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The boxing fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul proved very lucrative for both fighters, who pocketed several tens of millions of dollars.
If sporting interest was not really there for this fight between Youtuber Jake Paul (27 years old) and former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson (58 years old); the financial aspect seems much more attractive for the two protagonists.
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While the fight was ultimately won by the younger of the two opponents, the newspaper Mark revealed the amount that the duo would receive for this meeting broadcast with great fanfare on the Netflix platform.
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The figures are enough to make you dizzy, because according to the Spanish daily, Jake Paul pocketed $40 million while the boxer would have received $20 million. For comparison, Mike Tyson “only” received $30 million in 1996, but this time for a real fight and a world championship, lost to Evander Holyfiled. A clash that remains in the history of boxing because it is the one where the boxer tore off a piece of his opponent's ear.
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The financial argument is therefore unstoppable for “Iron Mike”, whom many observers say is ruined, even if the latter has denied any financial motivation. “If I did it for free, it wouldn’t change my life,” he told TheSportBible before the fight”. My wife constantly tells me that I don't need to beat him. But that's what I want to do, that's me. I'm looking for glory.”
