Net Worth: $1 Million
- Source of Wealth Boxing
- Birth Place Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
- Height 5' 10" (1.78 m)
- Marital Status Married (Lakiha "Kiki" Spicer)
- Full Name Michael Gerard Tyson
- Nationality United States
Retired American boxer, Michael Gerard
“Mike” Tyson, has an estimated net worth of $1 million. Tyson is a
former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and holds the record
as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF world heavyweight
titles, he was 20 years, 4 months and 22 days old.
He is ranked #16 on Ring Magazine’s list of 100 greatest punchers of all time.
Mike Tyson is one of the most notorious
boxers in prizefighting history thanks to his actions both inside the
ring and out. His speed, power and angry aggression earned him the World
Boxing Council heavyweight title in 1986, making him the youngest
champion ever. The next year he won the World Boxing Association title
and “Iron Mike” became the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.
In 1988, in one of his most famous fights, Tyson knocked out previously
undefeated Michael Spinks in 91 seconds and earned $20 million. For a
brief time he seemed invincible, until he was knocked out by the
lightly-regarded James “Buster” Douglas in 1990. Then Tyson began making
headlines for different reasons: his brief marriage to actress Robin
Givens was followed by a bitter divorce battle; he was convicted of rape
in 1992 and spent three years in prison; a comeback was stymied in 1997
when he bit off a chunk of Evander Holyfield’s ear in the middle of a
match;
he was jailed briefly again in 1999 for assault; and at a 2002
press conference to announce an upcoming bout, he attacked opponent
Lennox Lewis and bit his leg. (The fight took place anyway on 8 June
2002, and Lennox knocked out Tyson in the eighth round). Tyson’s fans
considered him a troubled youth who battled long odds to become one the
sport’s greatest names; his detractors said his behavior gave the sport a
black eye. Tyson’s fight career never quite recovered after his stint
in jail, and he said he “most likely” wouldn’t fight again after being
defeated in a 7th-round technical knockout by journeyman heavyweight
Kevin McBride on 11 June 2005.
In an interview with Barbara Walters and the
ladies of ‘The View,’ Tyson, 44, revealed without any shame that he is
“totally destitute.” When asked how he got to such a low point, Mike
Tyson responded, “I had a lot of fun. It just happened.” The retired
champion admitted it was his excessive and frivolous spending that led
to his bank account’s demise. However, in a new state of mind he insists
the lack of money has not ruined his life. “I have an awesome life, I
have an awesome wife who cares about me…I don’t deserve to have the wife
that I have; I don’t deserve the kids that I have, but I do, and I’m
very grateful.”
Tyson declared bankruptcy in 2003, despite receiving over US$30
million for several of his fights and $300 million during his
career.Same year rapper, 50 Cent bought Mike Tyson‘s Farmington, Conn., mansion for $4.1 million.He is ranked #16 on Ring Magazine’s list of 100 greatest punchers of all time.

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