The second highest-paid professional athlete, according to a Forbes magazine list to be published Dec. 18, was boxer Mike Tyson, whose out-of-ring personality was worth nothing to sponsors.
But the former heavyweight champion raked in $40 million for 89-seconds of work last August and a bonus for the promise of more fights, following his release from prison last March.
Jordan's return to the basketball court, after a brief and mediocre career in minor-league baseball, earned him $3.9 million from the Chicago Bulls and the chance to add to his endorsement contracts for his total of $43.9 million.
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