
neymar claim image rights for pay ,and recoup the clubs money by shifting shed loads of merchandise
All the married men on the list are sharing their earnings 50/50 with a woman.
CB, she probably could, and I'd happily let her
In fact I also have a thing about physically dominant women, but only when they're sexy
that fighter bird you mentioned has zero sex appeal that I can see. She's the equivalent of Madison Keys compared with the gorgeous Sloane Stephens
In fact I also have a thing about physically dominant women, but only when they're sexy
that fighter bird you mentioned has zero sex appeal that I can see. She's the equivalent of Madison Keys compared with the gorgeous Sloane Stephens
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