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Mike Tyson got $30m for infamous ear-biting fight – then blew $1.15m in a day – NEWS.com.au
Mike Tyson got $30m for infamous ear-biting fight – then blew $1.15m in a day
The day before Mike Tysons infamous rematch against Evander Holyfield in Las Vegas in June 1997, the heavyweight boxer went to collect his pay check at the office of his promoter, Don King, at the MGM Grand. A grinning King pulled out a pen and wrote a check, which he held up for Tyson to see.
The sum? $30 million — and all before the boxer had even fought.
“I’ll see you tomorrow night,” King told Tyson. “Now, just don’t get into any trouble tonight, my brother. Just keep it calm.”
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