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Mike Tyson’s chaotic life has garnered as much attention as his boxing career. The fighter has seen it all, from complicated relationships to run-ins with law enforcement, at the peak of his career. Nonetheless, Iron Mike has managed to make the headlines one way or another.
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Given his fame as a boxing legend and the prey of late-night talk shows, it does bring up the question of how much money he makes. Tyson has had a rather interesting life, from movie cameos to boxing championships and even incarceration, at some point. This essentially means that, though his fame has kept him under heavy media and public scrutiny, it has also earned him some massive paychecks.
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Mike Tyson’s current net worth
The boxing hall of famer’s current net worth is $10 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. However, this number is far from the big bucks Mike Tyson was earning during the peak of his boxing career, but it’s still nothing less than a fortune! Tyson’s affairs, both personal and financial,
have soared and fallen. His net worth peaked at $300 million at the highest point of his career. Although, Forbes has reported that he was once valued at as much as $685 million. Tyson lost this
money as a result of a rather unfortunate series of bad financial decisions, culminating in his filing
for bankruptcy in 2003 with a total of $23 million in debt. Tyson claims that boxing promoter
Don King and his two co-managers cheated him out of more than $100 million. Tyson sued King
in 2004, and the two agreed to a $14 million settlement.
Earnings from his Boxing days
At 54, Tyson came out of retirement to face Roy Jones Jr. (then 51) in November 2020. Tyson was paid an impressive $10 million for this bout. Tyson’s pay per fight was calculated by the
payout for that specific fight. For example, when he lost to Lennox Lewis in 2002, he won $35 million. Tyson is reported to have made $375 million from his bout payouts alone.
The ‘Box’ Office
Tyson was reportedly paid $100,000 for his cameo appearance in the original The Hangover film
and $200,000 for his appearance in The Hangover Part II. However, given that several of the
returning cast were paid $5 million for their parts in the sequel, the payday wasn’t quite as impressive. Mike Tyson also kept a tiger as a pet for 16 years. He allegedly spent $71,000 on the tiger, which he bought instead of a new automobile.
and $200,000 for his appearance in The Hangover Part II. However, given that several of the
returning cast were paid $5 million for their parts in the sequel, the payday wasn’t quite as impressive. Mike Tyson also kept a tiger as a pet for 16 years. He allegedly spent $71,000 on the tiger, which he bought instead of a new automobile.
Desiree Washington, a former Miss Black Rhode Island and model, accused Mike Tyson of r*ping
her when she was 18 in 1991.Tyson was found guilty of raping Washington and sentenced to six years in jail, which he completed in less than three years. Washington alleges Tyson’s team offered
her $1 million to dismiss the allegations, which she declined. Tyson eventually had to pay
her $1 million to dismiss the allegations, which she declined. Tyson eventually had to pay
Washington more than $200,000 for the crimes he committed against her.
Source: Celebrity Net Worth
