At the peak, Evander Holyfield was one of the top names of the boxing village, he also naturally had a significant income. However, at the present time, Holyfield has not much left – he filed for bankruptcy in 2012, had to sell souvenirs and property to pay huge debts.
So, it is possible to explain why Holyfield decided very quickly the replacement of Oscar de la Hoya in the leading match Triller Fight Club Legends 2, taking place next Sunday morning. Holyfield will face the former UFC Vitor Belfort championship, with the expectation of about $ 1 million (22.8 billion) from the contract and the money to buy live views (PPV).
Although it is impossible to list the official revenues of Evander Holyfield from boxing, independant matches that Holyfield earned a total income of about USD 230 million (equivalent to more than 5,241 billion VND) in 57 professional boxing matches.
In particular, the lowest income is about $ 600,000, the highest income is the rematch against Mike Tyson, bringing Holyfield 33 million USD. But that huge income could not compensate for luxury expenditures, gambling, betting and support for the children.
Evander Holyfield has gambling blood, and according to many newspapers, Mr. Chi made more than collected. The boxing legend also once owned a giant 109 -room villa in Atlanta – it was absolutely a very wrong expense. Not to mention the cost of cleaning and preserving the villa up to $ 1 million per year, the mortgage for the bank is 14 million USD. Finally, Holyfield had to sell off the villa to repay the bank, only collected only $ 7.5 million.
The amount of support for children is also an “swallow” of Evander Holyfield's income. The boxing legend used to be a notorious player. He has a total of 11 children from 5 different women, and not all children receive money on time.
In November 2012, Evander Holyfield auctioned most of the gloves, shoes, cloaks with jewelry and furniture. The most valuable memorabilia such as Olympic bronze medal, world championship belts and red Chevrolet Corvette version 1962.
“Everything has to leave,” said Darren Julien, the owner of the Julien's auction room, California. “Even if the ear that Mike Tyson bite from Holyfield's ears can sell, Holyfield will probably sell it.”