He's a shot fighter. But even so, if he manages to get past Etienne on Saturday he will "earn" a rematch with Lennox Lewis -- somehting his bank account desperately needs.
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They offered me more money. That makes you very, very well real quick," Tyson said. "If I don't get it, I get sick rapidly real quick."
Tyson was to get more than $5 million to fight Etienne -- huge money unless you're Mike Tyson and used to purses that routinely top $20 million. The free-spending Tyson needs as much as he can get because he is low on funds and owes his ex-wife $6.5 million from his future earnings.
"I'm just thinking about what I'm going to buy myself with the cash I get," Tyson said.
Tyson's been the biggest draw in the business since the days he was the most feared heavyweight around. He has earned tens of millions of dollars, but most of it is now gone -- spent, given away or stolen from the former champion.
Tyson earned $20 million last year to take a beating from Lewis, but most of that went to pay debts. Now he must look good against Etienne to get a Lewis rematch
On the tattoo...
"I just wanted to put something on my face," Tyson said. "I didn't like the way my face was looking."
He got the tattoo last week but said he has been thinking about it for two years. He said there would be more to come.
"A tattoo is personal. You guys know everything about me," he said. "There's billions of people outside with tattoos. This is nothing. This isn't even halfway done."
From cbssportsline.com...
They offered me more money. That makes you very, very well real quick," Tyson said. "If I don't get it, I get sick rapidly real quick."
Tyson was to get more than $5 million to fight Etienne -- huge money unless you're Mike Tyson and used to purses that routinely top $20 million. The free-spending Tyson needs as much as he can get because he is low on funds and owes his ex-wife $6.5 million from his future earnings.
"I'm just thinking about what I'm going to buy myself with the cash I get," Tyson said.
Tyson's been the biggest draw in the business since the days he was the most feared heavyweight around. He has earned tens of millions of dollars, but most of it is now gone -- spent, given away or stolen from the former champion.
Tyson earned $20 million last year to take a beating from Lewis, but most of that went to pay debts. Now he must look good against Etienne to get a Lewis rematch
On the tattoo...
"I just wanted to put something on my face," Tyson said. "I didn't like the way my face was looking."
He got the tattoo last week but said he has been thinking about it for two years. He said there would be more to come.
"A tattoo is personal. You guys know everything about me," he said. "There's billions of people outside with tattoos. This is nothing. This isn't even halfway done."
