Mike Tyson: Boxing News: Mike Tyson aka Iron Mike’s name unquestionably appears on the list of the greatest athletes in sports history. At the age of 20, Iron Mike became the youngest heavyweight champion in history, proving to the world that he is a superior boxer than those around him. Although he has experienced a tremendous rise in his career, there has also been a fair amount of a decline where, despite earning millions, he had to declare bankruptcy. Nevertheless, he recovered and is now a millionaire once more. Follow Boxing News Updates with InsideSport.IN
Tyson certainly has a lot of financial experience. In a recent Hotboxin Podcast, the former heavyweight champion made the interesting admission that he was never concerned about money and was only interested in himself.
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Why was money never important to Mike Tyson?
On his most recent podcast, Katt Williams, an actor and comedian, discussed a range of subjects. In addition, when speaking about their respective work paths, both individuals described how they initially struggled to make ends meet before rising to their current positions. Then Tyson, who has made millions, made an interesting admission, asserting that he doesn’t care that he didn’t receive payment for his first three fights. He then explained why.
He stated, “My first three fights as a pro I didn’t get paid. But I wanted people to see me. Once they saw me I knew they would pay me money.” Furthermore, DJ Whoo Kid asked him if he knew what his income was since he was quite young. Tyson replied, “I ain’t care. I wanted to reach my goal I wanted to be the greatest ever been born.”
Mike Tyson: Bankrupt-turned-millionare reveals why he never cared about money-‘ I didn’t get paid’
According to Iron Mike, he was aware that he would soon earn more money, but in order to do so, he must expose himself to the audience. Therefore, he initially didn’t give a damn about whether he made money or not. In fact, Tyson’s fame and exposure to millions of people enabled him to pocket more money than he lost. And he eventually rose to become one of the greatest and wealthiest boxers of all time, both in terms of prowess and fortune he is “GOAT”.
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