Floyd Mayweather tops Forbes' list of highest-paid celebrities
![]() For a guy who enjoys money like Floyd Mayweather, this is a list he can appreciate. The (former?) pound-for-pound boxing great is atop Forbes' list of the 100 highest-paid celebrities in 2017, thanks to his record-setting bout with UFC star Conor McGregor in August. Mayweather is No. 1 overall on a list that includes fellow athletes, actors, musicians and even Judge Judy (she's fourth, of course). Forbes has Mayweather's earnings at $285 million, well ahead of actor George Clooney.Here is Forbes' top 10:
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