Whatever you think of Tyson vs Paul, with over 108 million viewers worldwide and a peak of 65 million streams, there's no doubt that the event was extremely successful financially.
Although the fight purses have not been officially announced, reports suggest that Jake Paul earned around $40 million to fight the former world champion in November 2024.
Mike Tyson reportedly made around $20 million from that divisive matchup and is now spending the money on a new property in South Florida.
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Mike Tyson makes a $13 million purchase after a controversial boxing fight
According to a report from the Palm Beach Post in Florida, Mike Tyson is making the most of his extra income this year and has spent a whopping $13 million on a new property.
According to a special warranty deed filed earlier this week, Tyson's new 2.7-acre parcel is one of only 78 properties located in the exclusive Tierra del Rey Estates area of Delray Beach and offers access to a private lake.
Tyson's representative on the sale, Joseph Jonathan Schneider, told the outlet: “This was a successful transaction with all parties demonstrating professionalism and cooperation.
“The Tyson family has been a valued customer and friend for many years, and it has been a pleasure working with them.”
Real estate agent Matthew Maschler previously explained how Tyson was tempted to buy a property in the Tierra del Rey Estates (which translates to 'Land of Kings') after his daughter started playing tennis.
“Basically, the draw for him is that his daughter plays tennis, and she plays in Delray, so he wants to be able to fly in, go see his daughter's tennis match, go back to his plane and fly to wherever he came from.”
Being able to buy a property worth $13 million in such a picturesque location must be a huge boost for Tyson, especially considering the family ties, but was it all worth it?
We imagine that if Mike Tyson had been knocked out by Jake Paul, the answer to that question would have been very different, although fellow martial arts icons remain divided.
Tyson vs Paul: Fight Icons Reflect on 'Was It Really Worth It?'
On one side of the Tyson-Paul debate is boxing legend Lennox Lewis, who told The Mirror a few weeks after the event that he was confident everyone involved got what they signed up for.
“You're talking about an event where fans of Tyson can actually see him in the ring again, and fans of YouTuber, can actually see him in the ring with Tyson.
“In the end you have a big event that many people enjoyed attending and felt good about. The boxing purists didn't feel okay, they felt it wasn't the right thing to do.”
On the other hand, you have people like Mixed Martial Arts icon Don Frye, who claimed that the fight between 58-year-old Tyson and 27-year-old Paul made him sick with anger.
“I'm telling you what buddy, that made me throw up,” Frye said via garyhgoodridge, detailing how he went home to watch real martial arts and not a “fraud” event.
“I was so disgusted that I had to go home and bring in Tommy Hearns and Sugar Ray Robinson and Sugar Ray Leonard and Jake LaMotta, Rocky Marciano; I had to watch real fighters because if I didn't I would never watch a boxing match again – that was cheating.”
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