{"id":1130,"date":"2003-08-05T00:30:25","date_gmt":"2003-08-05T04:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/dbnews\/2003\/08\/05\/sorry-saga-mike-squandered-400-million"},"modified":"2003-08-05T00:30:25","modified_gmt":"2003-08-05T04:30:25","slug":"sorry-saga-mike-squandered-400-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/dowbrigade\/2003\/08\/05\/sorry-saga-mike-squandered-400-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Sorry Saga: Mike Squandered $400 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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

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