Sorry Saga: Mike Squandered $400 Million

Perhaps
the most spectacular of modern morality plays is the saga of Mike Tyson,
mythical in his abilities and his appitites. It is the contradictions
in the man which fascinate; his beefcake physique and squeeky voice,
his obvious intelligence and repeated stupidity, his savage strength
and psychological weakness. Well, he’s in the news again, now bankrupt…

"For the former heavyweight champion, a cash machine to himself and
to others,
record
earnings
in the
boxing
ring
became a
license
to
spend on jewelry, mansions, cars, limousines, cellphones, parties,
clothing, motorcycles and Siberian tigers. Despite making about $400
million over the past 20 years, Tyson managed to squander his fortune."

by RICHARD SANDOMIR in the New York Times