# Rapist and Thug Extrordinaire Mike Tyson is Bankrupt!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapist-and-thug-extrordinaire-mike-tyson-is-bankrupt/192932>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [August 4, 2003, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapist-and-thug-extrordinaire-mike-tyson-is-bankrupt/192932 "2003-08-04T17:14:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 12\
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**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapist-and-thug-extrordinaire-mike-tyson-is-bankrupt/192932/41 "2003-08-06T07:49:35Z")

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If he gets hungry out on the street maybe he can call Lennox Lewis, since he wants to [take his heart and “eat his children”](http://www.eightballmagazine.com/diatribes/volume01/diatribes049/diatribes997-1021/diatribes1003.htm).

This guy is a total animal. I still think he didn’t rape Desiree Washington, but everything else he’s done has more than made up for that in my mind.

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**Author:** ![Venus\_Isle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/47e85d/32.png) [@Venus\_Isle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Venus_Isle)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapist-and-thug-extrordinaire-mike-tyson-is-bankrupt/192932/42 "2003-08-06T09:58:16Z")

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Tyson deserves to be working as “Fry boy” at KFC, the idiot.

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**Author:** ![dalovindj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/65b543/32.png) [@dalovindj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalovindj)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapist-and-thug-extrordinaire-mike-tyson-is-bankrupt/192932/43 "2003-08-06T10:28:42Z")

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That’s a pretty big insult to Fry boys. . .

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**Author:** ![Boo\_Boo\_Foo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@Boo\_Boo\_Foo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boo_Boo_Foo)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapist-and-thug-extrordinaire-mike-tyson-is-bankrupt/192932/44 "2003-08-06T11:26:24Z")

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Eventually he’ll get old enough to be less and less threatening at a physical level.

I’m predicting a lot of bad karma’s gonna come knockin’ around that time.

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**Author:** ![MmmDonut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@MmmDonut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MmmDonut)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapist-and-thug-extrordinaire-mike-tyson-is-bankrupt/192932/45 "2003-08-06T16:37:03Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Jaade \*  
> \*\*~laughs~ Honestly, the person who would be _jealous_ of the likes of Mike Tyson would be a sad, sad person.
> 
> Read the OP.
> 
> ~J \*\*

What, $300 million doesn’t sound good to you?

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**Author:** ![dalovindj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/65b543/32.png) [@dalovindj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalovindj)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapist-and-thug-extrordinaire-mike-tyson-is-bankrupt/192932/46 "2003-08-06T16:45:06Z")

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Ummmm, he doesn’t have it anymore. 300 mil sounds good. However, jail time, extreme violence, cannabalism, rape, and losing 300 mil sounds like a real bitch.

DaLovin’ Dj

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**Author:** ![MmmDonut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@MmmDonut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MmmDonut)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapist-and-thug-extrordinaire-mike-tyson-is-bankrupt/192932/47 "2003-08-06T17:53:30Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by dalovindj \*  
> \*\*Ummmm, he doesn’t have it anymore. 300 mil sounds good. However, jail time, extreme violence, cannabalism, rape, and losing 300 mil sounds like a real bitch.
> 
> DaLovin’ Dj \*\*

It’s his money to waste. Why does he deserve to be “out on the street with a tin cup.” ? Actually, my comment was motivated by the vaguely racist OP, which has already been debated. Still seems like racism to me.

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**Author:** ![Blalron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapist-and-thug-extrordinaire-mike-tyson-is-bankrupt/192932/48 "2003-08-06T18:53:20Z")

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> \*Originally posted by MmmDonut \*  
> **It’s his money to waste. Why does he deserve to be "out on the street with a tin cup."**

Because it’s the natural consequence of his actions. If you can fritter away 300 million so easily, you don’t deserve to have it.

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**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapist-and-thug-extrordinaire-mike-tyson-is-bankrupt/192932/49 "2003-08-06T18:57:06Z")

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> \*Originally posted by MmmDonut \*  
> It’s his money to waste. Why does he deserve to be “out on the street with a tin cup.” ?

Because, just like any other has-been millionaire, if you are unable to utilize such tremendous wealth to educate yourself, then all that ensues is often largely your own fault. The sum of $300,000,000.00 (\<- notice all the zeroes before the decimal point?) can enable a person to figure out numerous investment structures, financial instruments and tax shelters rather quickly. Anyone who blithely runs about squandering such immense amounts of capital without advancing their money management techniques is a complete moron. Trustworthy accountants and financial managers are nice, but often prove less than honest. In the final analysis, you must acquire the skills to control your own wealth or risk becoming exactly what Tyson is right now, bankrupt.

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> Actually, my comment was motivated by the vaguely racist OP, which has already been debated. Still seems like racism to me.

Please feel free to pound your accusations of racism straight up your ass with hot sand. I have worked hard to fight bigotry all my life. You are new here, and I would strongly suggest checking my post history before making such vile pronouncements. Reread **Windwalker** ’s post if you are unclear on the subject.

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**Author:** ![Blonde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Blonde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blonde)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapist-and-thug-extrordinaire-mike-tyson-is-bankrupt/192932/50 "2003-08-07T04:18:54Z")

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I am completely astounded at the accusations of racism in **Zenster’s** comments - what a load of bullshit, as we say in Texas.

Tyson is a former convict, attempting to erase his obscene debts – and guess what: all the companies who write off those receivable balances will increase their prices to the public to cover the cost. (Oh, wait - I don’t frequent that jewelry shop/limo service often. Never mind.)

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**Author:** ![Super\_Gnat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Super\_Gnat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Super_Gnat)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2003, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapist-and-thug-extrordinaire-mike-tyson-is-bankrupt/192932/51 "2003-08-07T04:25:22Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by The\_Raven \*  
> \*\*Howyadoin,
> 
> Who said they did? :rolleyes:
> 
> What I’m saying is that there is a different set of criteria by which African-American public figures are perceived by their peers. The persona that is presented to and by the mainstream opinion-makers may appear more on the fringe of “law-abiding citizens”.
> 
> That’s my perception, as I stated earlier I’m speaking as a white man looking in. I don’t see the African-American community as a monolithic bloc, as was seemingly extracted from my previous post. But when people like Sharpton and Don King and Jesse Jackson speak, they are perceived to be speaking on behalf of a segment of the African-American population that subscribes to their agenda.
> 
> A segment.  
> -Rav \*\*

My bad. Re-reading, seems I missed the “percieved” bit the first time.

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**Author:** ![Jaade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dfb087/32.png) [@Jaade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaade)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2003, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rapist-and-thug-extrordinaire-mike-tyson-is-bankrupt/192932/52 "2003-08-09T03:11:24Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by MmmDonut \*  
> \*\*What, $300 million doesn’t sound good to you? \*\*

I’ve never been jealous of anyone, simply because they had a lot of money. ~shrugs~ Money is nice, being respected and considered a decent human being is better in my book.

You can have all the money in the world, and still be a world class jerk.

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