One day in 1988, Michael Tyson, a generation of boxers, burst into the then businessman's office on Fifth Avenue in New York and waved his fist at him.
The reason is that Tyson's wife, Robin Givons, was photographed on Trump's luxury yacht, and the two are suspected of having an unusual relationship.
Tyson lost his mind and generally asked Trump loudly whether such peach news was true, and Trump faced Tyson's fist and only denied it one after another...
Tyson and Trump, one is a famous boxer with ups and downs in life, and the other is an "unreliable" former US president.
It's hard to connect them, but in fact, Tyson and Trump have a good relationship and have been tied up for decades.
Become a boxing agent
In 1966, Mike Tyson was born in the chaotic slums of the United States, and when he was a child, he was often bullied because of his thinness, and he could not bear it, and he also waved his fist at others and joined the ranks of fighting.
Later, Tyson was expelled from high school for attending a juvenile detention center, but as a young man, he met the biggest nobleman of his life, boxing coach D'Amato.
Damato saw Tyson's potential and began to take him under his wing, training him in systematic boxing and teaching him some human principles.
In Tyson's life, Damato actually played the role of a teacher and a father.
Unfortunately, D'Amato was unable to accompany Tyson for a long walk and died in 1985.
It was also in 1985 that Tyson made his debut at Albany, New York, and defeated his opponent in just one set. That year, he played fifteen games and won twelve.
In 1986, Tyson defeated boxing champion Bobik and won the WBC Boxing Champion Gold Belt, becoming the youngest world heavyweight boxer in the history of boxing.
Then, he won consecutive WBA, IBF and other boxing championships, becoming a dazzling new star in the boxing world.
On the other hand, Donald Trump, a nobleman who is completely different from Tyson's origins, is expanding his business empire step by step.
Atlantic City in the United States is not only the world of casinos, but also the world of boxing matches. The city has hosted more than a thousand professional boxing tournaments, and the industry has made a lot of money.
In the 1980s, Trump smelled the taste of profit in Atlantic City, and he shared a piece of the boxing game, and thus met the boxer Tyson.
At that time, the two met at the party, and there was not much intersection, just a nod of the finger.
But Trump watched Tyson's fierce, unique punching skills offstage and concluded that the character would not be simple in the future.
If you can build a real friendship with Tyson, it will bring unimaginable benefits, at least money is indispensable.
So, in 1985, Trump smashed a hundred thousand dollars to get Tyson and John Anderson's boxing match to be held at his hotel.
Tyson unsurprisingly won the victory, and Trump also took the opportunity to get close to Tyson and have a good relationship, and in this way, the two became friends.
Subsequently, Trump intentionally or unintentionally let the boxing tournament with Tyson participate in his hotel and square, which can not only increase the fame of his own industry, but also maximize the commercial value of Tyson.
In 1988, Trump overpowered and qualified for a professional boxing tournament for $11 million – Tyson vs Mitchell Spinks.
Spinks is a boxing legend who has won Olympic gold medals, won 28 games, and has dominated the WBA, WBC and IBF heavyweight champions for several years.
As early as 1986, Spinks refused to duel with Tyson, so the match two years later was in the limelight, and it seemed that a single success or failure could determine the careers of two outstanding professional boxers.
Trump, a savvy businessman, also knows that this game will bring him a huge income no matter who loses or wins.
Sure enough, on the day of the game, many people poured into the hotel to see the peak showdown between Tyson and Spinks, and the hotel's revenue rose sharply.
It was a milestone in Tyson's career when he beat Spinks in 91 seconds to cheer the crowd on.
It's a win-win situation for Tyson and Trump, who earned $22 million in prize money and went further in his boxing career, while the latter made $12 million from selling tickets and hotels.
The game also took Tyson's relationship with Trump a step further, with Tyson directly announcing that he would fire his agent, Bill Cayton, who had been working with him for four years, and let Trump be his agent, financial director and promoter.
Trump also told the outside world that in the process of working with Tyson, he has obtained a rich income and will donate this income to charity in the future.
Whether it was donated to charity or not, the public does not know, only that since Trump served as Tyson's agent, he has maximized his commercial value.
Arrange all kinds of heavyweight professional boxing matches for him and let the matches be held in his hotel as much as possible. The two were mutually beneficial and win-win, both earning a lot of money, and those years were also the peak of Tyson.com.
Having an affair with his wife?
What everyone did not expect was that Trump would betray Tyson on the issue of feelings.
As we all know, Tyson has had three marriages, of which the most interesting is the first one. The entanglement between boxing champion Tyson and Hollywood beauty actress Robin Givons was once the news that the sports circle and the entertainment industry were talking about.
Robin Givenns was born as a model and later became a second-tier actor in Hollywood, entering the audience's sights.
Givens's affair is famous, with Brad Pitt, Michael Jordan and other well-known figures have been rumored, but also often in and out of bars, nightclubs and other places, his life is quite a bit of debauchery.
However, Givens's personal charm conquered the boxing king Tyson, and soon after the acquaintance, Tyson fell for it.
In order to pursue her, he spent a lot of money, and even built a golden bathtub worth two million DOLLARs for her, so he hugged the beauty and walked into the marriage hall together.
However, at that time, Tyson and Givens' marriage was not blessed, and some people said that Tyson had not planned to get married so soon, and it was Givens who told Tyson that she was pregnant, which forced Tyson to marry her.
Others say that Givens didn't like Tyson, but was with him for fame and fortune.
He has also lived a lavish life with Tyson's money since marriage, but when Tyson is out playing, Givons rarely appears on the court to cheer him on.
What is clear is that after Givance and Tyson married, they did not change their temperament, and had affairs with many people, including the famous actor Brad Pitt, who broke the thread.
It is said that when Tyson went out, Givens took Pete to his home for a meeting, and when Tyson came home, he happened to bump into two people.
In other words, any husband would be annoyed, and in front of Pete and Givons, but a punch weighed hundreds of kilograms, the two people were very afraid, and once Tyson lost his mind, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Brad Pitt was almost frozen in place and unable to move, looking at Tyson in fear, fortunately Tyson's sanity prevailed, plus Givens was circling around.
Tyson eventually just viciously warned Pete not to do anything like this again, and let him go. Pete responded with a chorus, and then fled Tyson's house.
Years later, Tyson also talked about the incident in his memoirs, recalling the scene: "I was very angry at the time, and Brad Pitt looked at my expression and it was unforgettable. ”
Tyson chooses to continue his married life with Givons, but Givons does not relent. There have been media reports.
Givons is fooling around in the bar and star Jordan, and is met by her husband Tyson, who immediately raises his fist at the two, but fortunately the others hold him tightly. In this way, Tyson once again spared his wife's lover.
Tyson did not expect that his wife's next lover was his good brother and agent, financial director Trump.
In 1988, shortly after the Tyson and Spinks match, the famous American magazine Vogue published a photo of Tyson's wife, Givens, appearing on Trump's luxury yacht and having lunch with Trump.
She also wears a hat with the words "Princess Trump" written on it. The reporter said that Givens and Trump had an affair, and also specially avoided Tyson, went out with Trump, and enjoyed the time between the two.
Tyson, who was out of breath, immediately rushed to Trump's office, ignoring the presence of others, directly grabbed Trump's collar and roared: "You dare to move my woman." ”
In the face of this heavyweight boxing king, Trump is naturally very scared, but he still remains calm, and he swears and swears at Tyson, saying that there has never been such a thing.
Said: "I have nothing to do with her, please believe me." Then, the two men had a long conversation in the office.
I don't know whether Tyson was drunk or whether he chose to believe Trump, he finally did not do anything to Trump, and even fell asleep directly on the couch in Trump's office.
Some people came out afterwards and said that Trump was not so calm in the face of Tyson, but trembled with fright, begged for forgiveness, and said vigorously: "Don't hit me... Don't hit me..."
Writer and Trump's good friend Tim O'Brien, later in the book "Trump Country."
Trump was quoted as saying at the time: "If I had reacted more slowly, I would have died... My chances are zero, he is the world's heavyweight boxing champion. ”
As for the content of Trump's conversation with Tyson, no one has disclosed it, but in any case, Trump's fear of Tyson is true.
As for why Tyson let Trump go, he may have become numb to what his wife did and felt that he did not want to cause any big trouble.
At the same time, some people ridiculeD Tyson, saying that every time he catches his wife cheating, he is just "angrily punching her lover with his fist", and does not dare to really fight, in the end, a husband who has "no courage".
In short, although Tyson's fist did not really hit Trump, the relationship between the two was estranged.
Tyson had known that Trump was a mercurial person who only regarded beautiful women as commodities, but he did not expect that he would eat grass and have an affair with his wife, and commit such acts of betrayal of friends.
Soon after, Tyson and Givens' marriage also came to an end, and the marriage lasted only eight months.
Tyson slammed Givens for cheating on her multiple times, and Givens accused Tyson of abusing her all the time, making her want to escape every day.
The two eventually divorced, and the rest of their lives also had their own ups and downs and developments, but they were no longer related.
The life of a boxer with ups and downs
Shortly after divorcing Givons, Tyson's life and career came to a low point, and his life was almost full of ups and downs.
Tyson, who earned a lot of money from boxing, lived a bohemian life, had many bad habits, and quickly squandered his money.
In 1991, he traveled to Indianapolis, but did not want to be accused of rape by a black lady, Desiré Washington, and was sentenced to prison, a golden career of four years as a young boxer, and spent it in prison.
But until now, Tyson still claims to be innocent and that someone framed him.
In 1995, after his release from prison, Tyson returned to boxing, defeated heavyweight boxers such as Frank Bruno and Bruce Selden, and regained the WBC heavyweight boxing throne, and his career gradually picked up.
However, in 1996, Tyson was defeated by Holly Field and lost the WBC Gold Belt. In 1997, Tyson actually bit off Holly's ear during a match, which became a notorious event in boxing.
It happened in the third leg of the match, when Tyson couldn't stand Holly hitting himself with his head several times, so he angrily bit the opponent's ear and spit it into the ring.
The match ended hastily, and Tyson was also stripped of his boxing license and disqualified.
Soon after, Tyson was accused and beaten by two men, and Tyson was again imprisoned.
After his release from prison, Tyson found himself in debt, so Tyson sued his former agent, Don King, saying that the other party used the contract to defraud him of his appearance fees and game bonuses, but the lawsuit was finally closed.
In order to pay off the debt, Tyson participated in many competitions, but the money he earned was only a drop in the bucket. In 2002, Tyson had no choice but to declare bankruptcy.
Unexpectedly, at the low point of his life, trump, a friend who had betrayed him, took out a check for ten million to Tyson to help him survive the crisis.
And Tyson has thus become friends with Trump again, which is equivalent to Trump's friendship with the boxing king Tyson for ten million.
In June 2005, Tyson, in order to pay off his $40 million debt, planned a boxing match in Washington against the unknown Irish boxer Mike Brad, who was nine years younger than him.
The 39-year-old Tyson eventually lost to his younger rival and announced his retirement.
The elderly boxer said: "I don't love boxing anymore, to be honest I haven't loved it since 1990. I felt as if I was 120 years old, and I felt like I didn't want to win anymore. Boxing has moved farther and farther away from me, and it is impossible to continue the game without fighting spirit. ”
After retiring from the army, Tyson gradually used his own strength to get out of the trough, but also changed his previous fiery temper, quit drinking, drug addiction and other vices, insisted on sports, insisted on vegetarian food, and maintained a good body.
After so many things, Tyson also converted to Islam and wanted to find the truth of life in his new faith.
As for Trump, Tyson has maintained a good relationship with him for many years. When Tyson comes on stage to perform a talk show, Trump will deliberately go to the scene to watch.
When Trump ran for president, Tyson came forward to speak out in support and vote for Trump.
They are very different people, who have had conflicts over a woman, but at least on the surface, can seem harmonious.
On May 12, 2020, Tyson said on social platforms that he wanted to make a comeback, and Trump also tweeted: "Keep punching hard, my Mike." ”
However, on May 26, the white police in the United States violently enforced the law, and the incident of "kneeling" black Floyd continued to ferment, triggering continuous demonstrations and protests by the American people, and demonstrators also poured into the White House.
Trump, the president of the United States, had to speak out about this, but his attitude was extremely arrogant, which made the people even more angry.
Tyson is African-American, and for this matter, he also published a photo of one knee on the Internet, which clearly showed his position, but this is also equivalent to going against Trump.
Now two years later, Trump is no longer the president of the United States, and Tyson, who is nearly a flower, has played a residual heat in the film and television circle, but he also seems to have looked down on life, and the two have no intersection in public.
The entanglement between the past two people and Givens is probably buried under the years.
It is difficult to summarize the relationship between Tyson and Trump in simple words, but the so-called "plastic friendship" is probably based on interests and money.