![]() The backlash also began to affect his performance in the ring. Nintendo pulled Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! from shelves, declined to renew his contract and renamed the popular video game Punch-Out!!! The bout was deemed the richest fight in history at the time, and earned Tyson a record purse of $22 million.ĭuring the now infamous television interview with Barbara Walters, Tyson’s then-wife, actress Robin Givens, told Walters that her marriage was “pure hell,” and that Tyson has “a volatile temper” and “a side to him that’s scary.” Soon after, Pepsi reneged on a one-year $10 million deal when word got out that Givens left Tyson because of his abusive behavior. ![]() He made millions more in endorsement deals with Pepsi, Eastman Kodak, and Nintendo.That same year, having already won 34 bouts in a row (30 of which were knockouts) and seven world title wins in 16 months, the 5’10, 218-pound behemoth knocked out Michael Spinks in what is widely regarded as the most dominate performance of his career. ![]()
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