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He Was Boxer Mike Tyson’s Financial Adviser

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In 1988, Trump organized a boxing match between Mike Tyson and Michael Spinks to promote his Trump Plaza Hotel And Casino. Tyson then hired Trump to be his financial adviser. Trump told the New York Times: “Mike Tyson has asked me and I have agreed, to serve jointly, with regard to future decisions about Mike Tyson’s career, including but not limited to the lawsuits going back and forth between Mike and his current manager, Bill Cayton.”

It’s unclear how much Tyson paid Trump for the work. The relationship didn’t last, partially due to rumors that Trump had an affair with Tyson’s wife, Robin Givens.