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In 1988, Robin Givens, the ex-wife of boxing champion Tyson , was photographed by the American entertainment magazine on the yacht of the American business tycoon Trump . Tyson was very angry after seeing this report.
He put down his work and rushed straight to Trump's office on Fifth Avenue, asking him if he had any bad thoughts about his wife. Looking at Tyson's anxious appearance, Trump replied calmly: "I will never touch your woman."
Tyson was satisfied when he heard such a reply, and chose to trust his "old friend" Trump . How did boxer Tyson meet Trump? What happened between him and Trump?
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An extraordinary "collaboration"
In 1988, in a heavyweight bout between Tyson and Spinks in the Trump Hotel Plaza in New Jersey, the two fighters could be said to be Very heavyweight champion at the time. One of
has three heavyweight gold belts, , WBC, WBA, and IBF, and the other is a former Olympic gold medalist and light heavyweight boxer. It can be said that this century battle is a prosperous era in the field of boxing.
As the owner of this hotel, Trump's real purpose of holding this event is to attract more customers to his hotel and casino. Since he decided to host this competition, he has spared no effort to publicize and promote this competition.
According to statistics, Trump invested as much as 1 million US dollars for this event. There were 21,000 spectators at the game that day, and the ticket revenue exceeded 12 million US dollars. In addition to the 14 million US dollars in casino revenue that day, Trump is in this event. He earned a total of $26 million from the event, which is far more than what he put into it.
While Trump became the biggest winner of this event, he also won the favor of Tyson, one of the protagonists of the event. Tyson beat Pinks in just 91 seconds.
After Tyson
won the battle of the century, he fired his agent Bill Kayton, who had worked with him for 4 years and devoted himself to his personal career development, and instead took the initiative to find Trump and asked him to be himself "Special Advisor".
The then American newspaper " The New York Times " made an in-depth report on the incident. When the reporter interviewed Trump, he said: "Tyson contacted me immediately after the game, and he asked me Would you like to help him manage his finances, plan his future career development, assist his original team in handling legal proceedings and all other issues."
Trump immediately agreed to Tyson's invitation. In his opinion, cooperating with Tyson, He could earn a substantial income, which he said could be donated to charity.
reporter Dave Anderson, who interviewed Trump, pointed out in the newspaper that Trump, as an important organizer of Tyson's event, has made enough dollars, and his role as "special counsel" must be more than What he said was so simple, we don't know the interests involved.
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In fact, it is not surprising that Tyson can cooperate with Trump this time, because long before this event, the relationship between Tyson and his agent was very tense.
After the death of Tyson's co-manager Jim Jacobs, Tyson's wife Robin Givens and mother-in-law found out that the money Tyson earned did not match the amount in the account, so they suspected it was Bill Kayton moved.
Mutual appreciation trust
In fact, long before Tyson and Spinks went to war, Tyson expressed to Trump his desire to let him take charge of his own finances. How they met before, we have no way to check now.
However, after Tyson finished this game, his appreciation and trust in Trump has reached a very high level. Given the circumstances, it made sense for Tyson to let business tycoon Trump manage his finances.
But the Trump family's industry is very large,Involving all aspects of the American entertainment industry, it is obviously unrealistic for him to abandon these to manage finances exclusively for Tyson. Moreover, Trump's knowledge of the sports industry or the boxing industry is definitely not as good as his own.
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But the two sides obviously did not consider so many issues, they were completely immersed in the "sweet" period of mutual appreciation. After the two officially signed a cooperation agreement, Trump began to vigorously promote Tyson.
He praised his new partner Tyson on many occasions, saying that he is a unique existence in the boxing arena, and the competition with him is really an absolute crushing of the opponent's psychological defense.
Trump even described Tyson in his monograph "Survival at the Peak" published in 1990, which is enough to show Trump's high recognition of this partner.
Tyson always speaks harsh words to his opponents to create a psychological advantage. These extreme remarks are often exaggerated by the media, thinking that he does not respect his opponents. But he has already destroyed the opponent's defense through such remarks and made them fear it. Often, Tyson has won before the game starts.
Tyson is born a warrior, he will not show weakness, because he knows that the weak will be killed. So he wants to make himself stronger and stronger.
Group photo
American novelist Joyce Carroll has delved into both Trump and Tyson. In an article, he emphasized that the origins of the two are very different.
Tyson is black, Trump is white, the difference of race will make the two people's growth experience worldly different treatment; Moreover, the two people's growth experience is also fundamentally different, Tyson is in Brook Lin grew up in a poor area, his father passed away early, and he was raised by a violent mother.
Trump came from a wealthy family and received the best education in the United States since he was a child. But the two people have an amazing similarity, that is, they are very confident, and they have a strong desire to conquer and dominate the fields they are good at.
For example, Tyson's dominance in the ring, Trump's dominance in business and politics. It is this commonality that can quickly lead to cooperation between the two.
Trump also shared an interesting anecdote between the two in an interview. The night Tyson was in the war on Spinks, Trump gave Tyson a check for $10 million.
But Tyson has been slow to spend the money, and he has never had a chance to ask him why, because it didn't take long for the two to have a crack in their relationship because of a woman.
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A photo of a broken relationship
While Tyson and Trump have a heroic feeling to each other, their honeymoon didn't last long. Once, an American entertainment magazine "VOGUE" photographed Tyson's ex-wife Robin Givens wearing the "Trump Princess" crown to a party on Trump's cruise ship.
Robin Givens at the time was very sexy and beautiful, and many high-class people were very interested in her, so it is not surprising to have such peach news. Tyson was furious when he saw the photo, and he felt insulted by his suspicions that his wife was having an affair with Trump.
He rushed straight into Trump's office and asked him if he was coveting his wife. Trump decisively denied: "I never thought about it, let alone do it."
He also wrote Tyson a $2 million check to try to keep Tyson. Tyson lost his anger immediately after hearing Trump's explanation, and he fell asleep on the sofa in Trump's office.
But when he returned home, Tyson still felt angry, he suspended cooperation with Trump, and started a new cooperation with Don King . Tyson was also hit hard by the incident where his ex-wife was photographed on Trump's yacht. His most trusted partner was able to do such a thing, which made him disgraced and shameless.
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Tyson couldn't think of it for a while, and suddenly had the idea of suicide. One day, a drunk Tyson drove his luxury car directly into a tree, and he was seriously injured.
It is precisely because Tyson cares about Trump that he can't come out after the incident of his ex-wife being filmed. His biasThe clinging personality also affected his life to a certain extent.
One year after the "green hat" incident, Tyson's marriage to his wife Robin Givens has also come to an end. She took Tyson to court on the grounds that she abused herself. Robin Givens repeatedly exaggerated tension and anger in interviews, making the media think that Tyson was a domestic abuser, creating a very terrifying family atmosphere for her.
Tyson's friends saw Givens' 's argument and thought she was suspected of insulting Tyson. In fact, Tyson did not do any violence to his wife.
After a court ruling, the two divorced on February 14, 1989. Since then, Tyson's career has taken a sharp turn, but Trump has not given up on him, choosing to lend a hand to him when he is most difficult.
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Mutual support
Although Tyson and Trump still parted ways at that time, they still have a very high identification with each other, and it has not changed because of the passage of time.
In February 1992, Tyson was sentenced to prison for rape. For a time, the local American people criticized him, but Trump chose to stand on Tyson's side and was willing to solve all difficulties for Tyson.
This also makes Tyson grateful. Trump mentioned in an interview with reporter Howard Stern that he thinks Tyson is a rare talent in the boxing world, and he should not be in prison.
He should continue to train and play games to make money. The income can be used to compensate the victims or donate to victims of similar abuses, or to the charitable departments in response.
Trump knows Tyson very well, and he is saddened by what happened to Tyson. As far as Trump's personal emotions are concerned, he does not believe that Tyson can do such a thing.
took a group photo with
. It is very likely that this lady took the initiative to show affection to Tyson, and the two sides are yours. This verdict is biased and a farce.
Tyson fought a very classic battle of the century in Trump Plaza, and his momentum is unforgettable. But after that, Tyson, who got older, no longer has the fierce energy he used to, and is not the omnipotent warrior. Trump is naturally very sad when he sees it.
Later, Tyson was invited to perform the talk show "The Undisputed Truth" on an American TV show, and his friend Trump even came to the scene to cheer him on. After the show was recorded, he also went to the backstage for Trump. come on.
Tyson is not the kind of person who doesn't give back. Trump also got Tyson's support at the most critical moment of his life. In 2015, when Trump announced his candidacy for President of the United States, Tyson immediately stood up to support his good friend and cast his vote for him.
Today's Tyson and Trump have been old friends for many years, and the past grievances have also gone with the passage of time.
