Mike Tyson is a retired American boxer who was the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world in the late 1980s. During his heyday, Mike was one of the most famous and highest-paid athletes in the world. He was the youngest champion in history at age 20. Unfortunately, he squandered and/or was bilked out of a personal fortune that topped $300 million at his peak. Mike declared bankruptcy in 2003. According to the bankruptcy filing, he was reportedly $23 million in debt at that point.
During his career, Mike Tyson earned at least $430 million in purses and endorsements, roughly $700 million after adjusting for inflation. ESPN called him “The Hardest Hitter in Heavyweight History,” and Sky Sports dubbed him “the most ferocious fighter to step into a professional ring.” Although Tyson was a talented boxer, his reputation was marred by controversy in and out of the ring.
Tyson won his first 19 professional fights by knockout, 12 of them in the first round. He won the WBC title in 1986 after stopping Trevor Berbick in the second round, and added the WBA and IBF titles after defeating James Smith and Tony Tucker in 1987. He was the first heavyweight boxer to simultaneously hold the WBA, WBC and IBF titles, as well as the only heavyweight to unify them in succession. The following year, Tyson became the lineal champion when he knocked out Michael Spinks in 91 seconds of the first round. He successfully defended his titles nine times, including victories over Larry Holmes and Frank Bruno. In 1990, Tyson lost the titles to underdog Buster Douglas, who knocked him out in the tenth round. Attempting to regain the titles, Tyson defeated Donovan Ruddock twice in 1991, but pulled out of a fight with then-undisputed heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield (who had defeated Douglas in 1990 to win the titles) due to a rib injury.
In 1992, Tyson was convicted of rape and sentenced to six years in prison, although he was released on parole after three years. After his release in 1995, he engaged in a series of comeback fights. He regained the WBC and WBA titles in 1996, after stopping Frank Bruno and Bruce Seldon. With his defeat of Bruno, Tyson joined Floyd Patterson, Muhammad Ali, Tim Witherspoon, Evander Holyfield and George Foreman as the only men in boxing history to have regained a heavyweight championship after losing it. After being stripped of the WBC title in the same year, Tyson lost the WBA title to Evander Holyfield by an eleventh round stoppage. Their 1997 rematch ended when Tyson was disqualified for biting Holyfield’s ears.
In 2002, Tyson fought for the world heavyweight title again at the age of 35, losing by knockout to Lennox Lewis. Tyson retired from professional boxing in 2006, after being knocked out in consecutive matches against journeymen Danny Williams and Kevin McBride. Tyson declared bankruptcy in 2003, despite having received over $30 million for several of his fights and $300 million during his career. At the time the media reported that he had approximately $23 million in debt
LeBron James is an American professional basketball player and entrepreneur who has a net worth of $1.2 Billion. Nicknamed “King James“, he is widely considered one of the greatest players of all time. As of this writing, James has won four NBA championships, four NBA MVP awards, four NBA Finals MVP awards, three All-Star MVP awards, and two Olympic gold medals.
James has scored the most points in the playoffs, the second-most career points, and has the seventh-most career assists. He has been selected an NBA All-Star 18 times, to the All-NBA Team a record 18 times, and to the NBA All-Defensive First Team five times. He has competed in ten NBA Finals, the third-most all-time, including eight consecutively between 2011 and 2018.
In 2021, James was selected to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team, and in 2022 became the first member of the 10K-10K-10K Club (accumulating 10,000 or more career points, rebounds, and assists)
In June 2022, LeBron James became a billionaire, marking the first time an active NBA player has achieved that milestone, according to one calculation. Forbes said that the Los Angeles Lakers star had “maximized his business,” generating more than $1.2 billion in pretax earnings. His NBA salary from three different teams during the past 19 years had amounted to $383 million, and James had “raked in upwards of $900 million in income from endorsements and other business ventures,” the magazine said.
He earns more than $60-90 million per year in endorsements and has a $1 billion lifetime contract with Nike. He has parlayed his fame and wealth into a veritable business empire, with investments in a number of startups. He is a part-owner of Liverpool F.C.
Entrepreneur, Actor, Producer, Reality TV Personality, Skateboarder.
Rob Dyrdek Net Worth
Rob Dyrdek is an MTV reality star, former professional skateboarder, actor, producer, and entrepreneur who has a net worth of $100 million.
He is best known for his roles in the reality shows Rob & Big,Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory and Ridiculousness. He also is the creator of the animated series Wild Grinders, in which he voices the series’ main character, Lil Rob. In 2014, Dyrdek was labeled as one of the “most influential skateboarders of all-time” by FoxWeekly.
Dyrdek was born in Kettering, Ohio on June 28, 1974. He got his first skateboard when he was 11 from pro-skateboarder Neil Blender. This set his desire to become a pro skateboarder on fire and it was all he focused on. In school, he thought about all the trick he would try out later, and then after school he would skate and practice until his parents called him in for the night. By the time he was 12, he got a sponsorship and began his pro-skateboarding career. At 16, he left home to move to Southern California to be a professional skateboarder.
Dyrdek is the founder of the Street League Skateboarding (SLS) skateboard competition enterprise, which has become an international event. The league offered the highest overall purse in the history of the sport ($1.6 million) for its championship event broadcast on ESPN in 198 countries. The league also partnered with the Boys and Girls Club of America to develop new skate parks in California.
Dyrdek first starred in the MTV reality series Rob & Big (aired November 2006 to April 2008) with his best friend and bodyguard Christopher “Big Black” Boykin, as well as his cousin, Chris “Drama” Pfaff, and friend Rashawn “Bam Bam” Davis.
Dyrdek has set 21 individual “Guinness Book of World Records” skateboarding records.
In 2011, Dyrdek appeared in the movie “Jackass 3.5.” That same year, Dyrdek started another show on MTV called “Ridiculousness.” Dyrdek hosted this show alongside two friends, Chanel West Coast and Sterling Brim. In 2012, Dyrdek was on the TV show “Punk’d”— on Dyrdek’s episode, Justin Bieber tried to prank the pro-skateboarded and failed. Dyrdek was also featured in the 2012 documentary, “Waiting for Lightning,” about his friend, skater Danny Way.
Through his production companyhe has produced “Ridiculousness,” the CMT series “The Dude Perfect Show” and a number of other shows.
YouTuber, Social Media Personality, Professional Boxer
Jake Paul Net Worth
Jake Paul is an American social media personality, actor, boxer and comedian. As of this writing Jake Paul’s net worth is $30 million. Jake is consistently one of the highest-paid YouTube stars in the world, making a minimum of $10 million and as much as $20 million every year (before taxes).
He gained extensive media coverage when the music video for his 2017 single “It’s Everyday Bro” went viral on YouTube. He is the younger brother of YouTube star Logan Paul.
He initially rose to fame on Vine, before playing the role of Dirk Mann on the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark for two seasons.
Throughout his career, Paul has become the subject of many controversies due to his behavior including engaging in risky stunts and featuring age-inappropriate material for YouTube, getting fired from his Disney television show Bizaardvark, and being charged with criminal trespass and unlawful assembly
